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Apr
29
Thursday

Colors Of COVID Town Hall

COLORS OF COVID ETHICAL ENGAGEMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN COVID CLINICAL RESEARCH Biomedical researchers, clinical research organizations, people infected and impacted by the pandemic, along with Black barbers and stylists, will come together in a virtual event April 29 at 6 p.m. to provide...

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The Changing Hearts and minds About Institutional Racism (CHAIR) project is extending the reach and scalability of trusted Black barbers/stylists using human-centered design and innovative technology to catalyze community-driven collective action promoting health and racial equity.

Executive Summary 

CHAIR will build trust, foster anti-racism, and reduce inequities by mobilizing Black barbers and stylists who are credible, trusted community influencers to collaborate with community leaders (e.g., health care, education, business, criminal justice and public health)

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MIAEH Statement of Solidarity

The faculty, staff, and students of the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH) are present in solidarity with people of color around the world as we witness the culmination of centuries of injustice and discrimination. We have seen the disproportionate impacts on persons of color from the recent novel coronavirus pandemic. We have also witnessed the injustices and horrific racial violence against historically disadvantaged and minority communities.

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A Message from Professor Sandra C. Quinn, Chair, After the Killing of George Floyd

For months,  I have struggled with the daily news of pain and suffering.  Now, we’ve lost more than 100,000 from COVID-19, and millions have lost their jobs.  Yet today, I am writing with an even heavier heart.  Over the past week, we have witnessed the pain and anger stimulated by our centuries old and unresolved struggle against racism and its devastating impact on African Americans.  We saw it raise its ugly head in the latest killing of George Floyd, along with the deaths of so many others in the weeks and years before.  We see and hear the fear of every Bl

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Statement of Solidarity from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

We, the faculty of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, stand in solidarity with Black students, faculty, and staff to end long-standing racial injustice and stop the dehumanization of Black people. We insist that Black lives matter. We condemn the ongoing racism and violence against Black people and communities, and stand by our students and colleagues who are grieving and angry right now in response to the brutal killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, McKinsley Lincoln, Nina Pop, and so many others.

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