When and Where Do I Enter?: Black Women, Health, Equity, and Disability Studies

When and Where Do I Enter?: Black Women, Health, Equity, and Disability Studies with Dr. Phyllisa Deroze, Assistant Professor of English at Southern University A&M, is taking place on Thursday, April 22nd at 9:30 am! Register for the Webinar here.

More about Dr. Deroze: 

"Along with her experience teaching at two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and as a Fulbright Scholar and Professor at United Arab Emirates University, she is a global diabetes patient advocate, who has offered lectures, addresses, and support groups throughout the Middle Eastern and North African region, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the United States. She has published extensively on the intersectionality of health, black women, and literature. Dr. Deroze is also the founder and writer of DiagnosednotDefeated.com and Black Diabetic Info. Her talk will discuss health equity, chronic illness, and disability, particularly among Black women. She will also share a flash memoir about living with diabetes during COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests.

This event is hosted by the Women and Gender Studies Department. The event is free and open to the public."