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After becoming the first African-American woman to earn a DDS degree in 1890, she served both Black and white patients in her downtown office.

February is Black History Month, and WEMU's "Washtenaw United" will take time each Monday throughout the month to explore issues of equity and opportunity in our community. This week, David Fair talks with Versell Smith, Jr., executive director of the Corner Health System in Ypsilanti. The theme of Black History Month this year is "Black Health and Wellness." They discuss why that theme is so important here in Washtenaw County and discuss the center’s project to highlight people of color that have historically made a difference.

Stanley Bergman: Two Women You Should Know #BlackHistoryMonth LinkedIn 2/26/2021 It’s amazing what you can learn when the opportunity presents itself. As Black History Month comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on what I learned about the extraordinary contributions to American life made by Black professionals who deserve to be better known. Given that Henry Schein is a health care company, I focused my journey by wondering who were the first Black women to become a dentist and a physician in the U.S. The answers are astonishing and inspiring. IN DENTISTRY Our nation’s first Black fema...