Reflections from an Imperfect Art: Jazz, Health Justice, and the Moral Practice of Medicine

As a distinctively original African-American art form, #jazz was born out of contexts marred by racial and gender oppression and economic exploitation. Many of the motifs of this genre of music can serve as guiding metaphors for the ethical life. This talk explored the relationship of jazz, understood as more than a music, to the moral practice of #medicine for the promotion of #health #justice.

This event was held on the Harvard Medical School campus on February 8, 2024. In honor of Black History Month, Harvard Medical School and Tuskegee University partner annually to host events examining the history of racism in health care, its impact on Black individuals and the Black community, and gathering solutions for a healthier future from experts and thought leaders in history, health policy and law, social justice, and public health and medicine. This series is co-sponsored by the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, the Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Partnership, and the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University.