To Make the Wounded Whole

265 Aragon Avenue,Coral Gables FL 33134

07 February, 2022

Description

Book Presentation and Conversation with Dr. Dan Royles Join the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and Books & Books for a conversation with Dr. Dan Royles about his recent book To Make the Wounded Whole. This compelling work offers the first history of African American AIDS activism in all its depth and breadth. It introduces a diverse constellation of activists who pursued a wide array of grassroots approaches to slow the epidemic’s spread and address its impacts. Through interlinked stories from Philadelphia and Atlanta to South Africa and back again, this book documents the diverse, creative, and global work of African American activists in the decades-long battle against HIV/AIDS. Dr. Royles will be joined by Dr. Requel Lopes of the World AIDS Museum. Guest Speakers Dr. Dan Royles, Assistant Professor, FIU Department of History Dr. Requel Lopes, Executive Director, World AIDS Museum and Educational Center Co-sponsors Books & Books World AIDS Museum African and African Diaspora Studies Dorothea Green Lecture Series The event is free and open to the public