Date/Time
Friday
3 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Doors open at 9:00 am)
Location
UC Davis International Center
Event Type
Symposium
Join us for an all-day symposium celebrating Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble—physician, historian, and activist—and her groundbreaking book, Making a Place for Ourselves: The Black Hospital Movement, 1920-1945. Organized by Antoine S. Johnson, Ph.D. (he/him/his), Assistant Professor, African American & African Studies, UC Davis, this event brings together scholars, medical professionals, and community leaders to explore the history and ongoing impact of race and racism in American medicine.
The symposium features three roundtable discussions. The first will focus on diseases and include Samuel K. Roberts, Wangui Muigai, Ijeoma Kola, and Rick Mizelle. The second roundtable will examine medical institutions and providers, featuring Ayah Nuriddin, Ezelle Sanford III, Matthew Edwards, and Nic John Ramos. The final discussion will explore community health, with Vanessa Grubbs, Jameta Barlow, Troy Williams from the Sacramento Urban League, and Bernadette Lim from the Freedom Community Clinic.
Celebrate Dr. Gamble's lasting contributions to the history of Black hospitals, public health, and the fight for the health equity. RSVP here.
