Black Lives Matter: One year later and archive
The Anti-Racism Coalition, or ARC, is a staff group at the School of Medicine that joined together after the murder of George Floyd. We were angry, sad, and
The Anti-Racism Coalition, or ARC, is a staff group at the School of Medicine that joined together after the murder of George Floyd. We were angry, sad, and
Stanford University has its own rich history of Black activism and community, from the first Black student to graduate from Stanford in 1895, Ernest Houston
Today we recognize Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD, who has been and continues to be a leading voice for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Stanford Medicine and beyond. Born in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. White’s life
“The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth [of] July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn,” said Frederick Douglass to a gathering of white abolitionists in New York
In observation of Father’s Day on June 20, we celebrate fatherhood in its power to defy stereotypes and persevere against false narratives and deceptive data regarding Black fatherhood.
Juneteenth commemorates the date of June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to enforce the emancipation of enslaved people in the state by executive decree.
This month we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month. Although Pride events occur year-round across the world, this timing honors the 1969 Stonewall uprising in Manhattan, a pivotal moment
While gaslighting is a commonly referenced manipulation strategy of emotional abuse, it does not take into account race. Recently, J. Luke Wood, PhD, and Frank Harris III, EdD, both of San Diego State University, coined the term “racelighting”
The history of housing for Black people has been inequitable due to redlining, a racist housing policy. Redlining is a
May 25 will be the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a policeman on duty in Minneapolis. Nationwide and across the globe, protests awakened us to the legacy of systemic racism
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Racial bias and cultural incompetence are leading causes of misdiagnosed mental health symptoms among Black people, according to the American Psychiatric Association.
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated racism in our health system where Black maternal health disparities continue unabated. April 21, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Amber Rose Isaac, a 26-year old Black graduate student
For nearly a century, racial discrimination in agriculture, exclusion from federal relief programs, and laws that preyed upon the economically disadvantaged have slashed the number of Black farmers in
Against the backdrop of the trial of George Floyd’s killer that concluded with a conviction this week, we say the names of other young black men and women who were victims of police brutality: 20-year-old Daunte Wright, 13-year-old Adam Toledo,
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement
Nearly 154 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the United States. This progress in immunization is threatened by recent increases in COVID-19 cases, emerging variant strains, and
Grace Lee Boggs, daughter of Chinese immigrants, was an activist involved in the Black power movement in Detroit with her husband and Black autoworker, James Boggs. According to NPR.org, together, they transformed the city of Detroit
Ayodele Thomas, PhD, is the associate dean overseeing doctoral and master’s student academic affairs, wellness, admissions, and diversity at the School of Medicine. A Kentucky native, she comes from a
Joycelyn Elders, MD, is a physician and public health official who served as U.S. surgeon general from 1993-94, and was the first African American and the second woman to serve in this position. During
Ida B. Wells was a journalist and civil rights pioneer whose ability to see and speak the truth of racial oppression during Reconstruction planted seeds for the modern civil rights movements.
Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Bomfree, was a preacher, abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and author, and was enslaved until she escaped to freedom in1827. As part of her
Amanda Gorman was the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017 and read “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, which went
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, MD, was the first Black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. She earned her degree from the New England Female Medical College in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1864. While hostility toward Black physicians
As we recognize Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 15, take a moment to reflect on the significance of the 44th president and the first Black president of the United States. Beyond politics, President Obama’s personal story is both unique
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If you have received a vaccination for polio, HPV, mumps or measles, then Henrietta Lacks is a Black woman to thank. In 1951, Henrietta received treatment for a tumor on her uterus from physicians at Johns Hopkins University. A sample of her cancer cells
January marks National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. According to the U.S. Department of State, it is estimated that over 24 million people worldwide, including in the
Born and raised in Oakland, California, and sworn in this week, Kamala Harris is the first African-American and South Asian-American woman Vice President of the United States. Her path to this
On April 14, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech at Stanford about racism and civil rights in American society. He touched on many of the issues that resonate today: racism, poverty and
Stanford University is home to The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. The institute maintains and supports the King papers and resources and has created a
In the coming weeks, many families around the country will recognize Kwanzaa, an annual celebration of African American culture, held from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Professor Maulana Karenga, PhD, created Kwanzaa
65 years ago, on Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated public bus to a white passenger. She was arrested and a 381-day boycott of the
The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, an organization founded and run by Black transgender folks, seeks to improve the Black transgender experience through health, housing, and
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare racial disparities in health. In “Reproducing Racism,” the journalists at Reveal explore how this legacy of racism in health care affects maternal health in the
Originally coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, JD, a Black professor at Columbia Law School, in 1989, the term intersectionality has come into prominence in recent years and is often
This season of the AAMC Beyond the White Coat podcast focuses on taking a look at the long-standing systemic and institutional racism that Black Americans have faced when engaging
In The Great Fire, a special project in Vanity Fair, journalists and editors tell the stories of Black artists and writers. The series features artwork, videos, and more. In one
The three words Black Lives Matter have become ubiquitous not only on social media and in protests on the streets, but also in mainstream media news, political arenas, and beyond. In A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement by Alicia Garza,
In a blog post on systems centered language, Meag-gan O’Reilly, PhD, a psychologist with Stanford’s Counseling and Psychological Services, reflects on her experiences
The 2020 LGBTQ+ Forum took place on Wednesday with the theme intersectionality (coined by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, JD, a professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School). In honor of
A small percentage of women of color hold chair positions in academic medical centers; few are Black women. This year, Namandjé Bumpus, PhD, was the first Black woman to chair a department at Johns
The journal Academic Medicine has developed resources for medical schools and teaching hospitals, their faculty and trainees, and the public to help dismantle racism. A collection of previously
At a Stanford Biosciences event in August, Terrance Mayes, EdD, associate dean for equity and strategic initiatives and executive director of the Stanford
Last month marked the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted some women the right to vote. The recently released book,
This Labor Day weekend, we invite you to reflect on the larger meaning of four centuries of Black labor and working-class history. The book, Workers on Arrival:
Labor Day was founded in 1894. Earlier that year, the Pullman Strike became a national issue. Pullman porters were primarily Black men who served white
In a recent article on racism, social risk factors and COVID-19, Leonard Egede, MD, and Rebekah Walker, PhD, from the Medical College of
As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is worth noting that Black people have more than 1.5 times the odds of
Listen to trailblazing advocates in this external broadcast produced by the Crip Camp Impact Campaign called Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience,
Last week, U.S. Congressman John Lewis died at age 80. An acclaimed civil rights activist, he was chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from
The Anti-Racism Coalition, or ARC, is a new staff group based at the School of Medicine. ARC plans to share content each week that contributes to a deeper