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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · 7d

Happening October 10 in-person/online @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social. Commenting is @fiu.bsky.social's very own. Zoom QR code on flyer. Buffalo neighbors, see you at Park 532. @hopkinspress.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social
#birthpolitics

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11d

George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.

www.nbcnews.com

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · 12d

See you in Buffalo!

American Association for the History of Medicine @aahmhistmed.bsky.social · 28d

The call for papers for the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine is live now! We hope you will join us in Buffalo!

histmed.org/buffalo-2026/

Buffalo 2026

Join us in Buffalo! Call for Papers 2026 The American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) (https://histmed.org) invites abstracts for papers in any area of the history of health, healing,...

histmed.org

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks @parisnoire.bsky.social. You're the best!

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · 17d

College of Arts and Sciences,University at Buffalo invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Prof. positions with a research focus in and demonstrated ability to teach courses in disability studies, particularly in relation to gender and/or sexuality. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58847

Assistant Professor, Disability Studies

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the humanities and qualitati...

www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Sep 3

I had fun at IBBG Repro Justice Summit and the pleasure of showcasing my new book there. My breakout session had non-profit leaders, doulas, midwives, professors, etc and the engagement was so fulfilling. We can always learn from each other&inform changes in public health, together.

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Aug 31

Academic colleagues based in African institutions with PhDs on or before December 2020, check out this fellowship opportunity at the Center for African Studies at UC Berkeley. Application deadline,September 5. africa.berkeley.edu/news/center-...
Submit CV,2-page research proposal to [email protected]

Center for African Studies Visiting Fellowships, 2026 | Center for African Studies

africa.berkeley.edu

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Aug 23

It is official! My book, Birth Politics, has been released @JHUPress. Hopeful that it makes an impactful contribution to conversations around improving maternal health care in Nigeria. Happy to honor invited talks to discuss the book and my research. #maternalhealth #reproductivehealth #Nigeria

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Aug 16

Although the picture is grim for Africa in terms of maternal deaths, the continent, home to 55 countries, is also the site of effective community-focused and centered advocacy models. Let's chat about all that at this year's reproductive justice summit. #IBBGTheSummit #maternalhealth

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Jul 31

Well said. "Forced marriage" has long been an interesting/harmful description of the extended sexual enslavement and rape experienced by BH victims.

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Jul 30

In the past 27yrs, Nigeria’s healthcare budget has mostly been under 6%, and yet we hope that its healthcare problems will somehow be fixed. No amount of hope and prayers will save a country of 200+million people from the hands of 4-5% national budget for its health sector.

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Jul 30

My research this year for my second monograph, Dying to Bring Life: A Social History of Maternal Deaths in Nigeria, took me to the Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria where I learned more about the dangers and complications of maternal health care in Nigeria.

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Jul 10

A huge accomplishment. Well done 💯✅

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Jul 9

Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with @hopkinspress.bsky.social. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.

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Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Jul 8

Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with Johns Hopkins University Press. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.

Ogechukwu Williams @ogewilliams.bsky.social · Jun 18

At the 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association (LSA) conference. Such a pleasure to share space with amazing panelists - Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, Stacey Vanderhurst, Elizabeth Olayiwola, Ngozika Obi-Ani - on Session 2 of the “Women in Academia“ panel organized by the LSA mentoring program for women.