By Alcorn State University News Staff A new chapter awaits Alcorn State University’s newest alumni. Over 200 graduates reached the culmination of their undergraduate years at the University when they received bachelor’s degrees during Alcorn’s 2021 Fall Commencement Exercise Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. Graduates were addressed by Mid-Eastern Athletic
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By Stephen Collinson, The Omicron winter is coming. The ravenously infectious variant expected to become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the US within weeks threatens to deal another blow to the morale and resolve of a nation already reeling under an assault by its viral Delta cousin. “It’s here now and it’s spreading and it’s going to increase,” President Joe Biden
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By Phil Mattingly, President Joe Biden, in a lengthy statement, implicitly acknowledged ongoing negotiations with Sen. Joe Manchin and procedural steps will cause Democrats to miss the Christmas deadline for Senate passage of his $1.75 trillion economic and climate package, noting that Democrats will continue to work together “over the days and weeks ahead” to get the
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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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