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Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights

Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights

36th Anniversary: 1986 - 2021

The 36th Annual Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights

Unnatural Causes:

Health Equity is a Civil Right

Wednesday, November 10, 2021Fellowship: 5 p.m.Program: 5:30 p.m.

LBJ Auditorium

LBJ Library and Museum

2313 Red River St, Austin, TX 78712

Live Stream Recording

Also archived at https://video.ibm.com/channel/utaustin.

Closed-captioned Live Stream

Also archived at https://video.ibm.com/channel/utaustin-cc.

Program

UT Student Dance Group Front N' Center

The program will highlight a dance performance by the UT dance troupe, Front ‘N Center.

Headshots of Keynote Conversation speakers

This year, the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights focuses on health inequities within the community. Dr. Ryan Sutton will host a conversation with local officials Stephanie Hayden-Howard and Dr. Desmar Walkes. Topics will address issues of access, representation, and trust.

Student Legacy Award Winners: Anthony Collier and Dionicia Berrones

Student Legacy Award Winners: Black Graduate Student Association

In addition to this compelling discussion, we will congratulate our student award honorees, Anthony Collier, Dionicia Berrones and the Black Graduate Student Association, recipients of the Heman Sweatt Student Legacy Award.

Videos

Here are the three community member stories and the spoken-word piece that will be shown as part of the program.

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