Black Feminist and Womanist Health Articles
Black Feminist and Womanist Health Digital Guide Articles
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Select Health Articles using Black Feminist Frameworks
Black Feminist Thought: A Paradigm to Examine Breast Cancer Disparities
Colonizing images and diagnostic labels: oppressive mechanisms for African American women's health
(Re)centering Black Feminism Into Intersectionality Research.
African Immigrant's Women Experiences on Extended Family Relations.
Learning from women who trade sex in Kenya about the antiblackness of Global Health.
Select articles and resources with a focus on disparities and health:
(2026)
Early-Onset Cancer Incidence Disparities Between Black and White Individuals in the US, 2003-2022
Premature Menopause and Lifetime Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Black Women and Menopause: Breaking the Silence and Embracing the Change
(2025)
Neighborhood Disadvantage, Individual Experiences of Racism, and Breast Cancer Survival
Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in Ghanaian and US Black Women From 2013 Through 2015
Landmark Study Aims to Enroll 100 000 Black Women to Investigate Their Cancer Risks and Outcomes
Social Adversity and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Incidence Among US Black Women
Black women are building community as career doors quietly close
PCOS Has a New Name. Why This Long-Awaited Change Matters for Women’s Health
(2024)
(2023)
Resources:
Girl, Log Off: A Guide To Recharging On National Day Of Rest For Black Women
Feminist Center - Community-Accountable Research - Research for Reproductive Justice
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Select Health Articles using Womanist Frameworks
Knowledge, Beliefs and Feelings about Breast Cancer: The Perspective of African American Women
Speaking for Ourselves: Reclaiming, Redesigning, and Reimagining Research on Black Women's Health
Resist and rise: A trauma-informed womanist model for group therapy
A Womanist Approach to Caring for Patients With Empirically Unverifiable Symptoms
The importance of local language in healthcare: naming and defining dysmenorrhea.
African American Women's Perceptions on Access to Food and Water in Flint, Michigan.
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