Archive for September 2021
Please attend our celebration on Friday, Oct. 1st
It’s finally here – the unveiling of the historical marker for the Alpha Suffrage Club, the first organization to promote suffrage for Black women in Illinois, founded by Ida B. Wells. The site was selected from over 22,000 sites on the virtual National Votes for Women Trail as one of five markers in Illinois to…
Read MoreBrain scans of Black women who experience racism show trauma-like effects, putting them at higher risk for future health problems
Black women who have experienced more racism throughout their lives have stronger brain responses to threat, which may hurt their long-term health, according to a new study I conducted with clinical neuropsychologist Negar Fani and other colleagues. Read more at The Conversation.
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