December 16, 2021

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Biomedical graduate aims to save lives at home in Cancer Alley, where industrial toxins cause harm

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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Hampton University Architecture Alumna Leads Subcommittee for Virginia Statewide Coastal Masterplan

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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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 13: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a three point basket against the Indiana Pacers on December 13, 2021 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)

Steph Curry: How Golden State Warriors star ‘revolutionized’ the NBA

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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FAMU Faculty Receives Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant to Examine Maternal and Child Health Disparities

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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​​‘ASUletide’ Giving Makes Kids’ Christmas Wishes Come True

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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Banksy to sell T-shirts in aid of protesters facing trial over removal of slave trader statue

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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Firing of Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is upheld after a board review

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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Travelers walk through the concourse at BaltimoreWashington Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. Air traffic for the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to approach pre-pandemic levels and travelers are likely considering their plans with some dread, given fresh memories about thousands of canceled flights. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Two major airline CEOs question the need for masks on planes

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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Published Caption: Gloria Watkins published her first book, "Ain't I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism," under her pen name, bell hooks. (Monica Almeida/The New York Times)
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Bell Hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69

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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