{"id":67079,"date":"2020-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/01\/30\/unmc-to-host-black-history-month-events-2\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T17:23:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T22:23:05","slug":"unmc-to-host-black-history-month-events-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/01\/30\/unmc-to-host-black-history-month-events-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC to host Black History Month events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>February marks Black History Month, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center has a number of events planned to celebrate and educate others about African-American culture.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nKicking off UNMC&#39;s Black History Month observance is its signature event, Gospel Fest. Through music, poetry, and dance, Gospel Fest features a lineup of local celebrity, gospel and spoken-word artists. Gospel Fest will take place on Feb. 4 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the west atrium of the Durham Outpatient Center at UNMC.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis year&#39;s program will feature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nelson Mandela Elementary Meerkats;<\/li>\n<li>With Love Felicia;<\/li>\n<li>Recording artist Eric Jordan; and<\/li>\n<li>Local celebrity and former reporter Dara Hogan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Feb. 13, Dominique Morgan, an Omaha native and the national director of Black and Pink, the largest prison abolitionist organization in the United States, will be on campus to present his talk on &quot;The Impact of Health Professionals in a Community in Crisis.&quot;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nMorgan is the recipient of the &quot;Young, Black and Influential&quot; Award for Advocacy, Omaha Chamber Young Professionals ChangeMaker Award, and the NAACP Freedom Fighter Award.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nMorgan&rsquo;s presentation will be held from noon-1 p.m. in the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education at UNMC. This event is sponsored by the UNMC Department of Human Resources, UNMC College of Medicine, UNMC College of Nursing, GRADS (Graduates &amp; Professionals Representing Achievement Diversity and Service) and the Nebraska Medicine Department of Human Resources.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn Feb. 20, Anthony Johnson Jr., a graduate student in the UNMC College of Public Health, will facilitate a panel presentation on the intersection of environmental justice, racial equity and the health of underserved populations. The presentation is from noon-1 p.m. in the Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health at UNMC.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nJoining Johnson on the panel will be Earl Redrick, field office director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Naudia McCracken, acting lead program supervisor, Douglas County Health Department; and Jessica Ehule, senior public health project coordinator at CityMatCH.&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>We are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nebraskamed.com\/\">Nebraska Medicine<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/\">UNMC<\/a>. 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