/ Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller, commander of the 502d Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, briefs a cohort of group commanders in March 2021.
After the Capitol insurrection brought the issue of domestic extremism in the military to light, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed all units to pause and reexamine their commitments to the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. The last of those gatherings took place Tuesday for active service members.
In the two decades he spent in the Air Force, Maurice Geeter said he never saw radical displays of extremism.
“The most I ve seen, and this was we re talking back in the late 90s you may be in the dorms or the barracks and someone might have a Confederate flag hanging up.”
The University of Georgia Student Government Association passed a resolution on Jan. 26 to request the university fully accept its official definition of antisemitism in order to warrant protection for Jewish students against harassment and discrimination.
SGA, with help from Students Supporting Israel and Hillels of Georgia, unanimously passed the decision to accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. The IHRA defines antisemitism as âa certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred towards Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed towards Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.â
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Women’s History Month event: Stella Safo on women leading health equity advocacy
UMass Medical School Communications February 24, 2021
UMass Medical School will observe Women’s History Month with a virtual event featuring physician and health equity advocate Stella A. Safo, MD, MPH. Dr. Safo, will present “Let Women Lead: Using Civic Engagement and Advocacy to Address Health Inequities” via a Zoom on Tuesday, March 2, from noon to 1 p.m.
Stella A. Safo, MD, MPH
Safo, assistant clinical professor of medicine, infectious diseases and medical education at Mount Sinai Health System, is a primary care physician focused on treating patients with HIV. She brings extensive experience in clinical transformation and health care redesign to her advocacy for health equity. A native of Ghana, she co-founded VoteHealth 2020 to increase voter registration and turnout among health care providers, patients, peers and communities.
âMind Bogglingâ and âDeadly.â This Is the Trump V.A.âs Racist Legacy.
âIt needs to be cleaned up right away,â one employee said. Will Denis McDonough, Bidenâs pick for V.A. secretary, help repair whatâs broken?
By Jasper Craven
Feb. 1, 2021
Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough.Credit.Pool photo by Sarah Silbiger
In May 2014, when retired U.S. Army Medical Service Corps Officer Nuwanna Franklin moved on from the Department of Defense to an administrative position at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Dublin, Ga., she envisioned a few years of rewarding work, and then retirement.
In her new role, Ms. Franklin received formal V.A. plaudits, thank-you notes from patients and other signs of gratitude from employees she advocated for as part of her role in the union. Yet she says the workplace was plagued by a pernicious and oppressive culture of prejudice â an environment in which she felt âyou canât speak up