<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are thrilled to share that the latest issue of <i>Rhetoric
of Health and Medicine</i> journal is now available!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This special issue, “In Living Color: Amplifying Racial
Justice Work in RHM,” was compiled by guest co-editors, Drs. Veronica Joyner,
Kimberly C. Harper, and Maria Novotny. In the introduction, the authors contend
that “scholarship for racial justice in the pursuit of health equity must
support amplification of marginalized perspectives, actions that reflect an
acceptance of diverse perspectives, and accountability for those actions.” </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In issue 6.2, you will find:</p>
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</span></span>"'Dismantle or Step Aside': The Road to HIV
Racial Justice Now! and The Push for Racial Liberation in the Domestic HIV
Movement," a research article by Deion S. Hawkins, Andrew Spieldenner,
Venita Ray, Olivia G. Ford, and Marvell L. Terry, II</p>
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</span></span>"Infertile Exclusions: Countering
Race-Based Hyperfertility Narratives Online," a research article by Laura
McCann</p>
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</span></span>"'Redefining Our Own Center': An Interview
with Stevie Merino," a dialogue by Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz and Shui-yin
Sharon Yam</p>
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</span></span>"Pain, No Gain?: A Narrative Analysis
Exploring the Accounts of Older African American Patients and Their Discussion
of Pain Management Related to Chronic Illness," a persuasion brief by Carly
Braxton, K.M. Begian-Lewis, Richard Marback, and Heather Fritz</p>
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</span></span>and "Remember to P.A.C.K. for Racially
Inclusive Content Strategy: An Infographic and Call to Action” by Sara Doan and
Cristy Kennedy</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The full issue can be found here: <a href="https://journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/issue/view/356" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/issue/view/356</a>.
A conversation about this issue’s goals and more can be found in a recent
interview with the editors here: <a href="http://medicalrhetoric.com/interview-with-the-co-editors-of-special-issue-6-2/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://medicalrhetoric.com/interview-with-the-co-editors-of-special-issue-6-2/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks to everyone who contributed to this important issue!
Please share widely!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">All the best,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Brittany</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Brittany Smart</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">, M.A., she/her</span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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