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This week’s guest, Cynthia N. Ramirez, shared with us about her journey into her PhD in Preventive Medicine and Health Behavior. We also discussed the challenges in having accommodations met in schools and her research on patient perceptions of language congruency and doctor-patient communication. 

BIPOC Shout-Out: Black-Owned Bookstores to Buy From 

• Brave and Kind Books (Decatur, GA) Semicolon (Chicago, IL) 
• Brain Lair Books (South Bend, IN) 
• Afriware Books (Maywood, IL) 
• Detroit Book City (Detroit, MI) 
• Mahogany Books (Washington, DC) 
• Uncle Bobbie's (Philadelphia, PE) 
• Hakim's Bookstore (Philadelphia, PE) 
• Harriott's Bookstore (Philadelphia, PE) 
• Ashay By the Bay (Bay Area, CA) 
• Eso Won Books (Los Angeles, CA) 
• The Lit Bar (Bronx, NY) Cafe con Libros (Brooklyn, NY) 

IG Post mentioned from @ angiethomas  

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