AUTHOR INFORMATION

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The term (e)qual(ity) menas equal and quality. It was coined by Professor Ann. C. McGinley of Brooklyn Law School.

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Assistant Professor, University of Dayton; J.D., Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College; M.S.N., University of Washington; B.S.N., University of Texas.

I wish to acknowledge the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Fellowship Program Brooklyn Law School, for supporting the research for this article. I thank Professors Richard Saphire, Jeffrey Morris, Anna Williams Shavers and Douglas Wells for their useful review and comments, and the participants of the Fifth Annual Meeting of The Midwestern People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference for not only their review and comments, but also their support and mentoring. I also want to thank Drs. W. Michael Byrd and Linda Clayton for their pioneering research on racism in the health care system and health reform. Finally, I want to thank my sons, Tshaka and Issa for their support and good humor.