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'Resilient Black Women' Focusing on Black Women's Health in March

Resilient Black Women

This month "Resilient Black Women," a podcast produced in conjunction with KUAF, is releasing a new episode every Friday to place a focus on Black women’s health. A recent episode included a conversation with Dr. Gabi, a UK-based gynecologist on a mission to save Black women’s wombs in regards to diseases that disproportionately affect Black women.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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