Shedding light on the long shadow of the Tuskegee syphilis study: Advancing Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccinations in Communities of Color

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Special Guest

Michael Osterholm
Dr. Osterholm is an epidemiologist, regents professor, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. On November 9, 2020, he was named a member of President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Host

Stephen Thomas
Professor, Health Policy and Management and Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity UMD School of Public Health

Co-Host

Gloria Aparicio-Blackwell
Director, UMD Office of Community Engagement

Moderator

Omar Neal
Host, You Got the Power Radio TShow and Former Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama

Panelists

• Gregory Branch, MD Director Baltimore County Department of Health
• Mike Brown, Vice President, HAIR Barbershop Health Campaign
• Rev. Dr. Hari P. Close, II, President, National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association
• Katrina Randolph, Certified Community Health Worker and VP, HAIR Barbershop Health Campaign
• Leonard Richardson, MD, internist and flight surgeon
• Leslie Sherrod, Social Worker, Owner at Strength for the Journey
• Freddie Spry, President, Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR) Barbershop Health Campaign
• Sandra Quinn, Professor and Chair, Dept. Family Science, Senior Associate Dir. Maryland Center for Health Equity