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As the country confronts the systemic racism that pervades our society, nursing is called on to examine racism in its own history and in the profession and practice today. What role has racism played in nursing? What is the impact of systemic racism on nursing today? And most importantly, where do we go from here? What can we do, each of us individually and all of us as a profession, to achieve a just and equitable society?
Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Nursing
Host
Maureen "Shawn" Kennedy, MA, RN, FAAN is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Nursing. As Editor-in-Chief, she’s led award-winning projects and series that have increased nurses’ awareness of important professional and social justice issues, enhanced curriculum, and provided evidence for policy change. Her work in advancing standards for nursing publications was recognized in 2016 by the International Academy of Nursing Editors with the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership and in 2017, she was awarded The Nightingale Initiative for Global Health Advocacy in Action Award for excellence in promoting nursing scholarship. Author of several book chapters and numerous articles in AJN and other journals, she’s an “author-in-residence” for Nurse Author and Editor, an online journal. Her editorials in AJN have received six Clarion awards from the Association of Women in Communications.
Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nassau Community College
Moderator
Kenya V. Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is the Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences at Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York system. As a 2012 Macy Faculty Scholar, she founded the Center for Multicultural Education and Health Disparities and propagated research and best practices to advance the needle on diversity, inclusion, and health equity. In her former role as Senior Fellow at the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University School of Nursing, she wrote blogs and co-produced health care disparity segments for the Center’s radio program, HealthCetera, on WBAI-FM for an audience of over 400,000 diverse listeners. Dr. Beard is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the New York Academy of Medicine and the Academy of Nursing Education. She is Chair of the American Academy of Nursing’s Diversity and Inclusivity Committee. Her work has earned her numerous awards and honors.
Co-chair, Diversity & Inclusivity Committee, American Academy of Nursing
Vice Chair, New Hanover County Health and Human Services Board
Virginia W. Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Co-chair, Diversity & Inclusivity Committee, American Academy of Nursing, and Vice Chair, New Hanover County Health and Human Services Board. Currently a Nurse Education Program Consultant, she was Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, UNC Wilmington, among other academic posts. She was the inaugural chair of the Core Steering Group of the International Council of Nurses Education Network (ICNEN). She also served as the first director of the inaugural National League for Nursing Center for Diversity and Global Initiatives, which developed a toolkit to increase diversity in nursing education programs. Her work as an educator and community health advocate has been recognized from local organizations to international associations.
First Vice President, National Black Nurses Association, Inc
Sheldon D. Fields PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AACRN, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN is founder and CEO of “The S.D.F Group, LLC”, which is a health innovation consultant company (www.thesdfgrp.com). He has 29 years of experience in the health sector as an educator, researcher, clinician, administrator, consultant, health policy specialist, and entrepreneur. Dr. Fields is a well-known and respected HIV/AIDS prevention research scientist with a focus on young men of color. He is a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association, Inc (NBNA), currently serves on the board of directors, and chairs its Health Policy and Research committees. He is the founding president of the Greater New York City Chapter of NBNA. He is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the National Academies of Practice, and the American Academy of Nursing. He is an Advanced AIDS Certified Registered Nurse and a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
Professor, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
Living Legend American Academy of Nursing