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my natural tendency is to dissent to
my natural tendency is to dissent to rebel and not just to be a troublemaker
rebel and not just to be a troublemaker
rebel and not just to be a troublemaker but to resist the norm and advocating
but to resist the norm and advocating
but to resist the norm and advocating for justice to improve people’s lives
all my life that has been what I’ve done
all my life that has been what I’ve done you might say I was born into it and in
you might say I was born into it and in
you might say I was born into it and in fact I was I was born here this hospital
fact I was I was born here this hospital
fact I was I was born here this hospital a very special place for a City Hospital
a very special place for a City Hospital
a very special place for a City Hospital in Cleveland Ohio let me tell you a
in Cleveland Ohio let me tell you a
in Cleveland Ohio let me tell you a story in the 1950s and for many many
story in the 1950s and for many many
story in the 1950s and for many many years before black doctors in most
years before black doctors in most
years before black doctors in most cities were not allowed hospital
cities were not allowed hospital
cities were not allowed hospital privileges so there were plenty of black
privileges so there were plenty of black
privileges so there were plenty of black doctors practicing then but it was
doctors practicing then but it was
doctors practicing then but it was mostly on an outpatient basis so they
mostly on an outpatient basis so they
mostly on an outpatient basis so they made house calls and they saw patients
made house calls and they saw patients
made house calls and they saw patients in their offices but if they had a
in their offices but if they had a
in their offices but if they had a patient that was sick enough to require
patient that was sick enough to require
patient that was sick enough to require hospitalization they had to hand that
hospitalization they had to hand that
hospitalization they had to hand that patient over to a white physician who
patient over to a white physician who
patient over to a white physician who would did admit them to the dark
would did admit them to the dark
would did admit them to the dark unsanitary segregated wards of the white
unsanitary segregated wards of the white
unsanitary segregated wards of the white hospitals around the country lock times
hospitals around the country lock times
hospitals around the country lock times and they petitioned to see for charter
and they petitioned to see for charter
and they petitioned to see for charter raised their own fun and started their
raised their own fun and started their
raised their own fun and started their own Hospital and in Cleveland this was
own Hospital and in Cleveland this was
own Hospital and in Cleveland this was that not that Hospital over the doctors
that not that Hospital over the doctors
that not that Hospital over the doctors of all races and patients of all ages
of all races and patients of all ages
of all races and patients of all ages and Jenny where it’s one for
and Jenny where it’s one for
and Jenny where it’s one for sixty-five I’m proud to draw my first
sixty-five I’m proud to draw my first
sixty-five I’m proud to draw my first breath in this hospital that itself is
breath in this hospital that itself is
breath in this hospital that itself is born out of a spirit of defiance and
born out of a spirit of defiance and
born out of a spirit of defiance and then when I was very young my mercy
then when I was very young my mercy
then when I was very young my mercy introduced me to another form of
introduced me to another form of
introduced me to another form of resistance the race riot in 1966 the
resistance the race riot in 1966 the
resistance the race riot in 1966 the black community of Huff and Cleveland
black community of Huff and Cleveland
black community of Huff and Cleveland experienced the three-day race riot that
experienced the three-day race riot that
experienced the three-day race riot that was an expression of black rage from
was an expression of black rage from
was an expression of black rage from years of police brutality and
years of police brutality and
years of police brutality and indifference from City Hall when the
indifference from City Hall when the
indifference from City Hall when the riot broke out the police arrived and in
riot broke out the police arrived and in
riot broke out the police arrived and in order to instill order they shot out the
order to instill order they shot out the
order to instill order they shot out the streetlights to instill darkness to
streetlights to instill darkness to
streetlights to instill darkness to retaliate
retaliate
retaliate the protesters said buildings on fire
the protesters said buildings on fire
the protesters said buildings on fire and did millions of dollars of damage
and did millions of dollars of damage
and did millions of dollars of damage many people were injured hundreds and
many people were injured hundreds and
many people were injured hundreds and several deaths finally it took the Ohio
several deaths finally it took the Ohio
several deaths finally it took the Ohio National Guard being called out with
National Guard being called out with
National Guard being called out with their tanks and military weapons to
their tanks and military weapons to
their tanks and military weapons to squash this riot but in the middle of
squash this riot but in the middle of
squash this riot but in the middle of this riot in that violence a short walk
this riot in that violence a short walk
this riot in that violence a short walk from the center of the violence in an
from the center of the violence in an
from the center of the violence in an apartment was a young mother frightened
apartment was a young mother frightened
apartment was a young mother frightened the doors locked windows locked watching
the doors locked windows locked watching
the doors locked windows locked watching the action on TV with a one-year-old
the action on TV with a one-year-old
the action on TV with a one-year-old little boy watching with her hi mom
little boy watching with her hi mom
little boy watching with her hi mom so that little boy grew up to be a
so that little boy grew up to be a
so that little boy grew up to be a physician and really what else would I
physician and really what else would I
physician and really what else would I be because if it is the norm for people
be because if it is the norm for people
be because if it is the norm for people to get diseases and get sick and die
to get diseases and get sick and die
to get diseases and get sick and die then trying to cure diseases and
then trying to cure diseases and
then trying to cure diseases and prolonging life is itself a
prolonging life is itself a
prolonging life is itself a revolutionary act and I’ve tried to
revolutionary act and I’ve tried to
revolutionary act and I’ve tried to combine my passion for healing patients
combine my passion for healing patients
combine my passion for healing patients with a passion for healing Society and
with a passion for healing Society and
with a passion for healing Society and I’ve had some terrific role models serve
I’ve had some terrific role models serve
I’ve had some terrific role models serve as beacons of light here’s one
as beacons of light here’s one
as beacons of light here’s one dr. Lewis Tompkins right very special
dr. Lewis Tompkins right very special
dr. Lewis Tompkins right very special man one of the first African Americans
man one of the first African Americans
man one of the first African Americans to graduate from Harvard Medical
to graduate from Harvard Medical
to graduate from Harvard Medical who dr. right did his undergraduate
who dr. right did his undergraduate
who dr. right did his undergraduate school at Clark College a small black
school at Clark College a small black
school at Clark College a small black school in Atlanta and when the
school in Atlanta and when the
school in Atlanta and when the administrators at Harvard Medical School
administrators at Harvard Medical School
administrators at Harvard Medical School saw this impeccable record they
saw this impeccable record they
saw this impeccable record they mistakenly thought that it was from the
mistakenly thought that it was from the
mistakenly thought that it was from the all-white Clark College in Massachusetts
all-white Clark College in Massachusetts
all-white Clark College in Massachusetts so he was accepted right out of hand
so he was accepted right out of hand
so he was accepted right out of hand well when Lewis Thompkins write his
well when Lewis Thompkins write his
well when Lewis Thompkins write his black man from the South showed up
black man from the South showed up
black man from the South showed up having attended this small black school
having attended this small black school
having attended this small black school that they hadn’t heard of those Harvard
that they hadn’t heard of those Harvard
that they hadn’t heard of those Harvard professors had a problem on their hands
professors had a problem on their hands
professors had a problem on their hands so they decided they’d make him a deal
so they decided they’d make him a deal
so they decided they’d make him a deal if he could pass an impromptu oral
if he could pass an impromptu oral
if he could pass an impromptu oral chemistry exam they would let him take a
chemistry exam they would let him take a
chemistry exam they would let him take a seat in the class he passed it with
seat in the class he passed it with
seat in the class he passed it with flying colors and went on to be one of
flying colors and went on to be one of
flying colors and went on to be one of the top students in his class but they
the top students in his class but they
the top students in his class but they found out between admission and
found out between admission and
found out between admission and graduation that they had a rebel on
graduation that they had a rebel on
graduation that they had a rebel on their hands because he didn’t back down
their hands because he didn’t back down
their hands because he didn’t back down to anybody or anything when it was time
to anybody or anything when it was time
to anybody or anything when it was time for the students to learn obstetrics
for the students to learn obstetrics
for the students to learn obstetrics delivering babies the students were to
delivering babies the students were to
delivering babies the students were to call on women at the prestigious Harvard
call on women at the prestigious Harvard
call on women at the prestigious Harvard Women’s Hospital one day the professor
Women’s Hospital one day the professor
Women’s Hospital one day the professor called Lewis aside he said Lois great
called Lewis aside he said Lois great
called Lewis aside he said Lois great news we’ve made arrangements for you to
news we’ve made arrangements for you to
news we’ve made arrangements for you to learn obstetrics with a private black
learn obstetrics with a private black
learn obstetrics with a private black doctor in town who calls on black women
doctor in town who calls on black women
doctor in town who calls on black women but it’s going to be great you see the
but it’s going to be great you see the
but it’s going to be great you see the professor’s were concerned that the
professor’s were concerned that the
professor’s were concerned that the white women at Harvard’s women’s
white women at Harvard’s women’s
white women at Harvard’s women’s hospitals and their husbands would have
hospitals and their husbands would have
hospitals and their husbands would have a problem with the black men delivering
a problem with the black men delivering
a problem with the black men delivering their babies the professor was surprised
their babies the professor was surprised
their babies the professor was surprised at Lewis’s response which was when will
at Lewis’s response which was when will
at Lewis’s response which was when will I get my refund professor said well what
I get my refund professor said well what
I get my refund professor said well what are you talking about Lewis said I paid
are you talking about Lewis said I paid
are you talking about Lewis said I paid tuition like every student in this place
tuition like every student in this place
tuition like every student in this place and I’m going to have the same
and I’m going to have the same
and I’m going to have the same experience as everyone else and if not
experience as everyone else and if not
experience as everyone else and if not I’ll be expecting a full refund of my
I’ll be expecting a full refund of my
I’ll be expecting a full refund of my tuition well as classmates overheard
tuition well as classmates overheard
tuition well as classmates overheard what was quickly becoming an argument
what was quickly becoming an argument
what was quickly becoming an argument and they rushed there and they
and they rushed there and they
and they rushed there and they intervened on his behalf and he was
intervened on his behalf and he was
intervened on his behalf and he was allowed to do the rotation in another
allowed to do the rotation in another
allowed to do the rotation in another example that shows you the fire inside
example that shows you the fire inside
example that shows you the fire inside this man he once put down his books and
this man he once put down his books and
this man he once put down his books and skipped classes for a week to protest
skipped classes for a week to protest
skipped classes for a week to protest at the local n-double-a-cp outside of a
at the local n-double-a-cp outside of a
at the local n-double-a-cp outside of a movie theater in Boston because it was
movie theater in Boston because it was
movie theater in Boston because it was showing the very racist film Birth of a
showing the very racist film Birth of a
showing the very racist film Birth of a Nation so it missed a whole week of
Nation so it missed a whole week of
Nation so it missed a whole week of classes but still graduated at the top
classes but still graduated at the top
classes but still graduated at the top of this class went on to be an
of this class went on to be an
of this class went on to be an outstanding surgeon and researcher who
outstanding surgeon and researcher who
outstanding surgeon and researcher who never stopped combining his love for his
never stopped combining his love for his
never stopped combining his love for his profession with a passion for equality
profession with a passion for equality
profession with a passion for equality and justice for all at about the same
and justice for all at about the same
and justice for all at about the same time dr. Frantz Fanon another role model
time dr. Frantz Fanon another role model
time dr. Frantz Fanon another role model was practicing psychiatry and dr. Fannin
was practicing psychiatry and dr. Fannin
was practicing psychiatry and dr. Fannin went on to be one of the greatest
went on to be one of the greatest
went on to be one of the greatest theorists of the psychopathology of
theorists of the psychopathology of
theorists of the psychopathology of oppressed persons in the world
oppressed persons in the world
oppressed persons in the world he wrote about how the oppressed person
he wrote about how the oppressed person
he wrote about how the oppressed person really tries to become like the
really tries to become like the
really tries to become like the oppressor takes on their habits their
oppressor takes on their habits their
oppressor takes on their habits their culture their music their food their
culture their music their food their
culture their music their food their language even adopts to your pressors
language even adopts to your pressors
language even adopts to your pressors ideal of beauty and he wrote about how
ideal of beauty and he wrote about how
ideal of beauty and he wrote about how all of this is a form of self-hatred
all of this is a form of self-hatred
all of this is a form of self-hatred often seen in colonized persons phenom
often seen in colonized persons phenom
often seen in colonized persons phenom grew up in Martinique an island nation
grew up in Martinique an island nation
grew up in Martinique an island nation that at the time was colonized by France
that at the time was colonized by France
that at the time was colonized by France and populated by African slaves and
and populated by African slaves and
and populated by African slaves and their descendants he grew up witnessing
their descendants he grew up witnessing
their descendants he grew up witnessing brutal and often humiliating treatment
brutal and often humiliating treatment
brutal and often humiliating treatment of the black Martin Eakins at the hands
of the black Martin Eakins at the hands
of the black Martin Eakins at the hands of the French military he wrote about
of the French military he wrote about
of the French military he wrote about this and continued to study it went to
this and continued to study it went to
this and continued to study it went to France became a physician and a
France became a physician and a
France became a physician and a psychiatrist and treated many patients
psychiatrist and treated many patients
psychiatrist and treated many patients with mental illness brought on by the
with mental illness brought on by the
with mental illness brought on by the stress of being a colonized person he
stress of being a colonized person he
stress of being a colonized person he finally made his way to Algeria an
finally made his way to Algeria an
finally made his way to Algeria an African nation which at the time was
African nation which at the time was
African nation which at the time was also a French colony and continued to
also a French colony and continued to
also a French colony and continued to practice and work on his theories yes
practice and work on his theories yes
practice and work on his theories yes well when the Algerians decided to
well when the Algerians decided to
well when the Algerians decided to strike out for independence he actually
strike out for independence he actually
strike out for independence he actually fell in with the revolution
fell in with the revolution
fell in with the revolution Nerys what an ingrate can you believe
Nerys what an ingrate can you believe
Nerys what an ingrate can you believe that so he denounced his French
that so he denounced his French
that so he denounced his French citizenship and fell in with the rebels
citizenship and fell in with the rebels
citizenship and fell in with the rebels and the freedom fighters he wrote about
and the freedom fighters he wrote about
and the freedom fighters he wrote about this in the classic book the wretched of
this in the classic book the wretched of
this in the classic book the wretched of the earth which internationally is still
the earth which internationally is still
the earth which internationally is still considered a classic on the correct
considered a classic on the correct
considered a classic on the correct handling of a revolution dr. Fannin was
handling of a revolution dr. Fannin was
handling of a revolution dr. Fannin was brilliant and he used his practice and
brilliant and he used his practice and
brilliant and he used his practice and his pin to strike a blow for racial
his pin to strike a blow for racial
his pin to strike a blow for racial justice another role model dr. Tober
justice another role model dr. Tober
justice another role model dr. Tober small in California also combines his
small in California also combines his
small in California also combines his practice with a passion for justice he’d
practice with a passion for justice he’d
practice with a passion for justice he’d always been an activist even as a
always been an activist even as a
always been an activist even as a student and a medical student and when
student and a medical student and when
student and a medical student and when he drove out to California to start his
he drove out to California to start his
he drove out to California to start his medical residency
medical residency
medical residency he went to Oakland and drove right up to
he went to Oakland and drove right up to
he went to Oakland and drove right up to the Black Panther party’s national
the Black Panther party’s national
the Black Panther party’s national headquarters because he believed he
headquarters because he believed he
headquarters because he believed he believed like they did that it was time
believed like they did that it was time
believed like they did that it was time to put an end to police brutality and he
to put an end to police brutality and he
to put an end to police brutality and he believed in the right of the black
believed in the right of the black
believed in the right of the black community to determine its own destiny
community to determine its own destiny
community to determine its own destiny in his long association with this group
in his long association with this group
in his long association with this group he founded their free clinics their free
he founded their free clinics their free
he founded their free clinics their free ambulance service their free pharmacy
ambulance service their free pharmacy
ambulance service their free pharmacy and started their sickle cell anemia
and started their sickle cell anemia
and started their sickle cell anemia screening programs he is a physician
screening programs he is a physician
screening programs he is a physician slash activist of the highest order and
slash activist of the highest order and
slash activist of the highest order and never stopped combining those two like
never stopped combining those two like
never stopped combining those two like my role models I try to combine my
my role models I try to combine my
my role models I try to combine my compassion for patients with my concern
compassion for patients with my concern
compassion for patients with my concern and drive to cure some of society’s ills
and drive to cure some of society’s ills
and drive to cure some of society’s ills in my work every day to do this I go
in my work every day to do this I go
in my work every day to do this I go against the norm resist the norm when
against the norm resist the norm when
against the norm resist the norm when the norm is that often women and
the norm is that often women and
the norm is that often women and minorities are delivered an inferior
minorities are delivered an inferior
minorities are delivered an inferior quality of care I disagree
quality of care I disagree
quality of care I disagree so I deliver the highest quality of care
so I deliver the highest quality of care
so I deliver the highest quality of care to all my patients and I teach my
to all my patients and I teach my
to all my patients and I teach my students and trainees to do the same
students and trainees to do the same
students and trainees to do the same when the norm is that today’s medical
when the norm is that today’s medical
when the norm is that today’s medical schools enrolled classes that don’t come
schools enrolled classes that don’t come
schools enrolled classes that don’t come close to reflecting the rich diversity
close to reflecting the rich diversity
close to reflecting the rich diversity in this nation and justify it by saying
in this nation and justify it by saying
in this nation and justify it by saying they can’t find qualified minority
they can’t find qualified minority
they can’t find qualified minority candidates especially black men I
candidates especially black men I
candidates especially black men I disagree and with a very talented team
disagree and with a very talented team
disagree and with a very talented team of leaders we’ve made this one of the
of leaders we’ve made this one of the
of leaders we’ve made this one of the most diverse medical schools in the
most diverse medical schools in the
most diverse medical schools in the nation
we nurture these students all of them
we nurture these students all of them black white asian Hispanic men women and
black white asian Hispanic men women and
black white asian Hispanic men women and know that we are producing physicians
know that we are producing physicians
know that we are producing physicians and physician slash activists that will
and physician slash activists that will
and physician slash activists that will strike out for justice as they are
strike out for justice as they are
strike out for justice as they are treating their patients you know this
treating their patients you know this
treating their patients you know this notion this tendency to to combine the
notion this tendency to to combine the
notion this tendency to to combine the passion for your profession with a
passion for your profession with a
passion for your profession with a passion for justice is alive and well
passion for justice is alive and well
passion for justice is alive and well right here at this the Ohio State
right here at this the Ohio State
right here at this the Ohio State University take a look at these students
University take a look at these students
University take a look at these students gathering together to put on a
gathering together to put on a
gathering together to put on a demonstration protesting the shooting of
demonstration protesting the shooting of
demonstration protesting the shooting of unarmed black men by police officers the
unarmed black men by police officers the
unarmed black men by police officers the most beautiful thing about this picture
most beautiful thing about this picture
most beautiful thing about this picture to me is that while this is a
to me is that while this is a
to me is that while this is a demonstration for the very lives of
demonstration for the very lives of
demonstration for the very lives of black men who do you see white men white
black men who do you see white men white
black men who do you see white men white women Asian and Hispanic men and women
women Asian and Hispanic men and women
women Asian and Hispanic men and women black women student leaders from our
black women student leaders from our
black women student leaders from our student LGBT group medical students
student LGBT group medical students
student LGBT group medical students nursing students pharmacy students all
nursing students pharmacy students all
nursing students pharmacy students all working together for the common good our
working together for the common good our
working together for the common good our students our students / activists and
students our students / activists and
students our students / activists and ladies and gentlemen we need for you to
ladies and gentlemen we need for you to
ladies and gentlemen we need for you to do the same doesn’t matter what your
do the same doesn’t matter what your
do the same doesn’t matter what your major it doesn’t matter if you’re black
major it doesn’t matter if you’re black
major it doesn’t matter if you’re black or white man or woman your sexual
or white man or woman your sexual
or white man or woman your sexual orientation if you’re an English major
orientation if you’re an English major
orientation if you’re an English major be an English major slash activist if
be an English major slash activist if
be an English major slash activist if you’re a neuroscience major be a
you’re a neuroscience major be a
you’re a neuroscience major be a neuroscience major slash activist if
neuroscience major slash activist if
neuroscience major slash activist if you’re a plumber be a plumber slash
you’re a plumber be a plumber slash
you’re a plumber be a plumber slash activist you’re an artist be an artist
activist you’re an artist be an artist
activist you’re an artist be an artist slash activist now is the time for you
slash activist now is the time for you
slash activist now is the time for you to be who you are I can’t help it
to be who you are I can’t help it
to be who you are I can’t help it remember I was born into it but you know
remember I was born into it but you know
remember I was born into it but you know what so are you because wherever you
what so are you because wherever you
what so are you because wherever you were born and whenever you were born I
were born and whenever you were born I
were born and whenever you were born I guarantee you at that time there was
guarantee you at that time there was
guarantee you at that time there was some injustice being done and it is
some injustice being done and it is
some injustice being done and it is natural
natural
natural for you to want to be treated fairly and
for you to want to be treated fairly and
for you to want to be treated fairly and it is just as natural for you to want to
it is just as natural for you to want to
it is just as natural for you to want to see others treated fairly so if you’re
see others treated fairly so if you’re
see others treated fairly so if you’re not using your talent your intellect and
not using your talent your intellect and
not using your talent your intellect and your passion for your vocation to strike
your passion for your vocation to strike
your passion for your vocation to strike out against injustice and stand up for
out against injustice and stand up for
out against injustice and stand up for what’s fair and what’s right then you’re
what’s fair and what’s right then you’re
what’s fair and what’s right then you’re going against your natural selves ladies
going against your natural selves ladies
going against your natural selves ladies and gentlemen in this world right now
and gentlemen in this world right now
and gentlemen in this world right now especially right now we need for you to
especially right now we need for you to
especially right now we need for you to be who you are and whatever your major
be who you are and whatever your major
be who you are and whatever your major or vocation be that thing slash activist
please thank
please thank [Applause]
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