The Troubled History of Medical Harm to Black Women
In 1805, a Black woman known in the historical record as Pleasant, took a deep breath and pushed her son
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The History of Black Women and Violence
Anti-blackness, including the violent events our society typically invokes when reflecting on racism, often centers on the violence inflicted on
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The MOVE Bombing and the Callous Handling of Black Remains
The 1985 MOVE bombing by the Philadelphia Police shocked and devastated a city, leaving destruction that killed 11 people, including
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The African American Struggle Against HIV/AIDS
The devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year has intensified scrutiny of racial health inequities in the
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Medicalizing Black Military Service in an Age of Global Imperialism
At the turn of twentieth century, universities in the United States began founding schools of tropical medicine. Schools like Harvard
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