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DR. GAIL C. CHRISTOPHER REFLECTS ON FIVE DECADES OF ADVOCACY FOR BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AT BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
April 20, 2026Dr. Gail C. Christopher, a renowned advocate for health equity and racial healing, recently delivered a powerful keynote address at the 9th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference, hosted by the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive...
BLACK HISTORY AT THE HEART OF AMERICA’S STORY By Gail C. Christopher
February 16, 2026On the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month, Dr. Gail C. Christopher Calls for a Deeper Look at Our Common Humanity WASHINGTON, DC - In a thought-provoking new article for the Washington Monthly, Dr. Gail C. Christopher, Executive Director of...
DR. GAIL C. CHRISTOPHER SAYS A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS ARE CALLING FOR UNITY, DIGNITY, AND DEMOCRACY
December 17, 2025Her New Washington Monthly Article Outlines America’s True Heartbeat WASHINGTON, DC - Dr. Gail C. Christopher’s thought-provoking article, America’s...
Annual Heart of America Survey Portrays a Nation Seeking Unity
July 17, 2025Dr. Gail C. Christopher, executive director of The National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE), writes for Washington Monthly that NCHE’s 3rd Annual Heart of America Survey provides a unique and robust counter-narrative to the prevailing...
STATEMENT BY DR. GAIL C. CHRISTOPHER, NCHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: AMERICA 5 YEARS AFTER GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER
June 4, 2025Five years ago, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis, George Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck. Floyd was face down on the concrete, insisting he...
It’s Time to Ditch Toxic Social Media Platforms
February 4, 2025By Chauncey DeVega, Salon "we must practice disciplines that calm our nervous system" "Just as marketers of beverages, tobacco and alcohol used emotional images and slogans to addict consumers to their products, today the social media world...
Hope is at the heart of “healthy mourning”
January 29, 2025By Chauncey DeVega, Salon "I am reminded that the journey for justice is a long and hard-fought one, but I believe that victory will be ours." In her latest Salon interview, Dr. Christopher offers profound insights on navigating grief in times...
Healing Racism’s Harms in Nursing
January 23, 2025Dr. Gail Christopher and collogues discuss the challenges and opportunities for creating a culture of equity within nursing. (Learn...
2025 National Day of Racial Healing Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher
January 21, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2025 Contact: Michael K. Frisby mike@Frisbyassociates.com/202-625-4328 STATEMENT BY DR. GAIL C. CHRISTOPHER, NCHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON THE NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING President Jimmy Carter Epitomized...
Our Country and Democracy Demand Open Hearts and Minds
January 3, 2025"The election left some Americans elated, others bereft, and all of us divided. It’s time for collective healing and self-care." By Gail C. Christopher, Washington Monthly (Read...