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Dr. Meta L. Christy Credit: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Healer of the Unseen: Dr. Meta L. Christy
Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 8:56am | By Ina Jane
Although systemic racism in America attempts to ensure the odds remain stacked against African Americans, Dr. Meta L. Christy proceeded to pave the way for many aspiring future Black doctors. As the first...

Credit: Ida B. Wells. Late 19th century Credit: From Wikimedia Commons
Ida B. Wells: The Power of the Pen
Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 12:24pm | By Ina Jane
"I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap.” (I.B. Wells) Ida B. Wells, a renowned American journalist and social activist from Holly Springs,...
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