ππΎππΎππΎ Posted @withregram β’ @femalequotient Meet Dasia Taylor, the inventor of a medical suture that uses beet juice to indicate when surgical wounds have become infected β and she did it before she even graduated from high school.
Taylorβs innovation was inspired by research that showed that Black people are disproportionately affected by post-surgical complications, including infections, in which the signs of those infections are often missed as they donβt appear as easily on darker skin tones. Taylor is seeking patents for her sutures and hopes they will offer a simple, inexpensive solution for low- and middle-income countries where common, treatable infections are often deadly.
Two years on, Taylor, 19, is in college as well as the founder and CEO of VariegateHealth, an inclusion-focused medical device company. She also serves as the face of the brand and hosts workshops to help inspire students to take an interest in science β and is contracting her workshops to be available directly in school classrooms.
βIβm not your average science kid. Historically, Iβm not supposed to accomplish any of this. There are a ton of kids out there that, historically, are not supposed to achieve what Iβve achieved,β says Taylor. βFor me to tell them, βHey, I did this, this, this, and this, and now Iβm here.β They see that as, βOh, you did that? I can do that.β
TODAY is Election Day in the US. If you live in a state with early voting and you can manage it today, VOTE!
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The devil wants you in your feelings because it's impossible to be in your feelings and walk in your purpose at the same time.
Being in your feelings drains you, throws you off your game, puts you in a state of lack and panic. Recognize it and decide to rise above it.
Justice Department Secures $8M from Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation to Address Redlining in Black Communities in Birmingham, Alabama
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Personally the lack of accountability is because of the lack of oversight. Voting is the minimum. After that we have to show up and make sure our employees are doing their job