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Art, Medicine and Advocacy Intersect for Physician-Cartoonist Who Shares Her Perspective in VCU Black History Month Address
February 08, 2024
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:

By Amelia Heymann

It's a cliche, Shirlene Obuobi admits, but the Ghanaian-American physician - and self-taught cartoonist - is driven by the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.

"Cliches are cliches for a reason," she said. "Images themselves come jam-packed with emotional content."

Obuobi, M.D., visited Virginia Co . . .

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