Take the opportunity to participate in the Durham Youth Equity Summit! JHS student leaders (Grady DuPree-Isaac, Elizabeth Feiler, and Sophie Wilcox) serve on the Youth Advisory Council hosting the Summit. 💙❤️#supportfellowFalcons #WeAreDPS #optimizeopportunities

So grateful to work with another #catracha for our #comunidad and build a #tapestryofcommunity. Thanks Alexandra Valladares for@your hard work and service. #Honduras #wearedps Durham Public Schools DPS Latinx #HispanicHeritageMonth Latinx Leadership Alliance Latin-19 North Carolina

Durham nonprofit brings tranquility to Spanish-speaking community during #COVID19 abc11.com/health/durham-… via ABC11 EyewitnessNews

I loved the meeting. Me encantó la reunión. The laughter, las risas, the shared emotions, las emociones compartidas, the company, la compañía.

Today, BOOST Director Doug Coleman emphasized that though we've made gains in diversity at the undergrad level, there is still much work to do to fulfill Dr. Brenda Armstrong's legacy to diversify university admins, grad programs, labs, & decision-making spaces at institutions.

so honored to work with our friends at El Futuro to be part of our #tapestryofcommunity #HispanicHeritageMonth Alexandra Valladares Latin-19 North Carolina

BOE videos highlight voting safety, address concerns with voting in person during the Covid-19 pandemic, and provide info on the early voting period. To view the video in English, visit: youtu.be/nnmvIt5Iz8E. To view the video in Spanish, visit: youtube.com/watch?v=9Pst9r…

Watch Duke’s Douglass Coleman, Alicia Nicky Washington, and Renata Poulton Kamamura sharing their personal stories in the intro to “Race + Gender and Invisibility in the STEM Fields.” with Mark Anthony Neal and Rochelle Newton. Full video and recap: bit.ly/3dcG6wZ

Great work, ISLA.

So proud of all our #SaludHeroes! ❤️ salud-america.org/success-storie…

A HUGE thank you goes out to Alexandra Valladares Alexandra Valladares for virtually gracing our Sister To Sister Mentoring program Pearsontown Elementary School yesterday and speaking to our girls about voting rights! Remember to "be a part of an ecosystem" and "protect what we own!"

Had an amazing Latin-19 North Carolina meeting! We had the honor & treat to host Luis A. Miranda Jr Luis A. Miranda, Jr. who shared wisdom as a #Latino activist. We also heard testimony from Ivan Almonte Alexandra Valladares Duke Health Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti, MD awesome that Latinx Leadership Alliance joined forces today!!!

Just. look. at. this. graph. Did late March feel terrible and apocalyptic? We are FAR past that point right now. And guess what? We have not yet reached the BUSIEST HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEK OF THE YEAR My patients are asking me about travel plans. They have no idea what is coming

The #peregrinefalcon is Jason Ward's favorite bird. The best bird of all time, EVER if you ask him. It's fierce, fast & resilient, like him! Thanks for sharing this beautiful art and story with us! youtube.com/watch?v=8nS69O… #birders #BlackAFinSTEM

So happy to have Jason Ward share his story and bird watching adventures with the BOOST program students today! He connected with students and staff and made us all fans of his favorite bird: Peregrine Falcons!! Thank you New Hope Audubon for sponsoring this neat op!

Well deserved!

Our very own, Dra. Martínez- Bianchi, hablando en conferencia de prensa sobre los contagios de COVID-19 en la población Hispana.

We are so proud of receiving the Health and Science Award by @NCDiamanteInc Our success is rooted in being an interdisciplinary network that started meeting on March 18, 2020 to respond to the pandemic Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti, MD Viviana Martinez Bianchi ISLA Durham Public Schools

No vaccines in history have been developed as rapidly as for #COVID19. The scientific community has set a new standard for vaccine development. We must apply the same level of urgency to distribute them fairly. We cannot afford not to #ACTogether & prioritize the vulnerable.