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Health - Black History Month

‘The Mothers of Gynecology’ remembered in Montgomery monument

Michelle L. Browder (with Deborah Shedrick and a team of artists), Mothers of Gynecology, 2021, found metal objects, roughly 11 feet high honoring the first three victims of J. Marion Sims

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Credit: Steven Zucker, Smarthistory

Despite progress, HIV remains disproportionately Black in Georgia

Peter Byrd, 66, of Douglasville, learned he was HIV positive 33 years ago. In the early days of his fight, he gained and lost weight and has been near death. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Credit: Steve Schaefer

In Georgia air and soil, a history of environmental inequality

Ellis Smith stands on his porch last week as workers remove dirt from a Westside lead Superfund site in Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood. The cleanup of Smith’s yard is part of a massive EPA effort underway to remove lead from hundreds of Vine City properties, which comprise the Westside Lead Superfund site. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Credit: Steve Schaefer

Black women, long ignored in infertility discussions, speak out

The McCown family is busy with their 2-year-old Priya McCowan, who turns three in early March and just added to her painting at their home. Emanuel and Penelope McCowan struggled for years with fertility issues. Penelope now has a blog and a small business to help others in her situation. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Credit: Jenni Girtman

Black women, and queens, wear more than just a crown

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Racial gap for COVID vaccinations narrowing in Georgia

Nurse Nicole McCoy gives James Mays a booster shot at the New Georgia Project vaccination clinic located in the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church last month. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Credit: Steve Schaefer

Charles Drew: Doctor was a pioneer in storing blood

Black History Month 2019: Charles Drew

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For sickle cell warriors, the battle never ends

Understanding sickle cell disease

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Black communities burdened by air pollution may finally get answers

Former City of South Fulton Councilwoman Naeema Gilyard wearing a t-shirt discusses about an illegal landfill and raising concerns about air pollution levels, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Fairburn. For years, former City of South Fulton Councilwoman Naeema Gilyard and other neighbors have been concerned about breathing smoke from the landfill, not to mention emissions from the steady stream of diesel big rigs that coming and going from warehouses that line South Fulton Parkway. Even with modern engines and cleaner fuel, exhaust from diesel trucks is known to contain a dangerous cocktail of air pollutants. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

The secret under Dionne Monique’s scarf

Dionne Monique holds her book "Ebony's Purple Scarf." Courtesy of Dionne Monique

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Credit: Courtesy Dionne Monique