The impact of racism on heart disease among African Americans

 
The Angry Heart Collaborative:
Connections Help Create a Healthier Community.
 
Board of Advisors:
 
·         Reverend William E. Dickerson, Pastor, Greater Love Tabernacle in Dorchester, a prominent leader in the African American community
 
·         Elmer Freeman, Executive Director of CCHERS, Director of Urban Health Programs and Policy
 
·         Reverend Gregory Groover, Pastor, The Historic Charles Street AME Church in Boston and Vice Chair of the Black Ministerial Alliance
 
·         Mary Ann Hardenbergh, longtime social activist and community organizer with a long history of work in civil rights, education, and racial health disparities.
 
·         Muriel Heiberger, Ed.D., widely known locally and nationally as the founder and former Executive Director of Massachusetts Immigration & Advocacy Coalition (MIRA).
 
·         Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith,  Professor of Public Health Practice, Harvard University School of Public Health
 
      The project is co-directed by Jay Fedigan, creator of The Angry Heart, a documentary about the impact of racism on health, and Paula Parnagian, president of World View Services, a diversity, conflict, and organizational consulting firm.