Black Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist. Pronouns: She/her/hers. I don’t need the world, just care, community, and safety for everyone 😇
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I’m so honored to have had the opportunity to write this!
What A Black Woman Medical Provider Sees Watching The COVID-19 Pandemic Unfold By:
@imaginemh
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I’m so surprised and happy that this incredible documentary won an Emmy! I’m blown away that my colleague has done such incredible work for this family and pleased that she got this small but meaningful recognition 🥹
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Writing: News goes to Kids Under Fire | Fault Lines (@AJENews).
People are talking about trad-wives and prenups and celebrity relationships very much like, “it couldn’t be me, good luck tho!” when intelligence and resources statistically don’t prevent you from being a victim, and again, we live in a patriarchy where there’s always harm.
Non-men are trying to find ways to survive it that feel like they’ll work. This is informed by culture, resources, and structural issues (racism, ageism, homophobia, etc) and while no one can make individual decisions to fix this, we all try.
Part of the reason I bring up unkindness today has to do with the way women particularly treat one another when they’re exposed to gender-based violence. There’s always questions about why someone didn’t make changes before the aggressor (often their partner) harmed them
I feel upset (sad, angry) very frequently for a whole host of reasons, including those things that are structural and out of my control. But my job requires emotional maturity and regulation to keep my clients safe, especially if I’m a covering physician.
The unkindness we demonstrate toward one another is encouraged and manufactured for a number of reasons, but it’s always worth it to resist that. This is not to dismiss the impact of power/dynamics, but it’s always better to assess the reasons we feel the need to be unkind.
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Kamal Adwan Hospital chief ‘starved, tortured, isolated’ in Israeli jail
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As we are in cookout season, here’s a gentle reminder for the village:
People aren’t always talkative.
People don't eat foods they don't want.
People decide if/who they hug.
People may need a moment to process a crowded space.
Children are people. Respect them as persons.
I know I’m sounding idealistic but I tweet like this because I know things can be different. We don’t have to keep supporting the systems that kill us
Which is why getting to know your neighbors, building community, and creating systems of care are all that matters.
Public health determines our individual health outcomes. Clean air, clean water, effective waste management requires systems. The workers that do this support all of us.
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I know I’m annoying when I say this, but our need to focus on anger and punishment when things like this happen really hinders us, especially those who want to pull people toward building a better world.
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Reminder: white people stopped taking COVID seriously when they found out that it disproportionately harmed non-white people.
ALT White people feared COVID less after learning other races were hit hardest, data show April 4, 20224:23 PM ET
