By Rebekah Riess and Gregory Lemos, The Florida Department of Education on Thursday sent a letter to the Centner Academy, a Miami private school with a controversial policy for students who get vaccine shots. Centner Academy has asked parents to keep their children home for 30 days if their child has received a Covid-19 vaccine dose,
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By Howard University Newsroom,  The Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership at Howard University is pleased to announce a virtual event celebrating the inauguration of the center. The event will take place on October 20, during the week of Howard Homecoming, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. via livestream. The Howard University community is invited to
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, Neera Tanden was named White House staff secretary on a morning staff call on Friday, a person familiar with the matter and a senior White House official said, after her nomination to be President Joe Biden’s budget chief was pulled earlier this year when key senators balked at some of her past tweets.
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By Betsy Klein, President Joe Biden cast the fight for voting rights in sweeping terms Thursday after the Senate failed to advance a bill on the matter this week, casting blame on Republicans for stymieing the effort in the Senate. During an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, Biden said, “We now
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By Maggie Fox, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed recommendations for booster doses for Moderna’s and Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccines Thursday, allowing millions more Americans to begin getting booster shots. Walensky also endorsed the mix-and-match approach to boosters, saying eligible people could choose whichever vaccine they wished as
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Written By Texas Southern University Newsroom, Ford Fund Announces Winners of its HBC-You Mobility Challenge; Savannah State University and Texas Southern University Each Awarded $25,000 Grants Savannah State University to use kayaking as an equitable and sustainable transport option to their waterfront Marine Science Research Center and Outdoor Learning Laboratory Texas Southern University to expand
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By Morehouse College, Morehouse College announced today that application fees will be waived from October 11-15, 2021 for high school students who apply for residential fall 2022 enrollment. Students must apply on the Morehouse College website. Students who apply by November 1 for early consideration can expect to receive a decision by December 15. “We want
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By Mia Berry, Marching bands are an integral part of the culture at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The entertainment value, brand recognition and traditions that come with HBCU bands inspired two universities to create and reestablish their programs. Florida Memorial University’s ROAR Marching Band and Allen University’s Band of Gold have existed for less than five
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By Mallika Kallingal, Gymnast Simone Biles, who disclosed her mental health struggles during the Tokyo Olympics, says she’s “still scared to do gymnastics.” In an emotional interview on NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday, Biles said she’s still struggling with the “twisties” as she performs on her Gold Over America Tour. The twisties is a mental block where competitors can lose
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By Harmeet Kaur, The thing about rare books is that they’re, well, rare — which means too many hidden gems are well out of reach for the everyday literary enthusiast. Solange is trying to change that. The singer’s creative studio Saint Heron recently launched a free community library that aims to increase access to rare and out-of-print
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