Black Lives Matter: Claiming a Space for Evidence-Based Outrage in Obstetrics and Gynecology
While the phrase “Black Lives Matter” began inauspiciously—a hashtag on Twitter following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin—it has been widely embraced by those describing the larger context of persistent inequities for Black Americans. The phrase is provocative by design, and its use conveys both urgency and frustration with the status quo.
Authors
- Kacey Eichelberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-3929)
- Matthew L. Zerden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6757-1065)
- Kemi M. Doll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-2962)
- G. Ekpo
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- UNC Libraries
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17615/hw8j-7226
- Primary Topic
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00