Following is a blog by Rafael E. Pérez-Figueroa, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society in the College of Public Health, and Kathryn M. Cardarelli, associate professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and senior assistant provost for faculty affairs and professional development at the University of Kentucky.
Racism has long defined health and well-being in our state and the country. Currently, the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and law enforcement violence has exacerbated a complex ecosystem framing health inequities nationally. By March 2020, following the killing of Breonna Taylor, issues of structural racism and health inequities were at the forefront of our public consciousness. In response to the local and national reckoning associated with Taylor’s and others’ deaths, we organized a yearlong program of events at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health with the goal of promoting an anti-racist environme
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This editorial is Part Three of a four-part series in honor of Black History Month where the editorial board discusses ways in which Georgetown must atone for its history of racism and change the culture of the university when it comes to race. For more, see Part One and Part Two.
As an editorial board this month, we have been advocating for Georgetown to transform its approach to race. We have called for monuments to slavery to be torn down and for the university to commit serious resources to educating its students in the university’s history of racism, the country’s history of racism, and the abounding achievements of people of color in the face of such hatred.
President Capilouto discussed UK’s efforts on vaccination and diversity, equity and inclusion with the Board of Trustees Friday, Feb. 19. Here are his remarks:
We have talked often in this space about the twin pandemics our country confronts. One infects our lungs and bodies. Another one can afflict hearts and minds.
We must play a role now in asking and answering a critical question posed by both:
How do we bring the prospect of hope and healing, reckoning and reconciliation, to these historic challenges?
The University of Kentucky – your university, the Commonwealth’s university – has long been a source of hope. But we all know that hope alone is not a strategy or a plan.
Conversations about race part of Black History Month celebration at Spring Arbor University
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
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SPRING ARBOR, MI Spring Arbor University invites the community to virtually watch a film on conversation about race in America as part of its Black History Month events.
The film, “American Neighbor: A Courageous Conversation about Race in America,” is available to watch from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. Hosted by Simon Greer and Kevin Brown, Spring Arbor University’s chief diversity officer, the event is sponsored by the university’s Office for Institutional Diversity and Office of Intercultural Relations.
The film captures the journey of a group that travels down the Mississippi River, stopping in nine cities for conversations about race in America.