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So, I did a thing. I quit my job. I quit my awesome, well-paying, stable job for the second time, but this time to become

“I’m sorry, you both have COVID. You and Shekou’s tests were positive”.My heart sank and my blood ran cold. I felt pure terror.Shekou was looking

It seems like every other day, we get news of another black woman who has died during or after pregnancy. The US has one of

Pregnant women around the world are understandably worried about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). We now have over 100,000 cases in about 100 countries, and it seems

As a gynecologist who wrote a book about what teenage girls should know about their bodies and sex, a creator of Puberty Parties, and an

I’m so heartbroken that I’m leaving Sweet Salone even though I’m happy to be reuniting with my family in Atlanta. I am thankful to have

I have been in Sierra Leone for one year and so much has happened! It feels like yesterday, but it also feels like it has been

So… I haven’t written a blog post in 3 months. My last blog post was the morning of August 14th, 2017 – the day that

We spent the last 2 weeks being tourists in West Africa and we had so much fun! We explored Senegal and the Gambia, and I

I can’t believe that it has been a whole month since I wrote my last blog post. I told myself that I would blog weekly

I’m settling in quite well into our home. I sit on the veranda a lot, where I have a good view of the mountains, the

It’s been a tough two weeks, but I finally sense some calmness rolling through. Work has been hectic – there is so much to do,