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Santa Fe High School Shooting Survivors Call for an End to Gun Violence 'Inaction'

Following a deadly shooting at Texas’ Santa Fe High School that left eight students and two teachers dead, survivors organized a press conference in west Houston on Friday to call for stricter gun laws and tougher gun violence prevention strategies across the country. Students specifically spoke out against politicians who “think that doing nothing is…

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Call Me Crazy, But I Can't Stop Wearing Brown Blush

What if I told you there was a way to make your face look alive, but in a secret way—a way that most people’s eyes just skate right over? You look flushed and healthy, in a Brooke Shields, tawny, sexy-outdoorsy-slightly rough around the edges kind of way. The kind of color that says, “Oh, am…

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Serena Williams' Childbirth Experience Should Be a Wake-up Call About the Medical Treatment Black Women Are Getting

When I read about Serena Williams’ experience giving birth to her daughter in this month’s Vogue, a sense of familiarity washed over me. As an ob-gyn, I’ve cared for many women who have had complex pregnancies and deliveries. I’ve performed emergency C-sections and treated postpartum complications, like the blood clots she experienced. As a mother,…

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