Black History Month: African-American Health Pioneers

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  • Paying Homage
  • President Barack Obama (1961-present)
  • Ben Carson (1951-present)
  • Jocelyn Elders (1933-present)
  • Otis Boykin (1920-1982)
  • Charles Drew (1904-1950)
  • Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926)
  • William Augustus Hinton (1883-1959)
  • Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-1983)
  • Daniel Hale Williams (1858-1931)

President Barack Obama (1961-present)

While President Obama made history for becoming the first Black president of the United States, he also made history with the passing of the Affordable Care Act. This legislation will make it possible for more than 30 million Americans to have health insurance.  

 

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