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Dr. Uché Blackstock; author of "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine"
Tue, Jan 21
|Medgar Evers college
Join Cafe con Libros in partnership with The Center for Black Literature as we celebrate the paperback launch of "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine."
Time & Location
Jan 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Medgar Evers college, 1638 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
About the Event
This event is in collaboration with the Center for Black Literature (@Center4BlackLit)
About the Book: Legacy is a journey through the critical intersection of racism and healthcare. At once a searing indictment of our health-care system, a generational family memoir, and a call to action, Legacy is Dr. Blackstock’s odyssey from child to medical student to practicing physician—to finally seizing her own power as a health equity advocate against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Dr. Uché Blackstock is a physician and thought leader on bias and racism in healthcare. She appears on air regularly as an MSNBC medical contributor and is the founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, as well as a former associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the former faculty director for recruitment, retention, and inclusion in the Office of Diversity Affairs at NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Blackstock received both her…
Tickets
Community Offering
$0.00Sold OutGeneral Admission
$5.00GA for CUNY students
Students will be asked to show their student ID upon attendance.
$0.00GA + Signed Copy
This ticket includes a signed paperback copy of "Legacy"
$23.00Signed Copy Only
This ticket does not include admission to the event. This is for a signed copy of "Legacy" + shipping. The book will ship after the event.
$23.00
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