Keisha Bentley-Edwards
@Keisha_Bentley
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Assoc Prof researching & teaching about racism, health, women. These are MY words; She/Her
Durham, NC
Joined June 2010
I am not (your) superwoman, #BlackGirlMagic, or beautiful struggle...w/ @DrAdamsBass, our latest article is a proclamation & a love letter to Black women & girls. Instead of demanding our resilience, let's change the game. A timely read. https://t.co/NIsGMhMQNn
psycnet.apa.org
The concept and social media hashtag, #BlackGirlMagic, is used to demonstrate the ability of Black women and girls to create paths and to succeed despite intersectional racism, sexism, and classism....
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Presenting evidence of disability-based inequality from economics, sociology, and other fields, the authors argue for the inclusion of ableism alongside racism and misogyny in stratification economics' analysis of intergroup disparity. Via @CambridgeUP:
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🚨 New Book 🚨 Stratification Economics and Disability Justice by Cook Center faculty @aehollowell and @Keisha_Bentley explores how the work of Black disabled activists can and should inform economic analysis of inequality in the U.S. https://t.co/fNVcqFW4eQ
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Mass media often perpetuate the trope of the “strong Black woman,” someone who perseveres through cycles of hardship and struggle. But new research by Dr. @Keisha_Bentley is showing that celebrating the resiliency of Black women and girls has a cost. https://t.co/WSlGAO7m0f
globalhealth.duke.edu
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5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed https://t.co/UBiudE95By
theconversation.com
After protests over state violence, news coverage tends to focus on negative stories that can delegitimize dissent. Over time, that often yields to more nuance.
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Structural racism is at the root of the care and progression disparities for chronic kidney disease. This paper is the foundation for lifesaving interventions that have been #Terminated #CantStopWontStop #KeepFighting
New research in JASN (@asnpublications) from our health equity team and collaborators, led by @Keisha_Bentley, that underscores the importance of addressing structural racism and its effects in order to reduce kidney health disparities: https://t.co/nGC3zRJap1
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New research in JASN (@asnpublications) from our health equity team and collaborators, led by @Keisha_Bentley, that underscores the importance of addressing structural racism and its effects in order to reduce kidney health disparities: https://t.co/nGC3zRJap1
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💡Join us for a new symposium focused on strengthening rural health and including rural communities in research. Featuring experts from @DukeMedSchool @DukeU_Nursing & @DukeDivinity. 📆 May 8 ⏰ 12:30-2 p.m. 📍 Chesterfield Building 🔗 Register: https://t.co/saasAIdrXR
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“Were You There?”..."became a defiant response from a culture that long understood that filling the air with the sound of Black grief and Black trauma was perhaps the most defiant act possible." https://t.co/NeAN3EwGnt
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James Brown’s appearance at the Boston Garden on April 5, 1968 — a concert that was televised on Boston’s WGBH — has become part of the…
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Throw back to episode two of our podcast where our guests Dr. Shamara Wyllie Alhassan and Keisha Bentley Edwards discuss some of the unexpected “Covid gifts” that came along with the COVID-19 pandemic. Give the full podcast a listen at our website!
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Attention #SRCD25 Attendees: The SRCD Black Caucus Pre-Conference event has been renamed “Choosing Joy: A Black Caucus Restorative Reception.” To register, please visit https://t.co/dWtGxHaXMi.
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Revisit episodes our podcast 1, “Covid Unmasked”, here with this clip about the different treatments our guests have experienced with or without insurance. Check out the whole episode on our website! #blackwomentalkcovid #blackwomen #oralhistories #covid #podcast
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The 2025 Let’s Talk Racism Conference is fast approaching! Here are more of some of the amazing presenter sessions taking place on March 22nd. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this powerful event. Register now and join the movement! Learn more here: https://t.co/JTIjdzm7UI
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.@Duke_CTSI named 8 orgs as recipients of its Advancing Health Equity Together Grant program. @Keisha_Bentley, co-director for CTSI’s Center for Equity in Research and a DGHI affiliate, says the orgs chosen hold great promise for promoting health equity.
ctsi.duke.edu
In a third round of rapid response funding from the Advancing Health Equity Together Grant program, eight community organizations have received $7,000 awards from Duke to address a range of prevent...
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Early career scholars and doc students. Here’s your chance to get meaningful insights from giants in the field. I have personally benefited from their wisdom. If you’re heading to #SRCD25, sign up for #ChatWithLeaders #SRCDBlackCaucus #BHM
There’s still time to sign up for a Chat with Leaders session for #SRCD25! In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, please check out the sessions nominated by SRCD’s Black Caucus with Michael Cunningham, Deborah Johnson and Emilie Smith: https://t.co/AFIrJe2oFv
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Associate Director of Research and Director of our Health Equity Working Group @Keisha_Bentley was spotlighted by the Black Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development (@SRCDtweets) for Black History Month! Read the full Q+A here: https://t.co/vfviAG47Mk
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Mamie Phipps Clark, Ph.D. changed how we understand child development, education, and the lasting impact of segregation. Her groundbreaking research on racial identity in young children—most famously the doll test—revealed how discrimination shaped self-perception. Her findings
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Join WE ARE in support of DEI. Record yourself sharing your stance on diversity, equity, & inclusion. It’s important to say the actual words & not just DEI Use Hashtags: #DiversityEquityInclusion #ForwardTogether #WeAintGoingBack Tag us @weare_org
https://t.co/y0wQURGoSl
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108 likes, 3 comments. “Join WE ARE on this campaign in support of DEI. Record yourself sharing your stance on diversity, equity, & inclusion. It’s important to say the actual words and not just...
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Listen in as @Dr_JZ, @ShamaraAlhassan , and @Keisha_Bentley describe navigating COVID, family, work, and activism throughout the pandemic. Listen for more on our website! #blackwomen #blackwomenstories #blackwomentalkcovid #oralhistories #podcast #covid #blackwometalkcovid
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