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Maria Smilios
@mariasmilios.bsky.social
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Award winning author The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis
Adjunct Columbia University SPH
Keynote speaker
@penguinrandomhouse
#endtb #gunsafety #factsmatter #womenmatter
(https://www.mariasmilios.com)
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Maria Smilios @mariasmilios.bsky.social · May 12
I hoped my book would help the Black Angels be seen for their work during a dreadful time in history: the pre-antibiotic age of the Great Depression in country entrenched in the horror of Jim Crow

Yesterday it happened

Share their story

@nadinesmith.bsky.social
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
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tbfighters.org
Wealth has a large impact on quality of care, or even if one gets care, as individuals like Dr. Robitzek saw in his personal and professional life. How does income impact a person’s experience with TB, both today and in the past? #TBReaders
A quote card with a light tie dye background. "No disease, especially tubrculosis, should be about capital. - Dr. Edward Robitzek in The Black Angels by Maris Smilios"
December 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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plosglobalpublichealth.org
NEW: The “Why, why, why” of tuberculosis – Why storytelling is integral to the fight against TB

by @leslieenane.bsky.social

@madhupai.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan

speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/12/01/t...
The “Why, why, why” of tuberculosis – Why storytelling is integral to the fight against TB
In this disorienting situation, stories and narratives are essential. We need to tell the story about our collective human fight against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one that centers the survivors, nur...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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theunion.org
A powerful feature of this year’s #UnionConf was the inclusion of four authors breathing new life into TB advocacy.

📘Stigmatized, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan
📙Phantom Plague, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
📗The Black Angels, @mariasmilios.bsky.social
📕Everything is Tuberculosis, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
It was a huge honor for me to moderate a panel with authors of 4 new books on tuberculosis at @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen

Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa

Please watch the recording 👇🏽

youtu.be/rI629blqReM
December 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
mariasmilios.bsky.social
Thank you @madhupai.bsky.social for your fierce advocacy and for uplifting these stories that we tell.
But mostly thank you for making this happen ❤️
madhupai.bsky.social Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Nov 20
What an amazing panel with TB book authors @theunion.org conference!

Thank you 🙏🏽 @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social Handaa Enkh-Amgalan & @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
So pleased to meet @mariasmilios.bsky.social in person!

She kindly agreed to attend our biggest tuberculosis conference to talk about her book "The Black Angels" - the story of Black nurses who helped find a cure for tuberculosis

Read more at www.mariasmilios.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Wonderful to hear @mariasmilios.bsky.social speak about lessons from her book The Black Angels to our present day crisis in TB

@theunion.org conference in Copenhagen

www.mariasmilios.com/the-black-an...
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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cdmitpih.bsky.social
For those who care about TB—and humanity—this is a terrific and well-referenced article about the death and destruction sown by the current U.S. administration. www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis... thank you @cidrap, for this comprehensive reporting. @tbfighters.org @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Experts warn loss of USAID endangers the fight against deadly TB
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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npr.org
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
n.pr
September 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Interviewing 1 TB book author = cool

Interviewing 4 amazing TB book authors = amazing!

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan

Join us in Copenhagen at @theunion.org Conference in November!

conf2025.theunion.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Delighted that 4 amazing authors will join Union TB conference this year!

Thrilled to be moderating the panel with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, @mariasmilios.bsky.social, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social

Read about their TB books 👇🏽

communities.springernature.com/posts/tb-an-...
August 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
mariasmilios.bsky.social
I’m honored to be part of this incredible group of authors

Using my voice & the story of the Black Angels to help eradicate this disease beside such extraordinary & dedicated people TB research has been such a gift 🙏

@madhupai.bsky.social
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
@nadinesmith.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
TB is the # 1 infectious killer of humankind. We know how to control this disease, but have chosen not to.

New books by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan bring fresh advocacy

communities.springernature.com/posts/tb-an-...
Tuberculosis - new warriors take on an old enemy
TB has affected humans for centuries. In 2025, it is the number 1 infectious killer of humankind. We know how to control this disease, but have chosen not to. Four new books bring attention to this an...
communities.springernature.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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hamiltoncain.bsky.social
I fell hard for @lauriestories.bsky.social's "The Aviator and the Showman" and you will, too: it's a glorious work of narrative nonfiction. Out next week from @vikingbooks.bsky.social. Here's my review for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: 'The Aviator and the Showman' untangles Amelia Earhart's fateful marriage — and thrill-seeking ambition
'The Aviator and the Showman,' Laurie Gwen Shapiro's vibrant account of Amelia Earhart's union with a publicity-seeking publisher, unpacks the mystery surrounding her final flight.
www.latimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
mariasmilios.bsky.social
Let’s not mince words: these are concentration camps in the Everglades
And yes those are cages
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jul 1
Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
Jason Delgado (Florida Capitol reporter for Spectrum News 13) on X: "Quick look at what inside a detainment tent looks like here at Alligator Alcatraz." What is shown in the picture is a long tent structure, about 50 feet wide. There is a corridor running down the middle. On each side are three rows of bunk beds. The bunk beds are sectioned off into cells which are constructed out of chain link fence, with chain link on the ceiling as well, making each cell a literal cage. It looks to me like each cell contains 9 bunk beds, so has capacity for 18 people each.
July 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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embernic.bsky.social
Currently reading…

The Black Angels

(74th book of 2025) #Booksky 📚
June 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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ariaa.bsky.social
Can I get a hallelujah? 😇😉
June 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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nickkristof.bsky.social
The US led the way in fighting malnutrition, and USAID provided a miracle peanut paste that brings kids back from the brink -- until now. Starvation is a problem that we can actually solve, but we're now retreating from the fight. Here's what I found in West Africa: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
Opinion | This Problem Is Easy to Solve
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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indodragon.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
With all these Feds in masks, MAGA has to be concerned.

Remember during Covid they all thought it was unhealthy and you rebreathe diseases!

Make Agents Healthy Again!
June 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
mariasmilios.bsky.social
Charlatans running the country
June 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
"If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be clear that autocracy had arrived."
June 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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richferro.com
I was a medic at the Santa Ana protests in OC today.

I watched police fire tear gas, flash bangs, & rubber bullets into crowds of men, women, & children.

Other medics and I were clearly marked with red crosses, and the police were targeting us.

One of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen.
June 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
mariasmilios.bsky.social
Trump’s America👇

Guys raging over a street sign for the Black Angels & my book that tells their story

This fury is born from a culture that fears truth, science, & Black history

I share this b/c I refuse to
let them erase these women again

@nadinesmith.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM