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The Spoken Word of Black Women East of the River: Increasing Cancer Survival Rates and Economic Success

The human-centered approach was developed with the pursuit of racial equity at the core. Participants are honored for their knowledge and experience and are paid for their time.

The initial stages of the SDI process include level-setting, with restorative opportunities for participants to share experiences with racism, validating and affirming the importance of their central role in generating solutions. Language has long been used to maintain systems of oppression and cycles of violence. To fully dismantle power structures, language must be used intentionally as a force for truth and transformation. Throughout the SDI process, and throughout this report, language is used deliberately to honor Black humanity and speak truth to power.