Ogechukwu Williams
@ogewilliams.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History of Medicine and Health (Africa). Researcher on maternal health, childbirth, indigenous med., and health advocacy
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It is official! My book, Birth Politics, has been released @JHUPress. Hopeful that it makes an impactful contribution to conversations around improving maternal health care in Nigeria. Happy to honor invited talks to discuss the book and my research. #maternalhealth #reproductivehealth #Nigeria
Attended this year's NEXTGen Tri-State conference @sunybroome.bsky.social. A few quotes from the professional development session that we can all reflect on: "Motivation got me started; discipline got me through"; "What you repeat; you become." We definitely become whatever we repeat...good and bad!
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Attended this year's NEXTGen Tri-State conference @sunybroome.bsky.social. A few quotes from the professional development session that we can all reflect on: "Motivation got me started; discipline got me through"; "What you repeat; you become." We definitely become whatever we repeat...good and bad!
And here comes the first snow of the season in Buffalo. I thought we had a few more weeks before "touchdown" 😔🤷
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
And here comes the first snow of the season in Buffalo. I thought we had a few more weeks before "touchdown" 😔🤷
The African&African Diaspora Studies Department @fiu.bsky.social held raffle draws for 20 copies of Birth Politics (@hopkinspress.bsky.social) courtesy of Black Mothers Care Plan.Thank you BMCP for making the book available to students and birth workers. #UBuffalo #birthpolitics #histmed #childbirth
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The African&African Diaspora Studies Department @fiu.bsky.social held raffle draws for 20 copies of Birth Politics (@hopkinspress.bsky.social) courtesy of Black Mothers Care Plan.Thank you BMCP for making the book available to students and birth workers. #UBuffalo #birthpolitics #histmed #childbirth
It is an honor and a pleasure to give the 18th Annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture at Florida International University on Thursday, Nov 6th. Please join me in person or online. fiu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It is an honor and a pleasure to give the 18th Annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture at Florida International University on Thursday, Nov 6th. Please join me in person or online. fiu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
Never read anything she wrote that I didn't like. Time to check out this edited collection.
This came in the post today, and I’m excited!! I buy this short story anthology every year, and it’s always great. Excellent writing, creative, and topical. And every year has a few stories that are so good they stick with you forever (& often inspire a new perspective).
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Never read anything she wrote that I didn't like. Time to check out this edited collection.
I was scheduled to present my work at my foremost disciplinary organization in the US.My co-panelists are based in Europe&just informed me that they will no longer attend the conference because folks in their network have experienced hostility at the US border. Well now, my panel is off the program😔
October 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I was scheduled to present my work at my foremost disciplinary organization in the US.My co-panelists are based in Europe&just informed me that they will no longer attend the conference because folks in their network have experienced hostility at the US border. Well now, my panel is off the program😔
2026/2027 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh. global.ed.ac.uk/mastercard-f... #Africa #healthcare #sustainability #africascholarships
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
2026/2027 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh. global.ed.ac.uk/mastercard-f... #Africa #healthcare #sustainability #africascholarships
Assembling the backstory of #birthpolitics and listening to the commentary forced me to pause&take in the extent of labour that made this book possible. Thank you to all who showed up online/in person.
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Assembling the backstory of #birthpolitics and listening to the commentary forced me to pause&take in the extent of labour that made this book possible. Thank you to all who showed up online/in person.
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
Happening October 10 in-person/online @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social. Commenting is @fiu.bsky.social's very own. Zoom QR code on flyer. Buffalo neighbors, see you at Park 532. @hopkinspress.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social
#birthpolitics
#birthpolitics
October 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Happening October 10 in-person/online @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social. Commenting is @fiu.bsky.social's very own. Zoom QR code on flyer. Buffalo neighbors, see you at Park 532. @hopkinspress.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social
#birthpolitics
#birthpolitics
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
See you in Buffalo!
The call for papers for the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine is live now! We hope you will join us in Buffalo!
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Buffalo 2026
Join us in Buffalo! Call for Papers 2026 The American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) (https://histmed.org) invites abstracts for papers in any area of the history of health, healing,...
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September 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
See you in Buffalo!
College of Arts and Sciences,University at Buffalo invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Prof. positions with a research focus in and demonstrated ability to teach courses in disability studies, particularly in relation to gender and/or sexuality. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58847
Assistant Professor, Disability Studies
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the humanities and qualitati...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
College of Arts and Sciences,University at Buffalo invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Prof. positions with a research focus in and demonstrated ability to teach courses in disability studies, particularly in relation to gender and/or sexuality. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58847
I had fun at IBBG Repro Justice Summit and the pleasure of showcasing my new book there. My breakout session had non-profit leaders, doulas, midwives, professors, etc and the engagement was so fulfilling. We can always learn from each other&inform changes in public health, together.
September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I had fun at IBBG Repro Justice Summit and the pleasure of showcasing my new book there. My breakout session had non-profit leaders, doulas, midwives, professors, etc and the engagement was so fulfilling. We can always learn from each other&inform changes in public health, together.
Academic colleagues based in African institutions with PhDs on or before December 2020, check out this fellowship opportunity at the Center for African Studies at UC Berkeley. Application deadline,September 5. africa.berkeley.edu/news/center-...
Submit CV,2-page research proposal to asc@berkeley.edu
Submit CV,2-page research proposal to asc@berkeley.edu
Center for African Studies Visiting Fellowships, 2026 | Center for African Studies
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August 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Academic colleagues based in African institutions with PhDs on or before December 2020, check out this fellowship opportunity at the Center for African Studies at UC Berkeley. Application deadline,September 5. africa.berkeley.edu/news/center-...
Submit CV,2-page research proposal to asc@berkeley.edu
Submit CV,2-page research proposal to asc@berkeley.edu
It is official! My book, Birth Politics, has been released @JHUPress. Hopeful that it makes an impactful contribution to conversations around improving maternal health care in Nigeria. Happy to honor invited talks to discuss the book and my research. #maternalhealth #reproductivehealth #Nigeria
August 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It is official! My book, Birth Politics, has been released @JHUPress. Hopeful that it makes an impactful contribution to conversations around improving maternal health care in Nigeria. Happy to honor invited talks to discuss the book and my research. #maternalhealth #reproductivehealth #Nigeria
Although the picture is grim for Africa in terms of maternal deaths, the continent, home to 55 countries, is also the site of effective community-focused and centered advocacy models. Let's chat about all that at this year's reproductive justice summit. #IBBGTheSummit #maternalhealth
August 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Although the picture is grim for Africa in terms of maternal deaths, the continent, home to 55 countries, is also the site of effective community-focused and centered advocacy models. Let's chat about all that at this year's reproductive justice summit. #IBBGTheSummit #maternalhealth
In the past 27yrs, Nigeria’s healthcare budget has mostly been under 6%, and yet we hope that its healthcare problems will somehow be fixed. No amount of hope and prayers will save a country of 200+million people from the hands of 4-5% national budget for its health sector.
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In the past 27yrs, Nigeria’s healthcare budget has mostly been under 6%, and yet we hope that its healthcare problems will somehow be fixed. No amount of hope and prayers will save a country of 200+million people from the hands of 4-5% national budget for its health sector.
My research this year for my second monograph, Dying to Bring Life: A Social History of Maternal Deaths in Nigeria, took me to the Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria where I learned more about the dangers and complications of maternal health care in Nigeria.
July 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My research this year for my second monograph, Dying to Bring Life: A Social History of Maternal Deaths in Nigeria, took me to the Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria where I learned more about the dangers and complications of maternal health care in Nigeria.
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with @hopkinspress.bsky.social. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
July 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with @hopkinspress.bsky.social. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with Johns Hopkins University Press. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
July 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with Johns Hopkins University Press. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
At the 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association (LSA) conference. Always a joyful space to be in.
June 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
At the 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association (LSA) conference. Always a joyful space to be in.
Full bloom...yay 🪩 My babies finally came out to play. Been interesting watching 'em peonies unravel. They sure take their time.
June 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Full bloom...yay 🪩 My babies finally came out to play. Been interesting watching 'em peonies unravel. They sure take their time.
Where does it end? Omo, I'm exhausted.
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Education Department says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Columbia University's purported failure to protect Jewish students from harassment was "immoral" and "unlawful."
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June 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Where does it end? Omo, I'm exhausted.
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Beautiful craftsmanship 😍. I wish one of these amazing sculptures by Nigerian artist Dotun David Popoola would end up in my front yard 🥰
May 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Beautiful craftsmanship 😍. I wish one of these amazing sculptures by Nigerian artist Dotun David Popoola would end up in my front yard 🥰
Came across photos of this 1971 book from my 2022 pics.My intrigue then as it is now concerned the book's journey to the Archives in Nigeria where I found it, how its Nigerian recipients would have reacted to the fact that such a book had to exist,& how potent the content remains in today's America.
May 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Came across photos of this 1971 book from my 2022 pics.My intrigue then as it is now concerned the book's journey to the Archives in Nigeria where I found it, how its Nigerian recipients would have reacted to the fact that such a book had to exist,& how potent the content remains in today's America.