Category: #BlackWomensHealthMatters

Black Women’s Health Matters: What next?

Oct 30, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Hysterical Women

A recap of this month’s Black Women’s Health Matters content, and what comes...

We need to talk about racial inequalities in sexual health and HIV

Oct 29, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Sexual & Reproductive Health

Guest post by Aisha-Monic Namurach, Health Promotion Specialist at Terrence Higgins Trust This...

Black Women in Health: ‘There is already gender bias and inequality in medicine; as a Black woman you are doubly disadvantaged’

Oct 27, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters

Q&A with GP Dr Omon Imohi, founder of Black Women in Health Black Women in Health (BWIH) is a...

Decolonising Contraception: ‘White supremacy has shaped our understanding of sex and relationships’

Oct 26, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Sexual & Reproductive Health

Q&A with Gayathiri Kamalakanathan from Decolonising Contraception Gayathiri Kamalakanathan is...

‘As a Black person in the US, seeing a doctor you don’t know can feel like Russian roulette’

Oct 21, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Physical Health

Guest post by Jasmine Heyward, a non-binary contributor from the US The writer of this guest post...

‘Endometriosis was perceived as a white women’s disease, but Black women’s pain is often ignored by medical professionals’

Oct 19, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Menstrual Health

Guest post by Fiona Timba, founder of @EndoSoBlack The writer of this guest post was paid for her...

‘Why are you worrying about your health when you were told that you’re fine?’

Oct 14, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Mental Health

Guest post by Olugbemi Moronfolu. Content warning: bulimia and its physical effects The writer of...

Bipolar: ‘They didn’t trust my Jamaican psychiatrist, and they didn’t trust me with my own body’

Oct 12, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Mental Health

Guest post by Christina Ivey The writer of this guest post was paid for her contribution thanks to...

Black Minds Matter: ‘For some reason there’s a belief that Black people are stronger’

Oct 9, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Mental Health

Q&A with Soraya Stuart from Black Minds Matter UK Black Minds Matter UK is a charitable fund...

Black Women in Menopause: ‘There was nothing for me as a Black woman’

Oct 7, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Menopause

Q&A with Nina Kuypers, founder of Black Women in Menopause Nina is the founder of Black Women...

Miscarriage: ‘I have never felt so alone as I did at that moment’

Oct 5, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Motherhood

Guest post by Brenda Gabriel. Content warning: miscarriage and racial bias The writer of this...

The Motherhood Group: Black mums need more support before, during and after birth

Oct 1, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Motherhood

Q&A with Sandra Igwe, founder of The Motherhood Group, during Black Maternal Mental Health...

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