Thinking about Social Positionality & Social Determinants of Health

Per 2015 American Community Survey (Census Bureau) data, non-institutionalized U.S. civilians with disabilities ages >16 had a median income of … More

Healthcare (& Related Issues) News Roundup: 12 May 2017

As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be incorporating mapping into my everyday reading and writing practice. Mapping … More

Black History: Why A Political Economy of Healthcare Cannot Ignore Race & Racism

As a health geographer, it is a given that place matters. Where you are born, where you live, where you … More

GIS & History: What can historians do with GIS?

Before I transferred to a Geography PhD program, I did not give much thought to GIS. I used it in … More

Healthcare (& Related Issues) News Roundup: 13 Jan 2017

U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education | ACA repeal could cost California more than 200,000 jobs Also worth … More

Links and News Roundup: 12 November 2013

Solome Lemme, “Against the Gospel of ‘Africa Rising.’” On the continent, despite improvements in national economies, technology, and certain human … More

News and Links Roundup: 5 November 2013

Sarah Kendzior, “Surviving the Post-Employment Economy” “In the United States, nine percent of computer science majors are unemployed, and 14.7 … More

“Re-Branding Africa” and “Africa Rising”: Whose Africa? Whose Rise?

I just finished reading Afrolicious’ “An Open Letter to African Writers, Artists and Creators of the 21st Century” and I … More

Black Bodies, Black Pain: (In)difference, Disparities in Medical Care, and the Legacy of Dysaesthesia Aethiopis

“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” – Zora Neale Hurston A study by Dr. Robert Fortuna of the University … More

Indigenous Peoples and Resource Exploitation: A Case Study in Equatorial Guinea

Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s site Indigenous peoples and resource exploitation. Who wins, who loses, how is … More

More Musings on The Sullivan Foundation Summit in Equatorial Guinea: What Does “Africa Rising” Mean?

There seems to be a new wave of Afro-optimism that focuses heavily on “re-branding” Africa. One favorite slogan is “Africa … More

Why Invisible Child’s #Kony2012 Campaign Gets No Applause From Me

In short: #Kony2012 #StopKony misrepresents N. Uganda, spreads misinformation abt Kony/the LRA, denies Africans’ agency and is imperialist. It raises … More

Youth Unemployment in Africa and its Political Implications

Cross-linked at Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges’ site Africa is a young continent, with 65 percent of the continent’s population is … More

Forcible Resettlement and Land Grabs in Ethiopia

Cross-linked at Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s Blog Ethiopia is Africa’s biggest aid recipient, and one of Africa’s most food-insecure nations. Simultaneously, … More

Work in the Developing World

Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stuftung – Future Challenges’ blog The developing world has the potential for major economic growth, but first … More