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xi Acknowledgments Funding for this project was made possible through a grant from the Ford Foundation and a subvention grant from Dean George Langford of the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. I would also like to thank my colleagues in the Department of African American Studies, Sandra Lane in the Falk College of Human and Sport Dynamics, and Michael Spencer from the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. I am also grateful for the research assistance and amazing transcription from Ingrid Butler, PhD candidate in the Department of Geography. I’d also like to thank Kheli Willetts and Gina Cooke at the Community Folk Art Center for help in producing the community Photovoice exhibition and Jonnell Allen Robinson, the Syracuse Community Geographer who provided the maps for this project. My gratitude is also extended to the work and mission of the Syracuse Community Health Center and other community health centers who assist the underserved all across this nation. Of course this project would not be possible without the time, attention, and steadfast commitment from the women who participated in the project. I’d also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their input on earlier versions of the manuscript and the not-so-anonymous reviews by Sabrina Denham Rogers and Stephanie Hatch Richards. Kudos to the great staff at Syracuse University Press. And Brad, thanks for all you do! ...

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