Intersectionality posits that social categorizations and personal identities are interconnected in a way that creates a unique nuanced lived experience for individuals rather than an additive experience. For example the experience ...
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Though I grew up in Roxbury, "the heart of Black culture in Boston," I now live in Los Angeles, where I typically shop for groceries at Whole Foods Market or Trader Joe's. Their produce is fresh, green, abundant. Organic ...
Feb 21, 2022
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Black women are more likely than white women to experience a severe, unexpected complication during labor or delivery, particularly due to systemic inflammation, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ...
Oct 10, 2021
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Many Black women can relate to the challenges facing professional Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka and the backlash she experienced after withdrawing from the French Open to prioritize her mental health, says Northwestern ...
Jun 2, 2021
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When Joke Alesh, a Rhode Island dentist, became a new mother, one of her worries was whether germs would be able to hitch a ride home from the office on her long, braided hair and pose a risk for her baby. And when COVID ...
May 14, 2021
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Among the upper echelons of academic surgery, Black and Latinx representation has remained flat over the past six years, according to a study published today in JAMA Surgery by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University ...
May 5, 2021
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Krista Cortes described the mood in Pauley Ballroom as solemn yet hopeful on the February morning she received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Mar 16, 2021
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Deidre Johnson spends her days leading a center that provides resources to help Black people in her community overcome health disparities and other societal challenges.
Jan 19, 2021
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Beverly Grant spent years juggling many roles before yoga helped her restore her balance.
Aug 5, 2020
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"It happens when you least expect it. ... It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That's when I found out."
Jan 24, 2020
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