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Speaker: Angie Caton, MSN, RN, OCN, CHPN, Assistant Nurse Manager, Oncology Services, Northeast Georgia Health System
Angie will share insights from the Voices of Black Women Project, an initiative highlighting the lived experiences of Black women and the impact of cancer on their lives.
Speaker: Don P. Jason III, MLIS, MS, Health Informationist / Associate Senior Librarian, Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, University of Cincinnati
Don will reflect on his recent trip to Ghana, sharing perspectives on health, culture, and the global role of libraries.
Speaker: PJ Grier, Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, Inc.
In this webinar, PJ Grier, explores how Black joy serves as a powerful source of healing, resistance, and growth. Drawing from the Black Joy & Resilience Project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, it centers community-led archiving and cultural repatriation to highlight joy expressed through play, relationships, and achievement in the face of adversity.