November 2021 - Page 24

President Joe Biden meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 leaders summit, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Rome. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden says international support for him is strong despite domestic struggles

By Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, President Joe Biden told reporters during his first news conference in months that he was encouraged by how he was received at this weekend’s Group of 20 Leadership Summit in Rome, dismissing concerns that allies might not take solace in his pledge to turn the page from

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 11: General view during the national anthem in game 3 of the National League Division Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers at Truist Park on October 11, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Michael Zarrilli/Getty Images)

Native leaders decry Braves’ ‘Tomahawk chop’ ahead of World Series game in Atlanta

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Native groups and advocates are demanding that the Atlanta Braves eliminate the “Tomahawk chop” symbol and gesture from its branding and game day traditions, saying the team is perpetuating racist stereotypes as the Braves take the national stage in the World Series. Leaders from the Native community said this week it’s

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CDC advisers to vote on giving Covid-19 vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11

By Jen Christensen, Millions of child-size doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine are being shipped from the company’s facilities to distribution centers across the country — ready to go out to pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices, the Biden administration said Monday. They’re just waiting for the OK from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose

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U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One after attending the G20 summit in Rome, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. U.S. President Joe Biden will now head to the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, which gathers leaders from around the world to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden wants America to lead the world against the climate crisis. That goal faces a big test this week.

By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, President Joe Biden’s ambitions to lead the world in slowing the planet’s warming will be tested on two continents this week as he travels to Scotland for the most important climate talks in years, while back home lawmakers come closer to making his visions a reality. It is a pivotal moment, not

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NSU's Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research building on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. (Chris English/Tigermoth Creative)

Norfolk University Receives $5M To Develop New Master’s Program

By Norfolk State University, Norfolk State University, with Dr. Marie St. Rose serving as the Project Director, has received $5 million to establish a Master of Health Informatics degree program in the Department of Nursing and Allied Health. The cooperative agreement, in consortium with the Virginia Department of Health and the Hampton Roads Community Health

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Coppin State University Creates Freddie Gray Scholarship With Donation from McDonald’s

By Coppin State University Newsroom, Coppin State University (CSU) has created the Freddie Gray Student Success Scholarship that will benefit graduates of Carver Vocational-Technical High School. Named in honor of a former Carver student, the Freddie Gray Student Success Scholarship, was created to provide access and opportunity to students who desire to pursue higher education.

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Morehouse College Core Curriculum Effectiveness Ranked #1 Among HBCUs Nationally

By Morehouse College, Morehouse College has the #1-rated core curriculum of any HBCU nationwide, according to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), which annually assesses what college students actually learn at their institutions. ACTA’s What Will They Learn report focuses on core academic effectiveness, as opposed to endowments and other criteria tangential to instruction, and

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Howard University Gives Tribute to the Legacy of Lucy Diggs Slowe with Street Designation Ceremony

Written by Aaliyah Butler, Lucy Diggs Slowe made an impact on education, women’s studies, organizational development, race politics, philosophy, and sports. Renaming a street in her honor builds on the growing interest in women’s movements. In an era where more Black women than ever are running for and winning political offices and where Black women

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An American Airlines plane prepares to take off from the Miami International Airport in Miami, on June 16, 2021. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

American Airlines cancels more than 600 flights on Sunday

By Pete Muntean and Ramishah Maruf, American Airlines canceled another 634 flights on Sunday, more than 12% of its total operations for the day, the company said Sunday. The airline has now canceled more than 1,500 flights since Friday, as it deals with weather issues and staffing shortages that started last week. “With additional weather

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