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Morehouse HeLa Symposium Tackles Maternal Mortality Crisis

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Courtesy Of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will host the first part of its 27th Annual HeLa Symposium, entitled “Shedding Light, Saving Lives: MSM Symposium on Maternal Mortality”. The event will take place in the National Center for Primary Care Auditorium on the Morehouse School of Medicine campus, located at 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. Attendees may click here to register no later than January 21, 2025. The 2025 MSM HeLa Symposium aims to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing to reduce maternal mortality rates in Georgia and beyond through research, collaboration and innovation. Featuring keynote addresses, panel discussions

Quinting Lacewell Elected Youngest Co-Chair of USCM

By Ashley Brown During the United States Conference of Mayors’ 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., Quinting S. Lacewell Jr. made headlines by being elected as the youngest co-chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Business Council. The election, presided over by Conference President Mayor Andrew Ginther of Columbus, Ohio, marked a significant milestone for Lacewell and the organization. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official, nonpartisan association representing cities with populations of 30,000 or more. Each city is represented by its mayor, who acts as the chief executive and works to drive innovation and effective governance within its communities. The

Delta Sigma Theta Aids LA Wildfire Victims with Relief

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By Kyra Alessandrini The Farwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is mobilizing efforts to help those who were affected by the Los Angeles fires. On Saturday, the organization hosted an event at Zion Hill Baptist Church. It gathered members of the sorority, as well as local volunteers and members of the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities. Those in need were offered free meals, relief funds and essential items like clothing and hygiene products. “This is just the beginning of our commitment to helping those impacted rebuild and recover for the long term,” Kimberly M. Usher, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Farwest regional

Trump Ends Federal DEI, Misuses MLK Quote, Sparks Backlash

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By Char Adams When an incoming White House official announced Donald Trump’s executive order  dismantling federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the official invoked a familiar line: “This order is meant to return to the promise and the hope that was captured by civil rights champions, that one day all Americans can be treated on the basis of their character, not by the color of their skin.” The statement echoed a well-known quote from Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, in which King declared, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live

Anthony Kenney Wins Baton Rouge Council Seat at 27

By Randall Barnes   At just 27 years old, Anthony Kenney, a proud alumnus of Southern University, is making history and redefining what it means to be a leader in public service. On election night in Baton Rouge, Kenney celebrated a hard-fought victory, winning the Metro Councilman seat for District 2 by a razor-thin margin of just 255 votes. Kenney’s path to public service is deeply rooted in his experience at Southern University, a historically Black college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. More than just his alma mater, Southern became the foundation of his commitment to servant leadership. During the 2018–2019 academic

Tougaloo Student Joins Program to Boost Black Med Careers

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine The American Heart Association’s program has the goal of increasing the number of Black students who apply and are accepted into medical schools. One of its newest participants, Jada Hall from Gulfport, is a junior chemistry major at Tougaloo College in Jackson. She is studying to become a pharmacist “What makes me interested in pharmacy, in medicine, in all of those things is I’ve just always been kind of keen on the sciences and very much with chemistry and how different metabolic ways in the body just interact with each other,” Hall said. “Medicine

Stacey Abrams’ Group Fined $300K for Campaign Violations

By Zoë Richards A nonprofit organization founded by Stacey Abrams has agreed to pay a $300,000 fine for violating campaign finance laws over its spending in support of the Georgia Democrat’s candidacy during the 2018 governor’s race. The Georgia Ethics Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to impose the penalty after it found that the New Georgia Project, which Abrams founded in 2013, and the affiliated New Georgia Project Action Fund had not disclosed their campaign contributions and spending after they advocated for Abrams in the race, which she lost to Gov. Brian Kemp. “These expenditures included, but were not limited to, canvassing activities, literature expressly advocating for

Kamala Harris Departs Office, Leaves Trailblazing Legacy

By Erica Greene Former Vice President Kamala D. Harris left Washington on Monday the way she entered her role on the same day five years ago: making history. After President Trump’s inauguration, Ms. Harris headed to Joint Base Andrews to take her last official flight home to California, supported by an all-female U.S. Air Force crew — the first time such a crew has operated a C-32 aircraft for the military branch, according to an aide. It was a fitting end for a barrier-breaking vice president who rarely presented herself as such, a subtle nod to her historic ascendancy to

Trump Pardons 1,500 Jan 6 Rioters, Sparks National Outcry

By Stacy M Brown Four years after the deadly January 6 Capitol insurrection, Donald Trump, now back in the Oval Office, has signed a sweeping pardon for approximately 1,500 convicted rioters. This unprecedented move, which includes high-profile figures like former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio, has ignited fierce backlash from law enforcement, victims’ families, and political leaders. Nayib Hassan, Tarrio’s lawyer, confirmed his client is being processed for release from federal prison. Tarrio was serving a 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy, one of the most severe charges brought against January 6 defendants. Despite not being present at the Capitol during

Howard, Johns Hopkins Launch $13.5M Cancer Equity Project

The Howard University Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have recently received a $13.5 million federal grant from the National Cancer Institute to establish the Howard-Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Alliance in Cancer Research, Education, and Equity (H2CAREE), an initiative aimed at advancing cancer research and eliminating health disparities among African Americans. The new alliance will bring together leading scholars from both institutions, leveraging each university’s unique expertise and resources. In addition to interdisciplinary research projects, H2CAREE will also focus on strengthening the cancer research workforce by training the next generation of diverse biomedical scientists. Furthermore, the alliance will

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