Published July 16, 2020
The “Why Racial Equity and Anti-Racism?” forum held on July 14 drew a large audience of online viewers and included deep, insightful discussion. Sponsored by the UB Community Health Equity Research Institute and Buffalo Center for Health Equity, the event featured speaker Davarian L. Baldwin, PhD, leading scholar and social theorist of urban America. Watch the forum in its entirety here.
Shared UB resources referenced during the two-hour forum include a joint statement from the Community Health Equity Research Institute and Buffalo Health Equity Center joint statement and a response from the UB School of Social Work.
Readings mentioned during the forum include:
Also referenced was the website healthypeople.gov and a Spectrum News story from June 9, 2020, “Coalition Gives 13 Recommendations for Police Reforms to Buffalo Mayor.”
Ellen Goldbaum
Senior Medical Editor
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