In this second edition of the remarkable, and now classic, cultural history of black women's
beauty, Venus in the Dark, Janell Hobson explores the enduring figure of the" Hottentot …

In 2014 Barbados introduced a vaccine to prevent certain strains of the human
papillomavirus (HPV) and reduce the risk of cervical cancer in young women. Despite the …

This article analyzes 40 years of Black feminist scholarship, art, and grassroots activism
dedicated to the lives and legacies of the “foremothers of American gynecology.” Infamously …

Between 1845–1849, twelve enslaved women in Montgomery, Alabama lived through
prolonged, gynecologic experimentation at the hands of Dr. James Marion Sims. What …

Alongside clinical practice, medical schools now confront mounting reasons to examine
nontraditional approaches to ethics. Increasing awareness of systems of oppression and …

This essay argues that M. NourbeSe Philip's 2008 book-length poem Zong! offers aesthetic
experience as an undetermined exposure toward communality. As readers, we are not …

Led by Ed Roberts and the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, California, the
Disability Rights Movement began in the 1970s, advocating for legal reform, organizing …

Abstract “The Politics of Care: An Analysis of the Lives and Stories of Black Birth Workers in
New York City''examines the complex relationship between Black birth workers and the …

First described by physician William Dietz in 1995, the" Food Insecurity-Obesity
Paradox"(FIOP) attempts to explain the biology and behaviors of people who are …

My mother died within the first few months of the pandemic. Her sudden and rapid decline
from Alzheimer's disease is difficult to separate from the COVID-19 restrictions put in place …