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![A Love Letter & A Proclamation: I'm not your superwoman](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/548761_506aa1f48c8d4891a108d2f57b844c89~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/548761_506aa1f48c8d4891a108d2f57b844c89~mv2.webp)
Nov 14, 2024
A Love Letter & A Proclamation: I'm not your superwoman
I am not your Superwoman! Society can no longer demand resilience from Black women and girls without making systemic change.
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![BMJ COVID-19 in the US Series: Race, Racism & COVID-19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/548761_5b880586046a4b288e12cc5fd62685da~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/548761_5b880586046a4b288e12cc5fd62685da~mv2.webp)
Mar 8, 2024
BMJ COVID-19 in the US Series: Race, Racism & COVID-19
From our paper in the BMJ, systemic racism, economic inequality, & racial capitalism all contribute to health conditions linked to COVID-19
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Mar 23, 2023
Dean's Distinguished Research Lecture
For Duke University School of Medicine's Dean's Distinguished Research Series Lecture, I decided to give an arch of my research on racism...
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![Critical Term Documentary on Black Perinatal Health](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/548761_4c502cf0c44447adb9e1f3c8596de8a0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/548761_4c502cf0c44447adb9e1f3c8596de8a0~mv2.webp)
Sep 23, 2022
Critical Term Documentary on Black Perinatal Health
Black parents and babies deserve better than the care they have been given. I was a featured expert to give context to the short but...
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![CureTheCulture Podcast: Talking Racism, Gender, & Culture](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/548761_597264ab0f3746a396dc91c99833462c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/548761_597264ab0f3746a396dc91c99833462c~mv2.webp)
Apr 19, 2022
CureTheCulture Podcast: Talking Racism, Gender, & Culture
I joined Nia and Eboni on their Cure The Culture Podcast to talk racism, gender, and culture and its impact on health. Such a great...
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![New Pub: In COVID-19 & Weight Loss Disparities, We Must Fight Racism & Build Health Equity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_653ed39fcd6f4a458a7fa3a4f90f5da5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_653ed39fcd6f4a458a7fa3a4f90f5da5~mv2.webp)
Mar 14, 2022
New Pub: In COVID-19 & Weight Loss Disparities, We Must Fight Racism & Build Health Equity
New Publication: We look at the shared pre-cursors to COVID-19 and behavioral weight-loss intervention (BWI) disparities. Spoiler Alert:...
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Feb 4, 2022
We Can Do Better - Teaching Black History Month
Every year, I re-post my Time Magazine Op-Ed on how Black History Month, and Black American History in general is taught. We can do better
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Jun 30, 2021
Religion & Health Research Featured in the News
My team's work on the influence of religion in the health of Black Americans was published in The Washington Post and across the...
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May 25, 2021
Eat, Pray, Live...A new research brief
Research brief, religion and health
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May 15, 2021
Co-Authored Paper Wins JIIA Outstanding Article Award!
I have been over the moon since Dr. Paul Robbins and I were notified that we received the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics...
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May 12, 2021
New Book Chapter: Little Black Girls with Curves
My work is included in Teaching Beautiful, Brilliant Black Girls, Corwin Press This chapter is part of my ongoing love letters to Black...
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May 12, 2021
New Research: Got Skillz, Racial Coping in Schools
Some research takes more time to get to publication, but it couldn't be more timely! Thrilled that the article Skillz? Recasting and...
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