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Author: Sunshine Muse

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Ten Ways to ‘Keep the Public Health’ in Public Health

I know that if equity is not an instinct yet among public health professionals, then a framework that ensures it must be.

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Breastfeeding America: What We Know

When I look at black people’s present health outcomes I understand that they are based on structural inequities then and now, and directly linked to the ways that racism makes us sick.

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Kelly Rowland’s New Book on First-Time Motherhood: Loads of Advice, Anxiety, and Not Much Joy

She was courageous to write a book about being freaked out by becoming a mother and the changes that come with it. But the postpartum period doesn’t have to be riddled with problems.

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Grieving a Mom Who’s Still Here

In the last six months, five of my friends’ moms have died. My mom is 63, healthy and here, but her capacity for intimacy is incompatible with my desire to be nurtured.

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Black History Month, Nelson Mandela and The Island

“Black people celebrate our history all year long and throughout our life. Memory is so short, if we don’t focus the attention of the world on what’s important to us, others may be quick to help us forget.”

Photo: Eveline Obamos

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