Dr. Daniel Hale, the first person to successfully perform open heart surgery, and a Black man.

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1. mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 27-Feb-2023 10:37:35 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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   This is the "default white" background framing in which people try (unsuccessfully) to share Black accomplishments in science, technology, and society.

   For me to say that my dad is a heart transplant surgeon, feels like a magical Black accomplishment. But the first successful open heart surgery was done by a Black doctor. And the first c-sections where mothers consistently survived were done by Black doctors.

   I reject the entire premise of some Black folk being medical geniuses, as surprising.