When faced with adversity and inequality, Patricia Coleman-Burns had the choice to accept the status quo or take a stand and work toward change. In her case, the injustice she experienced in the workplace fueled her passion for advocacy and breaking barriers in nursing for others, creating unmatched positive change in her community.
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08/28/24 • 21 min
A Nurse First - Stay the course
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So many people as an activist today would ask me, what was the pivotal point in my life that put me on a road of activism? I graduated from Wayne State in 1969. With my degree, 1969, in communications and rhetoric, I thought I was all of that. And I went and applied to Motown Records for a job. So remember, Dr. King had been assassinated in 68. I graduated in 69. A movement all over the country. What I learned was that even in a predominantly Black company, women were
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