Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University summa cum laude graduate Glasia Monét Walker earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry in biomedical science, inspired by the effects of poor air and food quality from industrial toxins in her native Louisiana region known as “Cancer Alley.” Walker, of Edgard, Louisiana, has endured quite a few
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By Hampton University Hampton University alumna Ashley Montgomery ’19, who earned her master’s of architecture at Franklin W. Olin School of Engineering and Technology, served a leadership role on the technical advisory committee for the first Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, which was released yesterday. “Congratulations to Ms. Ashley Montgomery on her involvement and leadership
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By Web staff The Green Bay Packers, including dozens of players and coaches, announced Tuesday, Dec. 14, they have donated a total of $270,650 to the United for Waukesha Community Fund to benefit the victims of the parade tragedy and their families. According to a news release, the funds include $135,325 donated from 42 Packers
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By Ben Morse, Ten years ago, a user posted a question on Reddit: “When Ray Allen finally retires, is Steph Curry the greatest threat to his 3P made records?” In the replies, many are skeptical. One says they don’t think Curry will reach 2,000, while another believed: “No one can even catch up to Jason Kidd …. let alone Ray
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By Andrew Skerritt A Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS, IPH) team of researchers has secured a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) grant to examine maternal and child health disparities in the Big Bend region. The team led by principal investigator Selina Darling-Reed, Ph.D., associate
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By Hazel Scott/ASU The spirit of giving and a generous, caring community are at the heart of the Alabama State University family. Students, faculty, retirees and alumni have a long history of contributing their time and treasure, and spreading cheer to others during the holidays. In that spirit, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, ASU continued a cherished 11
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By Jeevan Ravindran, British graffiti artist Banksy has announced that he will be selling T-shirts to help those charged with pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Anti-racist protesters toppled the statue in the city of Bristol in southwest England on June 7, 2020, during a demonstration in solidarity with
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By Amir Vera and Evan Simko-Bednarski A review board upheld the termination of the former police detective who fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor last year in Louisville, Kentucky. The Louisville Metro Police Merit Board backed the decision to fire Myles Cosgrove by a 5-2 vote on Wednesday, a decision that arrived after several days of hearings. The
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By Chris Isidore, The CEOs of two of the nation’s major airlines say they don’t think wearing masks on planes does much to help limit exposure to Covid. The comments from American Airlines CEO Doug Parker — the nation’s largest carrier — and Southwest CEO Gary Kelly came during a hearing about the financial support that airlines received
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By Leah Asmelash, Bell Hooks — the beloved poet, author, feminist and professor — has died, announced Berea College, the university at which she taught, on Wednesday. She was 69. “Berea College is deeply saddened about the death of bell hooks, Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies, prodigious author, public intellectual and one of the
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