Dorothy N. Charles, MD

she/her. family physician. #whitecoats4blacklives organizer. writer. photographer. spending my time thinking about intersectional feminism and health justice. passionate about Black maternal-child health and supporting Black families through all stages of life. follow me on twitter: @dn_charles.

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Balls And Strikes - Code Switch

Matilda Crawford. Sallie Bell. Carrie Jones. Dora Jones. Orphelia Turner. Sarah A. Collier. In 1881, these six Black women brought the city

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22. COVID, White Power, and the Unseeing of Race Again - Intersectionality Matters!

As the vicious spike in COVID’s case count rocks …

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When the Hospital Fires the Bullet

More and more hospital guards across the country carry weapons. For Alan Pean, seeking help for mental distress, that resulted in a gunshot to the chest.

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Why So Many Organizations Stay White

Understanding how race is historically and structurally built into the workplace

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We Condemn All Institutional Racism Except Our Own

Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni, We feel it to be our solemn duty to make a statement about recent events before all our peer instituti

"Although our campus does not have a race problem, in the wake of several isolated misunderstandings, we are proud to announce that, next semester, we will be launching a Committee for the Formation of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, comprised of fourteen well-intentioned white people, six deans who have not taught since 1983, and a very frustrated Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Public Relations."

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Mehrsa Baradaran on Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap - Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast

The racial wealth gap is among the most dire problems in contemporary society. As of 2014, Black households had fewer than seven cents for e

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Episode 176 - Hope is a Discipline - Delete Your Account Podcast

Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the hour by longtime guest host and prison-industrial complex abolitionist ext

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Mariame Kaba and Prison Abolition - Justice In America

On the last episode of Season 2, Josie and Clint discuss prison abolition with Mariame Kaba, one of the leading activists and organizers in