As our nation marks a full 400 hundred years of inequality since 1619 when the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, University of Pittsburgh faculty, students, and community members were invited to hear nationally prominent scholars and activists in a one-day symposium examining this American legacy. Hosted by Pitt Public Health’s Center for Health Equity, Jamil Bey, Arthur R. James, and Akinyele Umoja spoke about how the racial and social oppression forced upon enslaved Africans and their descendants has translated into the racial inequities seen today. We learned not only about context, ramifications, causes, and outcomes, but also about the remedies, successful interventions, and steps necessary for achieving equity.
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10/09/2019