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Tera Frederick Howard is an obstetrics-gynecology physician.

Seeing the unseen: How racism manifests in professional spaces and how you can help

Tera Frederick Howard, MD
Physician
November 28, 2024

My sister and I speak almost every day. Sometimes we talk about our kids, our husbands, and our jobs. She is an attorney in the military and part of the JAG corps. I am an academic obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN), which means my practice involves education. We are both Black women in majority-white professions. Our morning conversations about our respective jobs are sometimes about the work itself, which we are both passionate …

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Seeing the unseen: How racism manifests in professional spaces and how you can help

That was me: a millennial physician’s experience with racism

Tera Frederick Howard, MD
Physician
June 12, 2020

A black girl was called the N-word on the playground in elementary school in the ’90s. That black girl was me.

A black girl was called ugly because of her dark black skin in elementary school in the ’90s. That black girl was me.

A black girl created and independently executed a project for the science fair in elementary school. The authenticity of the …

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That was me: a millennial physician’s experience with racism

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