On this last day of Women’s History Month, we celebrate the life & legacy of Dr. Susan E. Crutchfield, first Black woman & youngest person to graduate from UMN Medical School at 22. Her family was the first to integrate Highland Park in City of Saint Paul. #WomenHistoryMonth #Trailblazer

Happy Doctors Day to the members of Minnesota Association of African American Physicians. National Medical Association #DoctorsDay

End disability & race discrimination in the organ transplant process, & to have led the MN House to become the first legislative chamber in the nation to declare racism a public health crisis with the bipartisan HR 1 establishing the House Select Committee on Racial Justice.

Congratulations Dr. Lawson on being installed as the 124th President of the National Medical Association! #NMANOLA23 #NOLA

On July 25, join us for MnMedAssociation symposium to address the harmful effects of racism, microaggressions, & implicit bias on physicians in racially marginalized groups and communities Nathan Chomilo, MD, FAAP, FACP Derrick B. Lewis MN Association of African American Physicians #healthequity #RacismInMedicine register at MNMED.ORG/RACISMTRUTHS

.MN Association of African American Physicians is mourning the loss of Dr. Crutchfield, a great friend, colleague, mentor, patient advocate, and pioneer dermatologist. mprnews.org/story/2023/06/… #RestInPower #Pioneer Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder MnMedAssociation National Medical Association Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Twins Minnesota Wild Minnesota Vikings Mayo Clinic City of Eagan

Fabulous start to the MN Cancer Alliance Summit today! MDH Commissioner Dr. Brooke Cunningham kicked us off with a thoughtful plenary on social determinants of health and their impact cancer disparities in MN.

'For decades, medical professionals have wrongfully blamed Black women’s behavior and genetics for their poor outcomes, but evidence shows maternal disparities have little to do with race, and more to do with Black women’s experience of racism.”msmagazine.com/2023/03/20/bla…

Elected officials should listen to Black physicians leaders- eliminate menthol cigarettes to save lives! MN Association of African American Physicians NAACP Randy Petersen Post Bulletin Olmsted County ZVMS American Lung Association MN Smoke-Free Gen American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Laura K Smith #NoMoreMenthol #KeepLungsLoud #FlavorsHookKids

He said “Oh I know you.” 😳 “You have a big and hard job at the AMA” and then he thanked me for my efforts. I managed to get no more real thoughtful words across. Thx to @shawnabutler for recommending me to speak @Klick.Health IDX 2022 which created this rare moment. 🙏🏾

4 out 5 pregnancy related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. This crisis that impacts Black & Indigenous families in our country is entirely preventable. Families are being devastated & it does not have to be this way. There is a blueprint to save lives. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…

Thank you Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, MPH Asha Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA for your work. “Restrictions on reproductive bodily autonomy the freedom to decide whether, when, and how to have a child, with whom, and under what circumstances have long been leveraged to oppress and control persons and communities.”

Public Service Loan Forgiveness borrowers: Now through October 31, 2022, you may be able to receive credit for student loan payments that previously did not qualify for PSLF. Learn more & submit your waiver: StudentAid.gov/PSLFWaiver

Thank you Ruth Richardson and Mary K Kunesh for your leadership and advocacy to bring attention to the crisis of missing and murdered women & girls of color. MN Association of African American Physicians Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder MN Psych Soc American Psychiatric Association National Medical Association MnMedAssociation #MMBWG #MMNAWG #SayHerName #RepresentationMatters

Jaelyn Campbell has been found and is now safe. #MMBWG kstp.com/kstp-news/top-…

Get on the bus with Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate & Community Members for Environmental Justice for a Toxic Tour of North Minneapolis, a community with poor air quality & many industrial sources of pollution. secure.everyaction.com/0ZBJSTUKAkW73-… Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate (HPHC) #EnvironmentalJustice #SDH

Congratulations Edith Mitchell, M.D. on this well deserved recognition! National Medical Association #excellence #MedTwitter

Black people are 13% of births in Minnesota but 23% of pregnancy-related deaths. The majority of these deaths are preventable & are predictable outcomes of a system working the way it was designed. This is why I fight to disrupt this horrific disparity. health.state.mn.us/docs/people/wo…

Starting in 1 hour American Psychiatric Association Area 4 Assembly will host a discussion on the trauma experienced in communities of color when women & girls are disappeared. The discussion will be led by two MN leaders Mary K Kunesh & Ruth Richardson moderator Dionne #MinorityMentalHealthMonth

Please share: 10-year old Majestii Newsom has been missing since Thursday morning at 7 AM. She was last seen in North Minneapolis, Minnesota wearing a white t-shirt & blue shorts. Anyone with info should call 911 or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). #MMBWG fox9.com/news/majestii-…