Dr. B. Smith
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Healthcare Leader | DHSc| Focused on Efficiency, Equity & Patient Experience | Data-Driven Innovator | Advocate for Human Rights🌟
In 1970, they launched the People’s Free Medical Centers and the Sickle Cell Anemia Research Campaign, providing vital screenings and care for Black communities ignored by mainstream health systems. #HealthJustice #BHM
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February 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In 1970, they launched the People’s Free Medical Centers and the Sickle Cell Anemia Research Campaign, providing vital screenings and care for Black communities ignored by mainstream health systems. #HealthJustice #BHM
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Despite facing racial discrimination, Dr. Drew became the first Black surgeon to serve as an examiner for the American Board of Surgery and advocated against the segregation of blood donations.
#BlackHistoryMonth #MedicalPioneer #BlackExcellence
#BlackHistoryMonth #MedicalPioneer #BlackExcellence
February 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Despite facing racial discrimination, Dr. Drew became the first Black surgeon to serve as an examiner for the American Board of Surgery and advocated against the segregation of blood donations.
#BlackHistoryMonth #MedicalPioneer #BlackExcellence
#BlackHistoryMonth #MedicalPioneer #BlackExcellence
Her groundbreaking research on sickle cell disease led to universal newborn screening, saving countless lives. A true pioneer in public health! #BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealthHeroes"
February 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Her groundbreaking research on sickle cell disease led to universal newborn screening, saving countless lives. A true pioneer in public health! #BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealthHeroes"
Today, we use this history to demand transparency, informed consent, and ethical research practices. It also led to the creation of regulations like the Belmont Report and IRBs to protect human subjects. Black health equity means learning from the past to build a just future.
February 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Today, we use this history to demand transparency, informed consent, and ethical research practices. It also led to the creation of regulations like the Belmont Report and IRBs to protect human subjects. Black health equity means learning from the past to build a just future.
She also played a key role in expanding maternal and child health programs, advocating for racial equity in healthcare long before the Civil Rights Movement. Her work laid the foundation for later public health initiatives aimed at reducing racial disparities in medicine.
February 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
She also played a key role in expanding maternal and child health programs, advocating for racial equity in healthcare long before the Civil Rights Movement. Her work laid the foundation for later public health initiatives aimed at reducing racial disparities in medicine.
As the director of the Howard University Medical School Health Services and president of the National Council of Negro Women, she established mobile health clinics that provided essential care to sharecroppers and impoverished families who had little to no access to medical services.
February 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
As the director of the Howard University Medical School Health Services and president of the National Council of Negro Women, she established mobile health clinics that provided essential care to sharecroppers and impoverished families who had little to no access to medical services.
He also founded Provident Hospital, the first Black-owned hospital, ensuring Black patients and doctors had a place to thrive.
February 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
He also founded Provident Hospital, the first Black-owned hospital, ensuring Black patients and doctors had a place to thrive.
Her book, A Book of Medical Discourses, published in 1883, is one of the first medical texts written by an African American. Dr. Crumpler’s work laid the foundation for Black women in medicine and public health.
February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Her book, A Book of Medical Discourses, published in 1883, is one of the first medical texts written by an African American. Dr. Crumpler’s work laid the foundation for Black women in medicine and public health.
She graduated from the New England Female Medical College in 1864 and dedicated her career to providing medical care for freed African Americans in the South after the Civil War.
February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
She graduated from the New England Female Medical College in 1864 and dedicated her career to providing medical care for freed African Americans in the South after the Civil War.
Despite his pivotal role in the civil rights movement, Rustin was often sidelined due to being openly gay. His legacy as a champion for both racial and LGBTQ+ justice continues to inspire activism today. #BlackHistory #BayardRustin #CivilRights
February 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Despite his pivotal role in the civil rights movement, Rustin was often sidelined due to being openly gay. His legacy as a champion for both racial and LGBTQ+ justice continues to inspire activism today. #BlackHistory #BayardRustin #CivilRights
Black women are the most educated demographic in the U.S., earning degrees at higher rates than any other group. Yet, they remain underrepresented in leadership across the White House and major corporations.
If ‘best and brightest’ were the real standard, the numbers would look very different.
If ‘best and brightest’ were the real standard, the numbers would look very different.
February 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Black women are the most educated demographic in the U.S., earning degrees at higher rates than any other group. Yet, they remain underrepresented in leadership across the White House and major corporations.
If ‘best and brightest’ were the real standard, the numbers would look very different.
If ‘best and brightest’ were the real standard, the numbers would look very different.