U.S. Surgeon General on Twitter: "Today I met #BHM trailblazer Edna Swift –the FIRST black graduate of @agnesscott #Classof1971! As a young black man I know there are many times youll be the 1st or the only in many spaces. It is impt to leverage those opportunities & help open doors for others just like Edna has.… https://t.co/07ep4CbVgj"

U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams. (Note: Tweets prior to 9/12/17 were from previous Surgeons General.)

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Today I met #BHM trailblazer Edna Swift –the FIRST black graduate of @agnesscott #Classof1971! As a young black man I know there are many times youll be the 1st or the only in many spaces. It is impt to leverage those opportunities & help open doors for others just like Edna has.pic.twitter.com/bPDEJgNLXd

1:29 PM - 19 Feb 2019

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1. Brave Enough MD‏ @RUBraveEnough 19 Feb 2019
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  Thank you for leading & being an example for other men and women of color to follow. Medicine needs you!
  
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1. Hold Your Head Up ‏ @HYHUTriangle 23 Feb 2019
  Replying to @Surgeon_General @RUBraveEnough @agnesscott
  
  Thanks for sharing!#BlackHistoryMonth
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1. lee h. alderman‏ @reversechapter 19 Feb 2019
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  Your attack against pain sufferers - elderly arthritis, injured veterans, disabled, CRPS, sickle cell, and many others - repeats the mistakes made by slavers. You average individuals. You call for overreach by collective authority. We have pain relief for an elite. Despicable.
  
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