Research & Writing

Pearl Papers

Analysis on anti-racism interventions, health equity, and the systems shaping Black women's lives.

Nov 11, 2025

Black Pearls Society Hosts Call to Action to Protect Babies and Mothers

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Feb 28, 2025

Characteristics of interventions that address racism in the united states and opportunities to integrate equity principles: a scoping review

DiPetrillo et al. Systematic Reviews (2024) 13:266 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02679-x RESEARCH Systematic Reviews Open Access Brooke DiPetrillo1* , Paris B. Adkins-Jackson2, Ruqaiijah Yearby3, Crys

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Feb 28, 2025

Using the Environmental Health Disparities Framework to understand Black and Latino perspectives of a local fertilizer plant fire

Zimmer et al. BMC Public Health (2024) 24:2817 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20235-z RESEARCH BMC Public Health Open Access Using the Environmental Health Disparities Framework to understand Black and Lati

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Feb 28, 2025

Increasing Accountability andTransparency in Local Policy Making asa Pathway to Reduce Asthma DisparitiesAmong Children in North Carolina©

Kari Thatcher, MPH; Crystal Dixon, MPH, MA; Kristin Z. Black, PhD, MPH; Greensboro Health Disparities CollaborativeCopyright© November 2023. Cite as: “Kari Thatcher, Crystal Dixon, Kristin Z. Black, Greensboro Health Dis

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Feb 27, 2025

BLACK WOMEN WHO DEFINE(D) THE VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENT

The fight for voting rights has never been a solo battle—it’s been a generational movement, carried forward by fearless Black women who refused to be silenced. Today’s voting rights advocates stand on the shoulders of tr

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