PinnedLinda Burke MDLet Your Kids See You LaughI am not ashamed to say that I am a former ABW (Angry Black Woman) in recovery. What removed my shame was watching the movie Harriet Tubman…·2 min read·Sep 28, 2021--1--1
Linda Burke MDBlack Women Can Be MeanI have been a Black woman for over six decades, so yes, I have the receipts to say this: Black women can be mean, and I don’t say this with…2 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Linda Burke MDWhat Can We Learn From the Death of Krystal Anderson?We have lost another mother. A Black mother.1 min read·Mar 31, 2024----
Linda Burke MDThe Power of DisruptionI am the child of a Civil Rights Leader who had me on a picket line when I was six years old, boycotting the lack of “Negro” workers at the…2 min read·Jan 31, 2024----
Linda Burke MDThe SmileIt was the pockmarks and well-healed track marks that first caught my attention as she began ringing up my items at the cash register. I…·2 min read·Dec 8, 2023----
Linda Burke MD4:44, APlaybook for Black Mothers Raising Black SonsAlthough our paths will probably never cross; Sean Carter (JayZ) and I grew up in the Marcy Projects during different decades. I lived…·3 min read·Oct 30, 2023----
Linda Burke MDBlack ExcellenceFor ob-gyn physicians to maintain their board certification status, they have to take an annual exam called Maintenance of Certification or…·2 min read·Oct 29, 2023----
Linda Burke MDHave We Lost Our Profession?“The baby was delivered via C. Section, without his head that was delivered from the vagina.” Wait a minute. What did he just say? That was…2 min read·Aug 13, 2023----
Linda Burke MDThe Death of Tori Bowie, Pregnancy and Social Determinants of HealthLet me put it right out there. I am the daughter of a schizophrenic, so I am well-versed in discussing mental health issues.3 min read·Jun 16, 2023----