Chancellor’s Diversity Committee

January 28, 2016

Doctor Explores Roots of Racism as UAMS Honors King

Yavonda Chase

Jan. 28, 2016 | “Are we born racist?” That was the tough question posed by Erick Messias, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., as UAMS employees and students gathered Jan. 24 to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality and to discuss where we stand in achieving his goal. Approximately 150 people attended an hourlong program celebrating…