African-American Employee BRG
Our Vision
- To embrace a diverse culture of care, trust, integrity, and inclusion for African Americans.
Our Mission
- To support UT Southwestern’s mission by creating a positive and inclusive environment facilitating personal growth, institutional advancement, health and wellness.
Our Leadership
Valla Wilson
Executive Sponsor
AAE-BRG
Gabrielle Hawthorne
Chair
AAE-BRG
LaTonya Rosales
Co-Chair
AAE-BRG
Our Committee Leads
Events
Mia Murphy
Virginia Valentin
Communications & Marketing
Billy Stevenson III
Cheryl White
Keshon Henderson
Professional Development
Joshua Franklin
Iran Smith
“Justice is the state that exists when there is equity, balance, and harmony in relationships and in society. Injustice is the state that exists when unjust people do violence to peace and shalom and create inequity, imbalance, and dissonance.”
Featured AAE-BRG News
Black History Month speaker urges audience to transform the world through the 'power of one'
In celebration of Black History Month, UT Southwestern hosts an annual campus event where national leaders in the areas of medicine, government, or higher education are invited to campus to share knowledge and celebrate the achievements by African Americans and other diverse populations in U.S. history.
UTSW honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Dayna Bowen Matthew stood before a packed campus audience and challenged every person attending to reduce health care disparities. On a screen behind her were maps of Dallas that vividly showed how these differences still exist – even more than a half-century after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Dr. Matthew, keynote speaker for UT Southwestern’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, emphasized how justice in medicine starts with the individuals in the room, as well as with UT Southwestern as an institution.
Faculty who founded DFW Association of Black Psychologists connect with community to advance mental health
Assistant Professors of Psychiatry Drs. Olufunke Awosogba, Jennifer Mayfield, Mona Robbins, and Michael Selders co-founded and lead a local organization that seeks to advance awareness of mental health concerns that affect the black community, with a focus on education, service, training, academic advancement, mentorship, and peer networking. The organization also provides a collective space where black psychologists can share personal and professional experiences.
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