Did you know your oral health, stress levels, and heart health are all connected? 🫀🧠🦷
Join us for Heart & Mind — a powerful conversation exploring the hidden links between oral health, stress, and heart disease, featuring:
👨🏾⚕️ Dr. Ancy Verdier, DMD
🎤 Brandon Ransom
📅 Saturday, May 9, 2026
📍 Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
🔗 Register at
This is the kind of conversation Black men need and deserve. Come learn, connect, and invest in your health. 🙌🏾
#HeartAndMind #HeartHealth #OralHealth #MensHealth #StressAndHealth
Please join our friends over at @blackwomenshealthimperative_ for an extraordinary gathering of three MacArthur “Genius” Fellows!
Luminaries of Health Equity brings together @iambyllyeavery Byllye Avery, Dorothy Roberts, and Loretta Ross for a rare and transformative fireside chat on the past, present, and future of reproductive justice in the United States.
These trailblazers have spent their careers centering policy, power, and the lived experiences of Black women to drive meaningful change. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss.
📅 Saturday, May 9th, 1 PM
📍 Provincetown Inn, 1 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
🔗 Register at luminaries.bwhi.org
#ReproductiveJustice #BlackWomensHealth #HealthEquity #Trailblazers #LuminariesOfHealthEquity
Please join our friends over at @harvardmed Office of Community and Cultural Engagement for an incredible evening honoring a true pioneer!
The DSJ Series: Highlights of the Career of Augustus A. White III, PhD, MD celebrates a trailblazer — the first African-American medical student at Stanford, combat surgeon, Yale professor, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Harvard Medical School.
Join us for an inspiring evening of remarks from colleagues who witnessed Dr. White’s remarkable journey firsthand.
📅 Thursday, May 14, 2026
🕔 5:00 – 6:30 PM
📍 Countway Library’s Lahey Room (Countway 518), 10 Shattuck Street, Boston
Register required🔗
#HarvardMedicalSchool #DSJSeries #AugustusWhite #MedicalPioneers #DiversityInMedicine BlackExcellence MedicalEducation Trailblazer CommunityEngagement
Thank you @doc.iggy 🖤🖤🖤
The weight of being “the only one” is real and it’s time we talk about it. 🖤
Being a minority in medicine means your mistakes echo louder than your wins. It means walking into rooms where you have to prove yourself before you even open your mouth. It means carrying a weight that most of your colleagues will never see, never feel, and often never ask about.
And the hardest part? Nobody’s talking about it.
At NEMA, we believe that physician wellbeing and equity go hand in hand. We can’t build a healthier community without first protecting the people doing the healing, especially those who’ve had to fight twice as hard just to be in the room.
This is why we exist. This is why the conversation can’t stop here.
🔗 Learn more about our work:
💬 Drop a 🖤 if this resonated with you. Share this with a physician who needs to know they’re not alone.
#NEMA #BlackInMedicine #PhysicianWellness #HealthEquity #CommunityBeyondTheBesaide
You’re invited: Pickleball + networking night!
We’re bringing together great people for a night of fun, friendly competition, and real connections — and we’d love for you to join us!
🏓 Pickleball Networking Night
📅 May 23rd· 5p-7p
📍 Pickle Bos
No experience needed. We’ll have loaner paddles, beginner-friendly games, and plenty of time to meet new faces between rallies. Whether you’re a seasoned player or have never stepped on a court, you’ll fit right in.
The evening will include:
• Guided play for all skill levels
• Loaner paddles and equipment provided
• Dedicated time for networking and mingling
• Light refreshments & cash bar
Come for the pickleball. Stay for the people.
👉 Register required
Feel free to bring a friend!
See you on the court!
Introducing The NEMA Lunch Table, a regular gathering where members come together to eat, connect, and grow. No agenda, no pressure, just meaningful conversations with people who get it. Whether you’re looking to share ideas, find your next collaborator, or simply expand your circle, there’s always a seat for you.
This is your community. Pull up a chair.
👉Registration required
#BridgingConversations x
New England Medical Association present:
*YOUR FATHER’S STORY IS NOT YOUR FATE!* Getting Black men to subscribe to regular treatments. Debunking the fear of healthcare and learning to trust your body’s future.
I promise you, this won’t be one of those ‘talk at you’ conversations. We will be speaking in clear, felt expressions, real language, and messaging that actually feels lived‑in.
I want you to hear from men who spend their days improving the lives of others, men who wish they’d had more time with their fathers, and men determined to rewrite what ‘hereditary’ and ‘legacy’ are supposed to mean.
🗓️ - April 11, 2026 | 3:30p
📍 - @ulem105 - 88 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA
** Registration link in bio **
→ Super excited to be partnering @nemaorg and the Heart and Soul Initiative to host this session.
Panelists:
Leonard Jusme, LMHC | founder @rest_counseling
Ezzard Turner, @mrturner21
Brandon Random, | founder @techtrition
Fireside chat with interventional cardiologist Edwin Mandieka, MD, MBA
→ Special shot out to @drlucylomas and the NEMA board for working to center true sustainability for your members and men in our community.
💡Pedagogical strategist: @lamariaalebrand
🎨: @ebxstudios
🎥: @picasso.pr0ductions
Making decisions today with the courage to be proud of them 5 years from now! - 3E
#Men #FathersStory @bostonmedicalcenter@massgeneralbrigham@tuftsmedicalcenter@bethisraellaheyhealth@thedimockcenter@bostonglobe
#BridgingConversations x
New England Medical Association present:
*YOUR FATHER’S STORY IS NOT YOUR FATE!* Getting Black men to subscribe to regular treatments. Debunking the fear of healthcare and learning to trust your body’s future.
I promise you, this won’t be one of those ‘talk at you’ conversations. We will be speaking in clear, felt expressions, real language, and messaging that actually feels lived‑in.
I want you to hear from men who spend their days improving the lives of others, men who wish they’d had more time with their fathers, and men determined to rewrite what ‘hereditary’ and ‘legacy’ are supposed to mean.
🗓️ - April 11, 2026 | 3:30p
📍 - @ulem105 - 88 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA
** Registration link in bio **
→ Super excited to be partnering @nemaorg and the Heart and Soul Initiative to host this session.
Panelists:
Leonard Jusme, LMHC | founder @rest_counseling
Ezzard Turner, @mrturner21
Brandon Random, | founder @techtrition
Fireside chat with interventional cardiologist Edwin Mandieka, MD, MBA
→ Special shot out to @drlucylomas and the NEMA board for working to center true sustainability for your members and men in our community.
💡Pedagogical strategist: @lamariaalebrand
🎨: @ebxstudios
Making decisions today with the courage to be proud of them 5 years from now! - 3E
#Men #FathersStory @bostonmedicalcenter@massgeneralbrigham@tuftsmedicalcenter@bethisraellaheyhealth@thedimockcenter@bostonglobe
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Karen Abdool, MD, PhD, on receiving the prestigious Black Excellence Award from Representative Day!
It was truly an honor to witness Black Excellence on the Hill a powerful reminder of the brilliance, leadership, and impact Black physicians bring to medicine, policy, and our communities. Dr. Abdool’s unwavering commitment to justice in health care, advocacy, and uplifting Black physicians reflects the very mission and vision we stand on.
No one is more worthy of this recognition. Dr. Abdool embodies excellence, integrity, and service and we celebrate her leadership, her legacy, and her continued dedication to advancing equity in medicine.
Please check out all of her incredible work with NEMA, especially her leadership in our monthly White Coat Trauma & Racism Support Groups, where she helps create brave, healing spaces for Black physicians navigating the realities of structural racism in medicine. That work is transformative, necessary, and lifesaving.
#BlackExcellence #BlackPhysicians #HealthEquity #NEMA #JusticeInMedicine
You are invited to join us for the New England Medical Association for the Black Men’s Heart and Mind Program.
This event will take place here at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts 88 Warren Street, Boston, MA 02119 at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 21, and focuses on supporting the physical and mental health of Black men in our community. Please share with your membership.
REGISTER: /forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIQ7ay0gHNhvaEueVWU5Eg54aHd-Pu4oJBCqKkSRKmtaE7Mg/viewform
Strong doesn’t mean suffering in silence.
Heart & Mind creates safe, trusted spaces for Black men to focus on their mental wellness, heart health, and overall well-being—without judgment. 🖤Scan the QR code or click the link below to join or share with someone who needs support.
/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIQ7ay0gHNhvaEueVWU5Eg54aHd-Pu4oJBCqKkSRKmtaE7Mg/viewform
#WellnessForUs #BlackMenMatter #CommunityCare #MentalWellness
🩺Feeling Burned Out? You’re not alone.
Black physicians are carrying so much — burnout, microaggressions, self-doubt. It doesn’t have to be this way. White Coat Trauma & Racism is a healing space designed for you.
📆First Tuesday of each month
🕰️ 7:30 PM ET | 💻Zoom
👩🏾⚕️Facilitated by Dr. Karen Abdool
Let’s affirm, uplift, and stand in community together.
🔗Register via link in bio.
#WCTR #BlackDoctors #MentalHealthInMedicine #NEMA
