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Honoring Black Americans’ Contributions to …

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1969: Alfred Day Hershey, Ph.D., a geneticist, becomes the first Black American to earn a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He received the award, along …

The history of African Americans and …

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AMA apology to National Medical Association. For more than 100 years, the AMA actively reinforced or passively accepted racial inequalities and the exclusion of African-American …

Celebrating 10 African-American medical pioneers | AAMC

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12 Black American Pioneers Who Changed Healthcare

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James McCune Smith (1813–1865) Born into slavery in New York City in …

African Americans | History, Facts, & Culture | Britannica

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African Americans, one of the largest of the many ethnic groups in the United States. African Americans are mainly of African ancestry, but many have non-Black …

9 African American pioneers in medicine

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The contributions of African Americans to medicine date back to the American Revolutionary War. In honor of Black History Month, this list highlights some of …

31 Black History Facts You Should Know

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From the hidden figures who made an impact, essential Black inventors, change-making civil rights leaders, award-winning authors, and showstopping 21st-century …

Black American folk medicine health care beliefs: …

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It is important for the nurse when working with Black patients, remember that when this patient enters the traditional bio-medical health care delivery system, it is best to assume …

With a history of abuse in American medicine, Black …

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Black Americans have faced discrimination and even abuse by medical professionals throughout our country's history. And in the midst of the coronavirus …

Traditional African Medicine and its Role in Healing in a …

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A Holistic Approach . One major difference between conventional, Western medicine and traditional African medicine, is the way of viewing illnesses and their …