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Saving the Black Race from Extinction - Negro Health Week 1915-1951
Join host Leon Rock for a powerful, short yet deep dive into the revolutionary legacy of Booker T. Washington’s National Negro Health Week (NNHW). We explore how a seven-day "health revival" fueled by the Black Church became the blueprint for racial survival, long before the medical establishment opened its doors to us.
In this episode, we discuss:
The Hoffman Shadow: How biased data was used as a weapon against Black longevity.
The 7-Day Mobilization: A breakdown of how our ancestors used "non-expert" leadership to overhaul community sanitation and hygiene.
The USPHS Shift: The cautionary…
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