The Black Angels: A Nurse's Story
Friday, September 13, 2019
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sponsor(s): School of Nursing (SON)
Documentary Screening followed by discussion with cast.
The Black Angels were African American nurses who risked their lives to care for patients with tuberculosis, when there was no cure, and white nurses refused. The untold story is hailed out of Staten Island, New York, at Seaview Hospital.
This documentary series focuses on the contributions of these nurses to science, medicine and their heroic lives.
Type: BUSINESS, MULTICULTURAL/IDENTITY, ETHICS, UNITED STATES FOCUS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/SOCIAL ACTION, DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, MOVIE/FILM, HEALTH/WELLNESS, and PANEL/SEMINAR/COLLOQUIUM
Contact: Office of Diversity and Inclusion
