Celebrating Black History Month
, by CRCHD Staff
In recognition of Black History Month, we at the NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities are pleased to share with you the following selection of resources, events, and publications. Please check back in on this post throughout the month, as new resources will be added over time.
For information about Black History Month efforts at HHS and NIH, visit the HHS Office of Minority Health and NIH Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Dr. Sanya A. Springfield Director, NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
As Black History Month gets underway, we at the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities recognize and honor the countless and invaluable contributions made by Black cancer researchers throughout history, including Dr. Jane Cooke Wright. In 1967, Dr. Wright become the highest-ranked Black woman at a nationally recognized medical institution. Dr. Wright and Black researchers throughout history paved the way for those of us working in cancer research today, as well as the next generation of diverse cancer researchers we at the Center work every day to support.
CRCHD Black History Month Video Campaign
Throughout this month, CRCHD will be spotlighting grantee and staff stories and perspectives on their careers, challenges, and why it’s important to diversify cancer training, the cancer research workforce, and cancer disparities research initiatives. Find these videos:
HHS and NIH Resources
- Black History Month
HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH), February 2023
- Black History Month 2023: Black Resistance - Equality Through Justice
NIH Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), February 2023
- Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons
National Library of Medicine, February 2023
AACR Resources
- Cancer Health Equity and The AACR
AACR, February 2023
Events
- The Psychological Impact of Code-Switching
NIH EDI, February 8, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern- At the time of the event, join here.
- At the time of the event, join here.
- The Black Resistance, Achieving Equality Through Justice Wednesday
NIH EDI, February 15, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern- At the time of the event, join here.
- At the time of the event, join here.
- What’s on the Horizon: Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Future of Cancer Care
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Center of Excellence, February 16, 2023
Publications
- Heritage and Health Discrepancies: Can a gene mutation be driving severe COVID-19 symptoms and triple negative breast cancer in people of West African descent?
Cornell Research and Innovation
- The quagmire of race, genetic ancestry, and health disparities
The Journey of Clinical Investigation, June 1, 2021
- Race and Biology
BioScience, February 2021