A Kind of Madness by Uche Okonkwo

📘 A Kind of Madness: A Memoir of Betrayal, Healing, and Reclaiming Black Women’s Health

By Uché Blackstock, MD

A powerful blend of memoir and social critique from one of today’s most urgent voices in health equity.

In A Kind of Madness, physician and advocate Dr. Uché Blackstock weaves her personal family story with the larger history of systemic racism in medicine. As one of the few Black women in academic medicine, Dr. Blackstock exposes the deep inequities that continue to harm Black patients—especially Black women—and the silence that surrounds them.

This raw, riveting memoir journeys through generations of strength and survival, revealing how racism in the medical system is not just a public health crisis—it’s a betrayal. But A Kind of Madness is also a story of hope: reclaiming power, rewriting narratives, and building a future where Black lives are treated with dignity and care.

An essential, eye-opening read that invites reflection, conversation, and collective healing.