New qualitative article out in Criminology! Prosecutors embrace colorblindness in their work, and race-neutral cultural scripts like “Every case is unique” and “We only prosecute what the police bring to us” reinforce that approach. Prosecutorial Performance Indicators onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Honored to serve on Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭’s COVID-19 advisory committee to ensure that our city, @cityofboston’s, COVID-19 policies allow for a safe and healthy community.

Thank you Mayor Wu! I look forward to joining this remarkable group including Dr. Pierre, Rev. Walker Roxbury Presbyterian and Dr. Corbett (KizzyPhD) Thanks Dr. @OjikutuBisola for your leadership. Cc: Boston Medical Center Massachusetts CEAL IDSA Foundation DIVA DOCS BOSTON Boston University

Oh my god use the right pronouns for your patients It's not that hard We can learn about pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism but when it comes to saying they/them people are like "omg so hard"

A huge thanks to everyone who came out to our youth and community vaccine talk and clinic this past Tuesday! It was a great success and many youth & parents were able to get more info about covid & the vaccines in person! #wegotus #blackhealthmatters

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court with a 53-47 vote. latimes.com/politics/story…

BREAKING: The newly released video by the Grand Rapids (MI) PD shows an officer shooting 26yo Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head while he was facing away from the officer.

Thanks The Aspen Institute for shedding light on the harms of the US carceral system with contributions by Emily Wang homer venters Hedy (Hedwig) Lee tmarieg.bsky.social DanMistak. My piece w/ Dr. Mary T. Bassett tackles the historical and current context with solutions. bit.ly/3uOSLRn

Please come out to support and learn about the amazing work of Justice 4 Housing! Their work is living proof of community-led solutions! Please share!! eventbrite.com/e/far-from-hom…

The health needs of incarcerated workers have been systematically ignored in the scientific literature. Check out this important article co-authored by our very own Naila Segule! Thanks to all who contributed for this important work. journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/…

"ACOG is aware of the reports of a draft opinion that would strike down the protections afforded by Roe and Casey. We will continue to affirm that the ability of patients to access safe, legal abortion is critical for their health and well-being.” 1/

Reproductive health decisions should be made between a patient and their doctor. Full stop.

Please consider donating to the abortion fund to ensure that every pregnant person can protect and affirm their bodies. We must stand together! abortionfunds.org

Bookmark the Date! October 2, 2022 Join Us as We Celebrate 25 Years of Transforming Lives and Building Futures. Visit: partakers.org/partakers-25 for more information and to become a Sponsor Partner or to advertise in our Celebration Book #Partakers25 #EducationMatters #Mentor

It's shameful how we remove some kids from homes & put them into the foster care system b/c their parents can't afford to provide for them, but then pay strangers to provide for those kids instead of supporting the parents. Punishing those struggling with poverty makes no sense.

Normalizing family responsibilities-I just got emergency custody of my 99 yr abuelita. It is my honor to care for her and my mother. It's not easy but please don't tell me "it's not your responsibility" or "that's a lot." Caring for elders who allowed me to dream is a blessing!

(1/7) Now live at liberationlab.bwh.harvard.edu/monkeypox-trac… - an interactive dashboard of Monkeypox (MPX) cases and testing in carceral facilities. Data used for the tracker is pulled from the lay press.

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Looking forward to the upcoming HILT conference. Check it out. hilt.harvard.edu/news-and-event… HILT

There's been a growing movement of health equity detractors pushing back against the antiracist policies & practices medicine needs most. In my latest in Boston Globe Ideas I argue how antiracism in medical training is key to improving our healthcare system. bostonglobe.com/2022/09/09/opi…