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A selected offering of articles, features, podcasts, and videos by and about Dr. Blackstock, Health Justice’s Founder and Executive Director.

Infectious Diseases Society of America, Science Speaks Blog, Health Equity Series, “Planting seeds in uncertain times: Holding the line on health equity in HIV”

By Oni J. Blackstock, MD, MHS, July 15, 2025

Devex, “Opinion: Chaos vs. cooperation – reimagining global health amid US WHO exit”

By Hassanatu Blake & Oni Blackstock, February 4, 2025

PLOS Global Public Health, “Health care is the new battlefront for anti-DEI attacks”

By Oni J. Blackstock, Jessica E. Isom, and Rupi K. Legha, April 24, 2024

STAT News, “The newest tool to prevent STIs is not available to everyone: A call for participatory and inclusive research”

By Oni Blackstock and Whitney Irie, July 22, 2024

Trinity College, “Trinity’s Women’s Herstory Month Keynote Honors Women’s Leadership and Empowerment”

By Abby Fortuin ’27, March 26, 2025

McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, “Event recap: Planting Seeds for a Just Future with Dr. Oni Blackstock”

By Ana Ibarra & Megan Lacy, March 5, 2025

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Alumni News & Profiles, “Alumni Profile: Oni Blackstock, A.B. ’99, MD ’05, Improving healthcare equity in New York”

By Matt Goisman, December 11, 2024

McGill, Health e-News, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, “In conversation with Oni Blackstock: Paving the way for health equity”

By Claire Gapare, November 7, 2024

Meet Oni Blackstock

By Canvas Rebel, June 25, 2024

The Root 100: 2023’s Most Influential African Americans

Washington Post, “Now’s not the time to dispense with COVID-19 Precautions.”

By Oni Blackstock, Alexandra Skinner and Lucky Tran
April 20, 2022

Washington Post, “Racial disparities may be emerging in breakthrough infections. We must track them better.”

By Oni Blackstock, Alexandra Skinner and Julia Raifman, October 18, 2021

Washington Post, “We’re not calling out Nicki Minaj. We’re calling her in.”

By Oni Blackstock & Uché Blackstock, September 17, 2021

Washington Post “Black Americans should face lower age cutoffs to qualify for vaccine”

By Oni Blackstock & Uché Blackstock, February 19, 2021

Washington Post, “White Americans are being vaccinated at higher rates than Black Americans. Such inequity cannot stand.”

By Uché Blackstock and Oni Blackstock, February 1, 2021

“Serving the People Body and Soul”—Centering Black Communities to Achieve Health Justice

By Uché A. Blackstock, MD, and Oni J. Blackstock, MD, January 8, 2021

Zero Hour, Episode 10: “Systems of Care”

September 25, 2023

Blackdoctor.org, NMA Spotlight: Dr. Oni Blackstock

Spectrum News NY1, “Twin sisters, both doctors, take on health care inequality”

By Debora Fougere and Jennifer Cabana, February 28, 2023

Out Magazine “Farren Fucci and Dr. Oni Blackstock Recreate Out’s First Cover”

By Mikelle Street, June 29, 2022

Marie Claire “Changemakers 2021: Working Toward Wellness”

By Raquel Willis, October 15, 2021

“Black Doctors Bravely Battle COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation”

By Natasha Alford, Sep 17, 2021

Spectrum News NY1, “Twin sisters, both doctors, take on health care inequality”

By Debora Fougere and Jennifer Cabana, February 28, 2023

“Democracy Now!, Black People Face Higher COVID Infections & Deaths. Should They Have Lower Age Cutoffs for Vaccines?”

Democracy Now!, March 2, 2021

Colorlines, Dr. Oni Blackstock Shares Why COVID-19 Is Killing Black and Latinx Folks in New York City”

T. Onyenacho, May 29, 2020

CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Q&A on HIV PrEP: Episode 2 on Cisgender Women
September 27, 2023

The Clinical Problem Solvers Presents Anti-Racism in Medicine

Episode 10: “Counterspaces in Medicine: Creating Safe Spaces and Redefining Value”
July 14, 2021

In Fact with Chelsea Clinton

“HIV/AIDS and Stigma (with Peter Staley, Jonathan Van Ness & Dr. Oni Blackstock)”
April 13, 2021

British Medical Journal – Medical Humanities

“Where Race, Disparity, and Pandemic Collide: COVID-19 USA”
February 24, 2021

Vital Discussions with Derek Wolfe

“The Remarkable Career of Dr. Oni Blackstock”
February 20, 2021

Spotlight Trust Presents In Trust

“Medical Mistrust: From Past to Present – Shawn Demmons, Dr. Oni Blackstock, and Dr. Cynthis Gomez”
January 12, 2021

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