WC4BL Actions

WC4BL Statement on Palestine Solidarity and Resisting Israeli Apartheid

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

In light of the recent escalation of Israel’s long history of violence towards Palestinians and the 73th anniversary of the Nakba, White Coats for Black Lives affirms its support of the Palestinian liberation movement, including the rights to life, self-determination, justice and return. We believe in the health and well-being of those most marginalized...

WC4BL Actions

Actions Speak Louder

June 19, 2020June 24, 2020

Many of our institutions have issued statements in the past several weeks publicly supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, while failing to take action to take concrete action. White Coats for Black Lives is taking this opportunity to revitalize our prior Actions Speak Louder campaign, which seeks to hold our medical schools and hospitals...

#ActionsSpeakLouder

December 7, 2015April 23, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2015 Contacts: White Coats for Black Lives National Working Group, national@whitecoats4blacklives.org, (215) 385-3975 MEDIA ADVISORY Medical students to hold national protests for racial justice. Students at medical schools nationwide to demand that their schools enroll Black, Latino, and Native American students and ensure access to healthcare for patients in their...

#MEDSTUDENTS4MIZZOU

November 22, 2015April 23, 2018

On Wednesday, November 18th, medical students across the nation donned their white coats and stood in solidarity with the students of color at Mizzou and Yale. Members of White Coats for Black Lives demonstrated support for undergraduate students currently protesting racism on their campuses by participating in teach-ins and sharing photos on social media....

Black Lives Matter Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

May 1, 2015April 23, 2018

Black Lives Matter Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons May 1st, 2015 (Photo by Tony Valenzuela) Our identities, backgrounds, and life experiences are different. Yet, today we gather together to say: “Baltimore, we see you. We see your pain and our hearts break with you. We hear your voices, and our minds reach...