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I grew up believing that giving birth in a hospital is the safest, most controlled experience possible. A C-section, in particular, is often described as routine—something doctors do every day, a …
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I will start by saying bravo to Genesis Butler not just for speaking up, but for choosing to live differently and inviting the rest of us to do the same at such a young age. Her story did not begin …
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As we wrapped up the spring series, we welcomed guest speaker Winfried Brown-Glaude to campus to speak about her recent research on Jamaica and skin bleaching. Prior to the evening talk, there was a …
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Dr. Winnifred Brown-Glaude is an inspirational figure and through her I could see a glimpse of what other Caribbean Americans experience. As a fellow Jamaican born, US immigrated New Yorker who also …
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Da’Mirah Vinson conducted her thesis defense today on a topic of study highly overlooked within scholarly research. She looked at the impact of pesticides and gold mining on gaming in Ghana with her …
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Whew! It was almost hard for me to find myself a seat at this talk. Deirdre Cooper Owens is a historian whose work focuses on the intersections of medicine, race, and gender in the United States. …
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