Black women are 3x times as likely to die because of pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts.

As we begin Black Maternal Health Week, we must ensure Black women get the care they deserve throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum.

2024 Solar Eclipse in Birmingham, AL 💕

You never quite grasp death and loss until it hits home. I’ll never be the same without you right here, Grandpa 💔🕊️ Love you in this life and the next! May God keep you in His perfect peace ☀️
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In loving memory of Mr. Eugene “Gene” Carrithers 04•30•1940-02•29•2024

Best decision ever! 💙

Congratulations to one of my baby cousins Temirez Williams Jr. for committing to Georgia Southern for his academic and collegiate career! We are so proud of you!!! ❤️

We mourn with those saddened by the passing of Edith Mitchell, M.D., 116th President of the National Medical Association 💔Her voice will never be forgotten.

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT before the pub date of my memoir, LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine!!!👩🏾‍⚕️🩺

🌟One of NPR’s 11 Books to Look Forward to in 2024

🌟One of Good Morning America’s 15 New Books to Read for the New Year

#MLKDay is an opportunity to honor a legacy rooted in service and justice. At Spelman, our commitment to empowering transformative leaders through education and activism and our work toward a more equitable world remains unwavering.

#ASH23 was a family reunion. To my village, thank you for speaking life into my dreams & me. I am a testament that when you invest in Black women, you see their vision blossom without limitations. From a little girl from Albany, GA to Yale School of Medicine..a dream realized. #SickleCell #DEI

#BlackGirlMagic in Medicine ❤️ so excited to train under these amazing leaders in the field of Hematology/SCD and grow under their leadership!

Meeting role models in real time is amazing. Thank you for paving the way and changing the lives of women with hematologic conditions! ❤️

EXCELLENT presentation by Layla Van Doren in evaluating trainees’ perspective on SCD specific education. Trainees should feel supported when caring for SCD patients by incorporating mandated SCD education into fellowship training. #ASH23 #SickleCell Yale Cancer Center

We NEED more research in maternal hematology, especially for #SickleCell . Time to change the narrative in regard to #maternalmortality . We’re next up, Twin! ❤️

Absolutely great presentation by Charles Jonassaint using implementation science for the CaRISMA study. Noted increased use of health coaches (which turned out to be peer coaching due to increasing need/use of SCD patients and caregivers). Fantastic job! #SickleCell #ASH23

#ASH2023 Really glad to see sessions on ‘Systemic Racism in Haematology’ and others looking at the disparities and how to work with ethnic ‘majority’ communities. This is such a huge issue in sickle cell that we need to overcome

The freaking best mentor EVER. Thank you for teaching me to dream big and for the immense support over the last three years!!

Superstar Dr. Bria Carrithers, M.D., M.S. presenting her outstanding work on reproductive health in #sicklecell disease. #ASH23

🩸low contraceptive use
🩸high STI rate
🩸reproductive biases

So much work to do to educate our patients in this area.

So excited to present my research to improve reproductive education among young adults with #SickleCell ! It’s time to advocate for comprehensive reproductive education for our patients, especially those in places w/o access to abortion care. #ASH23 #SickleCell #Shematology

Made it to see my mentor Julie Kanter speak about the use of 340B and interdisciplinary collaboration with SCD pharmacists!!! UAB Sickle Cell Center & Kirklin Clinic Pharmacy was highlighted—such a great place to grow and train. Great job!!! #ASH23

It’s already been such a transformative #ASH23 meeting for me! First up was my first #ASHPalooza + the opportunities for trainees to grow are PHENOMENAL. ❤️ #ASH23 #SickleCell #ConquerSCD #ClassicalHeme