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’s G20 Summit Highlights: Climate, Supply Chains, Turkey

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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NAACP Urges Athletes to Boycott Texas Over New Laws

By Ben Church, The NAACP sent an open letter to five players’ unions on Thursday, urging their athletes not to sign with teams in Texas. “Over the past few months, legislators in Texas have passed archaic policies, disguised as laws, that directly violate privacy rights and a woman’s freedom to choose, restrict access to free

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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)

Calls Grow to End Braves’ ‘Tomahawk Chop’ Tradition

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 Nears Approval of Pfizer Covid Vaccine for Kids 5–11

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)

Biden Pushes Climate Action at COP26 Amid Global Skepticism

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 State Launches Master’s in Health Informatics

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 Launches Freddie Gray Scholarship for Carver

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 Ranks #1 for HBCU Core Curriculum by ACTA

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 Honors Lucy Diggs Slowe With Street Renaming

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 1,500+ Flights Over Weekend

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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