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Culture Care helps Black women connect with physicians with cultural similarities
Hey Jane offers accessible and convenient reproductive medical care at an affordable price.
Natural Cycles is an FDA-cleared birth control app that aims to help users monitor fertility.

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The hostility Black women face in higher education
  Ebony Aya Isolated. Abused. Overworked. These are the themes that emerged when I invited nine Black women to chronicle their professional experiences and relationships with colleagues as they earned their Ph.D.s at a public university in the Midwest. I featured their...
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Stocks are on a roll, but if you look under the surface you’ll find reason for caution
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