Blog Posts Tagged With: MLK day

Reflections on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Eve Higginbotham, SM, MD, ML

As we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King today, we find ourselves immersed in a world that is filled with conflict and hatred.  This context drives us to seek solace in the words of Dr. King, who shines as a bright beacon of hope and inspiration.  In the face of the increase in hate speech that plagues our society, particularly in the last several weeks, his teachings become even more poignant.  His words and actions offer a powerful antidote to venomous language that divides and dehumanizes. Dr. King exemplified the courage to break the chains of silence and confront the injustices that plagued society, leading us towards a path of redemption and progress.  Three quotes, highlighted as italicized…

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Martin Luther King Jr. Health Equity Symposium 2019 Recap

By Dominique Alexis

This year we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 90th birthday and on January 23, 2019, marked the fifth anniversary of the Office of Inclusion and Diversity's Martin Luther King Jr. Health Equity Symposium. This year's keynote speaker Jonathan Woodson, MD, who leads Boston University's University-wide Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy gave a compelling talk entitled "My Soul Looks Back; Lest we Forget (What the Evolution of MLK Teaches about Solving America's Problem's Today)." The symposium opened with remarks by Dr. PJ Brennan, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), who reminded us just how much work remains to be done and the initiatives Penn Medicine…

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