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LaShyra "Lash" Nolen

LaShyra “Lash” Nolen is an activist, writer and the first Black woman to serve as Harvard Medical School's class president.
Voices

It's Time to Stop Making Whiteness the Norm in Medicine

“White supremacy continues to have a stronghold on medicine.”
Health

Centuries of Medical Racism Have Made Black People Hesitant About the COVID Vaccine

But that doesn't mean we should miss our shot.
History

Being a ‘First’ Is My Great Honor. But It’s Not Enough.

“What’s the point of being the first if you end up being the last?”