Whittier Street Health Center to Hold Annual Meeting and Black History Month Celebration
February 02 2023 - 7:16PM
Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with
a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides
high-quality and accessible health care and social services that
achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being
of a diverse patient population, will conduct its annual meeting in
conjunction with a Black History Month celebration on Thursday,
Feb. 9, at 12 p.m. at its 1290 Tremont Street, Roxbury address.
Imari Paris Jeffries, the executive director of Embrace Boston
(www.embraceboston.org), with a mission "to dismantle structural
racism through our work at the intersection of arts, culture, and
research and policy," will serve as the keynote speaker. Embrace
Boston recently unveiled a 22-foot tall bronze sculpture on Boston
Common inspired by a photograph of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
hugging Coretta Scott King after learning he had won the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1964. The sculpture depicts just the couple's arms
and hands and is intended to serve as a symbol of Boston,
representing love, belonging, and hope.
Paris Jeffries was named executive director of Embrace Boston in
June of 2020, bringing a wealth of experience from the nonprofit
management, community activism, education reform, and social
justice sectors to the role. He has served in executive roles at
Parenting Journey, Jumpstart, Boston Rising, and Friends of The
Children, and sits as a Trustee of the UMass System, as well as on
the boards of USES and Providers Council. He also served on former
Governor Baker's Black Advisory Commission.
"We look forward to welcoming Imari Paris Jeffries and
discovering more about the remarkable work Embrace Boston conducts
to realize its vision of an inclusive and equitable Boston where
all belong and prosper," said Whittier Street Health Center's
President and CEO Frederica M. Williams, who will share the State
of the Health Center address during the annual meeting portion of
the event.
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by
African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in
U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially
designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other
countries around the world, including Canada and the United
Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.
About Whittier Street Health Center
Whittier Street Health Center is an independently licensed
community healthcare center with a mission of providing
high-quality, reliable and accessible primary healthcare for
diverse populations while promoting wellness and eliminating health
and social disparities. Whittier Street Health Center is a champion
of equitable access to high-quality, patient-focused care, social
justice and economic equity. For more information, please
visit www.wshc.org as well as Facebook
(www.facebook.com/WhittierStreetHealthCenter), Twitter
(@Whittier_Boston), or LinkedIn
(https://www.linkedin.com/company/whittier-street-health-center),
or call 617-989-3221.
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Paris Jeffries, keynote speaker at Whittier Street Health Center
Annual Meeting
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