Racial Justice and Academic Pediatrics: A Call for Editorial Action and Our Plan to Move Forward.

The article focuses on undeniable evidence base and highly publicized atrocities documenting the alarming and pervasive impacts of racism on communities of color, policy makers and public health officials are increasingly declaring racism a public health crisis. Topics include the designations has intended to ignite seismic changes across all sectors of government, and the racism has historically served as an undercurrent behind many of the social determinants of health such as education.