CCC Celebrates Black History Month with Panel Discussion on Wellness

Black Wellness, Amplifying Multitudes & Flourishing in Community

Last year’s Black Excellence event at Clackamas Community College featured a panel discussion of “Truths and Transitions: Living His-Story, as Experienced by Black Men.”

The Clackamas Community College Office of Leadership, Education and Advocacy for Progress is hosting its third annual Black Excellence event Feb. 27, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  This event is free and open to the public. This year, the college will host a virtual panel discussion on "Black Wellness: Amplifying Multitudes and Flourishing in Community." This discussion will center on how Black leaders in the community think about and engage in the notion of "wellness." 

 "Our panelists will share their perspectives in an attempt to challenge monolithic assumptions of Black culture while highlighting that both a multitude of realities and similarities can exist. Please join us," Rashida Quinn, executive assistant to the president and board of education, and member of the Black Excellence event planning team, said.

 This year's panelists include:

• Erica Bailey, MS, RN, CNE -- Instructor, certified nurse educator, president of the Alliance of Black Nurse Association of Oregon

  
  

• Violet Larry, RN, BSN -- Nurse, vice president of the Alliance of Black Nurse Association of Oregon

  
  

• Dejuan Tanner -- Director of information technology services at Clackamas Community College

  
  

• Tosha Bock -- Policy and program lead analyst at Oregon Health Authority

  
  

• Ashi Dancler -- Dancer and artist

  
  

To attend, register at https://bit.ly/Black-Excellence. For more information about events at Clackamas Community College, visit www.clackamas.edu/events.