December 2021 - Page 22

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 24: Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams speaks during a get-out-the-vote rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe at Ting Pavilion on October 24, 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Virginia gubernatorial election, pitting McAuliffe against Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, is November 2. (Photo by Eze Amos/Getty Images)

Abrams defends lack of concession after 2018 gubernatorial loss

By Dan Merica, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams defended herself from criticism that she never conceded her loss to Gov. Brian Kemp in 2018 on Friday, addressing what Republicans have already used against her in her newly announced 2022 rematch against Kemp. Abrams, in the wake of her 2018 loss to Kemp by 1.4 percentage points, acknowledged that

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SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: A vial of Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination sits on a table at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Marin County opened its first COVID-19 booster shot clinic inside a former Victoria's Secret store at Northgate Mall. The clinic is giving priority to residents over 75 years old but is open to all ages that are eligible to receive the Pfizer booster. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Biden administration shipping 9 million vaccine doses to Africa and another 2 million worldwide

By Arlette Saenz, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeffrey Zients is set to announce the Biden administration is shipping 11 million vaccines doses abroad on Friday, with 9 million going to Africa and another 2 million to other countries around the world, according to remarks obtained by CNN. The move follows President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday that the administration will

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Howard University Names Debra Bright, Ed.D., Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Written By Howard University Newsroom staff Howard University is pleased to announce Debra Bright, Ed.D., has been named associate vice president for student affairs. Bright will support the various units and initiatives within the Division of Student Affairs. “I am very excited to join the Division of Student Affairs at Howard University,” said Bright. “Howard students are some of the best

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NFL suspends three players, including Bucs’ Antonio Brown, for violating Covid-19 protocols

By David Close, The National Football League has suspended three players, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown, for three games without pay following a league investigation that determined the three violated Covid-19 protocols. Buccaneers safety Mike Edwards and free agent wide receiver John Franklin III, who has been on the Bucs’ practice squad, were the other players

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TSU Receives $1 Million Center of Excellence Research Grant From U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

By Texas Southern University Texas Southern University (TSU) recently received a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Center of Excellence that will advance transdisciplinary academic and empirical research and debate on affordable housing and community development policy. The COE will be known as the Center of

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Miles College Chooses Apple To Bridge The Digital Divide

By Brad Jennings Miles College is launching its “Mobile Life” Student Success initiative to create a more innovative co-curricular learning and teaching environment for its students and faculty. As a part of that initiative, the College will provide all full-time students enrolled during the Spring 2022 academic semester with iPad Pro, Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil,

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Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, November 28, 2021 - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) exults while leading his team on a second half run against the Detroit Pistons at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

LeBron James clears NBA Covid-19 health and safety protocols after negative tests

By Travis Caldwell, Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James is cleared to return to play after a brief stint isolated from his team due to the NBA’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols. James has provided negative PCR tests since he was scratched from playing Tuesday, the NBA said in a statement. “James was originally placed in the Protocols

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Stillman enters ‘Passport’ network, broadens transfer student pool

Stillman College is increasing its recruiting footprint through a new membership with the Interstate Passport Network. Comprised mostly of Western colleges and universities, the Interstate Passport Network simplifies the transfer process for students and guarantees that all their credits will transfer to any of the 65 member institutions across 20 states, so long as they meet the

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Black parents say movement to ban critical race theory is ruining their children’s education

By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Eva McKend, When Danielle Atkinson’s daughter brought home a second-grade assignment that highlighted Christopher Columbus’s explorations, Atkinson said she began to notice inequities in the curriculum being taught in the school district. There were plenty of lessons about Columbus and other historic White figures, but the contributions of Black Americans

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A "Hiring" sign is displayed during the TechFair LA career fair in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. The U.S. Department of Labor is scheduled to release initial jobless claims on March 15. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

America keeps adding jobs but we’re still not back to normal

By Anneken Tappe, The US jobs recovery has picked up steam again in the final months of the year, bringing some good news in the face of persistently rising prices and a new Covid variant. Economists polled by Refinitiv expect another sizable jobs gain in Friday’s November employment report — 550,000 positions. If that holds true, it would

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