Recent Articles
Posted By: Kelsa Bartley
Thu Jul 2nd, 2020
We are hurting, frustrated, and our emotions are raw.
The cumulative toll of microaggressions, institutional racism, police brutality, and state-sanctioned violence coupled with the emotional labor of navigating a predominantly white profession is exhausting.
Posted By: Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP
Thu Jul 2nd, 2020
The Medical Library Association (MLA) expresses deep sorrow, compassion, anger, and words of hope in response to the death of George Floyd and many other victims of police brutality. We share the horror and outrage being expressed throughout our nation.
Posted By: JJ Pionke
Thu Jun 4th, 2020
The Accessibility and Disability Caucus of MLA condemns the racist and violent actions of police in the murder of so many Black and Brown bodies, including Black and Brown disabled bodies. We stand in solidarity with the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus.
Posted By: Kendra Godwin
Thu Jun 4th, 2020
The members of the Cancer Librarians Caucus of MLA stand in solidarity with the African American Medical Librarian Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus and our African American, Black, and Afro-Latinx colleagues. We support the Black Lives Matter movement in the collective fight for freedom, liberty, and justice
Posted By: Fred Willie Zametkin LaPolla
Thu Jun 4th, 2020
I wanted to reach out as an individual in support of librarians of color in this group and in solidarity with protesters against systems of white supremacy and oppression. That said, words and statements are not enough.
