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Counter-Storytelling for Social Change - Part 1: The Black Panther Party

Counter-Storytelling is “a method of telling the stories of people whose experiences not often told.” By telling these stories, we can expose, analyze, and challenge racism as well as promote social justice. In this series, we tell counter stories to highlight the challenges and triumphs around community advocacy and Sickle Cell Disease.

This article explores counter-storytelling through the lens of the Black Panther Party.

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Health Information, Advocacy, Accommodations, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Relationships, Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia Sinthu Srikanthan, James Bradley, and Colleen Johnson Health Information, Advocacy, Accommodations, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Relationships, Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia Sinthu Srikanthan, James Bradley, and Colleen Johnson

The RBCD Clinic’s Wholistic Health Series

The University Health Network's Red Blood Cell Disorders Clinic is inviting patients, families, and caregivers impacted by Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, and other Red Blood Disorders to join us for a FREE Five-Part Wholistic Health Series.

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Down with Capitalism! How to take Better Care of Yourself while living with Sickle Cell Disease

From the time we are born, we are asked as children, ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ Then, from childhood to adulthood, you change your mind, probably…

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Health Information, Sickle Cell Disease, Advocacy Oluwayemisi Abatan, Sinthu Srikanthan, and Brendan Jowett Health Information, Sickle Cell Disease, Advocacy Oluwayemisi Abatan, Sinthu Srikanthan, and Brendan Jowett

Grabbing the Bull by the Horns: Why Human Rights Matter for Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is famously understood as the world’s first “molecular disease.” However, this medical model ignores the social aspects of SCD, including disability, race, and gender.

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