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02/15/2026

Sharing this really cute video that put together for an internal event where I spoke recently. I love seeing the clips and interviews pulled from the last few years.

Just found out that my Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy () talk this week is AT CAPACITY!
02/14/2026

Just found out that my Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy () talk this week is AT CAPACITY!

Love this photo of my 11-year-old introducing me at the Community Meeting at his middle school, , a few weeks ago. He e...
02/14/2026

Love this photo of my 11-year-old introducing me at the Community Meeting at his middle school, , a few weeks ago. He even memorized the intro his advisor helped him write.

It was a proud mama moment! And even though I’ve spoken at the United Nations and on many big stages, I was genuinely nervous to speak in front of my child and his classmates. I really wanted to make him proud.

We talked about the connection between health and ZIP code, and the students were curious, thoughtful, and fully engaged.

Today in health news.From brain health to insurance affordability to vaccine policy and value-based care, there’s a lot ...
02/14/2026

Today in health news.

From brain health to insurance affordability to vaccine policy and value-based care, there’s a lot shaping how our health system functions right now.

A few things that stood out to me:
• Brain training linked to 25% lower dementia risk
• Insurance costs consuming ≥10% of income in 19 states
• Ongoing legal challenges around vaccine policy
• Expansion of outcomes-based care models
Health is never just one headline. It’s systems, standards, access, and trust.

Which of these feels most important to you?

This week, the federal government moved to weaken climate protections. It’s easy to file that under “environment.” But i...
02/13/2026

This week, the federal government moved to weaken climate protections. It’s easy to file that under “environment.” But it shows up as health.

Heat. Smoke. Flooding. Displacement. Stress.

These aren’t abstract. They’re clinical realities, and the burden isn’t shared equally.

I only recently learned about Dr. James McCune Smith, and honestly, that is part of what I can’t stop thinking about.Rac...
02/13/2026

I only recently learned about Dr. James McCune Smith, and honestly, that is part of what I can’t stop thinking about.

Racism in medicine is not just the harms that happened. It’s also the history that’s not fully told, taught, or centered.

McCune Smith was denied admission to U.S. medical schools, earned his MD at the University of Glasgow (1837), and returned to New York City to practice medicine.

In the 1840s, some white physicians used statistics to claim Black people were biologically inferior and that slavery was “protective.” They called it science. It was pseudoscience.

McCune Smith analyzed census data himself, challenged flawed methods, exposed biased interpretations, and argued disparities were produced by structural injustice, not biology.

He made it undeniable:
Freedom did not cause Black decline. Oppression did.
The “science” of inferiority was propaganda.

In the AI era, pseudoscience does not always announce itself. It can be embedded quietly in data, models, and automated decision systems. Innovation without governance reproduces harm faster.

Accountability has to be a performance standard.

TrumpRx Explained 👇🏾High drug prices are one of the biggest drivers of health care costs in the U.S.You may have heard a...
02/11/2026

TrumpRx Explained 👇🏾

High drug prices are one of the biggest drivers of health care costs in the U.S.

You may have heard about TrumpRx, but what is it really?

Here’s a quick breakdown:
✔️ What it aims to do
✔️ What medications are included
✔️ Who it actually helps
✔️ Its limitations

This is not a pharmacy — you can’t buy meds directly on the site.

And while discounts may help some people without insurance, for many with insurance, a generic copay might already be cheaper.

Swipe to learn more ➡️

This week, HHS announced it is rescinding roughly $600M in CDC-administered public health grants from California, Illino...
02/11/2026

This week, HHS announced it is rescinding roughly $600M in CDC-administered public health grants from California, Illinois, Minnesota, and Colorado.

These funds support the backbone of public health — prevention, surveillance, staffing, and community partnerships.

When funding is pulled mid-stream, the impacts aren’t always immediate, but they are real and often inequitable.

If you care about preparedness, prevention, and trust, this matters.

And there are things we can do — starting locally.

⬇️ What questions are you asking in your community?

Honored to have LEGACY🩺👩🏾‍⚕️ included among these books as essential reading for Black History Month!📚📚 with .repost・...
02/08/2026

Honored to have LEGACY🩺👩🏾‍⚕️ included among these books as essential reading for Black History Month!📚📚

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Looking to diversify your TBR for Black History Month? We have a few nonfiction recommendations highlighting the experiences and history of Black America by Black writers. Swipe to see what we suggest 📚⁣
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📖 THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF REED PEGGRAM by ⁣
📖 UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS SILENT by Matthew F. Delmont⁣
📖 HIS NAME IS GEORGE FLOYD by and ⁣
📖 HOOD FEMINISM by ⁣
📖 HALF AMERICAN by Matthew F. Delmont⁣
📖 LEGACY by

For a long time, in my former life, I kept telling myself I was “fine”. I was doing the work. I was achieving the things...
02/08/2026

For a long time, in my former life, I kept telling myself I was “fine”. I was doing the work. I was achieving the things. I was showing up.

But there was this quiet little voice that kept nudging me. Not dramatic. Not urgent. Just steady.

And eventually I realized: if something keeps coming back, it might be trying to tell you the truth.

Have you had a “quiet knowing” you’ve been trying to ignore?

Black History is also medical history.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931) performed one of the world’s first successfu...
02/02/2026

Black History is also medical history.

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931) performed one of the world’s first successful open-heart surgeries in 1893 and built a hospital when Black doctors and patients were shut out.

This isn’t just history.

It’s a lesson about access, power, and who medicine is built to serve.

Save & share this Black History!

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