Memory Wars: Massey Dialogues is back this fall!
Massey Dialogues returns this fall for conversations centered around the themes of "Memory Wars," a six-part podcast series created by Virginia journalists that explores how cultures deal with difficult histories podcast, which is also VCU's 2024-2025 Common Book. These discussions — scheduled for Aug. 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 9 and Nov. 13 — are designed to foster open dialogue about social identity, reconciling past wrongs and improving the present. Each session will feature a guest speaker from the History and Health: Racial Equity program to contextualize the discussion within VCU and MCV's history. Participants who attend all four sessions or complete related online modules can earn a digital History and Health: Racial Equity badge.
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Also, SAVE the DATE for the 2024 annual History and Health Symposium, "Improving Health Outcomes: Health Disparities and Black Birthing People." This event will be held on Wednesday, October 2 from 12pm - 4:30pm at the Library of Virginia. Learn more and register HERE.