Black History Month: Friday, February 5, 2021

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News and Spotlights

In honor of Black History Month, each Friday in February, the Community Climate and Care Committee at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing will present Black History News and Spotlights. Please join us in reading, interacting, reflecting and learning about the important contributions of Black women and men at UT Austin School of Nursing and across America.


DID YOU KNOW?

The first African American man to receive a PhD in nursing is a UT Austin School of Nursing alumnus, Randolph Rasch.

Read more about Randolph Rasch


FEBRUARY ANTI-RACISM BOOK DISCUSSION:

Racial justice: Participatory discussion of articles focusing on the importance of Black History Month.

Register for the event on Feb 16th


WHO IS PAULI MURRAY?

Pauli Murray and Black Trans Rights, Shine at Sundance Film Festival.

Find out more about Pauli Murray


AFRICAN AMERICANS, SLAVERY AND NURSING IN THE U.S. SOUTH

It was enslaved women who supplied the bulk of the daily nursing work on plantations.

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BLACK WOMEN IN THE SOUTH ARE ALWAYS LEADING

Since the earliest days in the history of the United States and up through the present, Black women have been at the forefront of shaping and reshaping our nation into a more equitable, more just, and more inclusive democracy. 

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