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irisblue

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17. I heard the Professor speak on last month on WBURs OnPoint
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 02:05 PM
Feb 2019

It's worth the listen to the podcast I think.


In 'Thick,' Tressie McMillan Cottom Looks At Beauty, Power And Black Womanhood In America
Jan 21, 2019 podcast

Horrifying story Bayard Feb 2019 #1
There was a study at some med school--the white students thought blacks don't feel pain like whites bobbieinok Feb 2019 #2
Medical Apartheid was published not too long ago. Horrific history! bobbieinok Feb 2019 #3
There is no excuse Puppyjive Feb 2019 #4
I didn't write this article; it's by Tressie McMillan Cottom, an assistant professor of sociology at WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #5
Thanks for posting this article. Very sad, very informative, and DU relevent. I too, will ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #14
I heard the Professor speak on last month on WBURs OnPoint irisblue Feb 2019 #17
Sad story, well told. She should have sued them. Shrike47 Feb 2019 #6
The medical establishment is willfully ignorant about a lot of things. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #8
My reaction, as well. Ms. Toad Feb 2019 #18
Prime example roscoeroscoe Feb 2019 #7
This is what I feared when I saw the picture MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #9
Yep, women are not believed in general, but black women in particular. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #10
The Healthcare system fails everyone... PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #11
It does indeed. It fails some more often and in ways based only on race. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #12
Women, in General, Are Not Believed--For Women of Color, It's Even Worse dlk Feb 2019 #13
Terrible story. I am so sorry for the author. hostalover Feb 2019 #15
No wonder so many black women die murielm99 Feb 2019 #16
Holy shit and Motherfucker!! BadGimp Feb 2019 #19
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