Before I begin, first things first…
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S/O to the #ancestors whose sacrifice is not lost on me. Blood. Sweat. Tears. Prayers. We do this work to honor them because we know it’s upon their shoulders that we stand…
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One in particular is Dr. Bill Jenkins who transitioned in February. His work exposing the atrocities of the U.S. Public Health Service’s Tuskegee Syphilis Study is an example of how we should all speak truth to power.
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nytimes.com/2019/02/25/obi…
S/O to the #elders who have paved the way in the field and pioneered ideas even when they were not popular…
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One of my #sheroes is Dr. @CamaraJones who has studied the impacts of racism and health for over 2 decades. These ideas aren't new and we must acknowledge their hard work.
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Who has inspired your career? 👇🏾
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Finally, S/O to my colleagues who have committed themselves to rigorous and thoughtful scholarship on the health of #BlackLives. There are more than a handful of us doing this work— our #squad runs deep and is growing...
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Too many to name, but one of my faves is the BRILLIANT @zinzinator. Our tag-team at #SER2019 came after meeting 10 yrs ago @HarvardChan as grad students and we're just getting warmed up!
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Who's in your #squad? 👇🏾
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