From 1619 to COVID-19: A Double Pandemic

In a recent Town Hall meeting organized by the Dean of the School of Public health at Georgia State (@PHGSU) to discuss racial equity in response to the pandemic of racism, following the murder of George Floyd, I gave examples of how to understand the pandemic of racism that tend to remain unaddressed, even when…

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Embracing Difference as Cultural Healing

In my last blog on Black Male phobia, I addressed the police fear of the Black male body and raised questions about what we should do to address this form of fear. The challenge of addressing racism rests on us all and there are actions we can begin to take to create healing spaces for…

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Black Male Phobia – Is it Bias, Fear or…?

At a family gathering over the Easter break, a conversation arose over the various kinds of phobias people have. Of particular interest is when what is feared by one person is treasured by another. There are some kinds of fear for which general acceptance or at least understanding can be assured even by those who…

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We Are All Tuskegee

On this Black History Month, I would like to share a blog that I did for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 2014. Dec 10, 2014, 9:00 AM, Posted by Collins O.Airhihenbuwa Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, PhD, MPH, is professor and head of the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University. The first RWJF Scholars…

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Welcome to …Polylogue…Voice 1

For more than three decades, I have been on a journey with the mission of creating spaces to bring together people of diverse identities and views to build trust for the purposes of promoting health and well-being. I welcome you to join others and me on the next phase of this  journey at U-RISE. Over…

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