And from what I know about Dr. Danielson … he seems to kind of embody that tradition of what Odessa Brown was back in the day. What does it say? Dixon says the Central District had the secondhighest infant mortality rate in the state of Washington at the time, so the Black Panther Party built a well-baby clinic to help prevent miscarriages and infant deaths. In fact, the very first doctor that helped us organize our clinic, Dr.
And John was a unique individual. He used to follow behind the large anti-war demonstrators, 30, to 40, young people marching down the I-5 corridor. And he would be at the tail-end with a patchwork group of medical students who would patch up demonstrators who had been billy clubbed or injured along the route.
And we met John and went to his home and told him what we wanted to do — establish this well-baby clinic. And he had us pull up to the back door of the University of Washington Hospital. When we rung the doorbell, he opened the door and there he was standing with all of the medical equipment that we needed for our clinic. And he staffed the clinic with third and fourth year Black medical students. In , the FBI named the Black Panther Party the number one threat to the internal security of the United States, so the Seattle branch was prepared for an attack at any moment.
And they walked back and checked in at the clinic desk. The women reported at that time in their life they felt more safe in the Panther office than they felt anywhere else in their lives, or out in the community. High Priority Alert. Close alert. Informational Alert. Home Contact Us. Services Dental Services Our Dental Clinic offers oral health exams, prevention and treatment for children ages 12 months to 15 years.
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None of the parties disclosed the settlement terms or amounts paid to resolve those cases when asked for them this week. In the current lawsuit, which is set for trial in May, 10 of the 12 plaintiffs so far have provided statements swearing they told clinic employees about ongoing abuse at their foster homes. The Seattle Times typically does not identify victims of sex crimes unless they want their names to be used. Despite her disclosures, L.
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