By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak President Joe Biden on Thursday will kick off a climate summit attended by 40 other world leaders by announcing an ambitious cut in greenhouse gas emissions as he looks to put the US back at the
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By Christina Maxouris On the road toward a return to normalcy, the rapidly climbing number of Covid-19 vaccinations is good news. But a major challenge may lie ahead, a leading health expert says. Tens of millions of Americans haven’t started their vaccinations
The Delta Teacher Efficacy Campaign (DTEC) and Teachers Advocating to lead Great change (TAG) is launching a four-part series on educational equity. The program, titled Rooted in Research 2.0, is part of the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF). “We continue to
By David Williams When Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is posthumously enshrined in the basketball Hall of Fame next month he’ll be welcomed in by arguably the sport’s greatest player — Michael Jordan. Bryant’s family selected Jordan to present him at
By Ashley Vaughan “There is a difference between being informed and getting retraumatized.” That’s what clinical therapist Paul Bashea Williams tells himself and his clients as they struggle with the distressing images that resurfaced during the Derek Chauvin trial. The proceeding churned
OZY Media, a next-generation media and entertainment company, announced it will be hosting a one-of-a-kind festival of great entertainment, interactive experiences and big conversations. “We are so excited to be bringing OZY Fest back,” said Samir Rao, CEO and co-founder, OZY. “Virtual
By Nicquel Terry Ellis A new wave of Black women are breaking barriers as they ascend to mayoral seats in cities with deeply rooted histories of racism and inequality. On Tuesday, Tishaura Jones will be sworn in as the first Black female
By Paul LeBlanc Democratic Rep. Val Demings and Republican Rep. Jim Jordan had a heated exchange Tuesday during a House Judiciary hearing after Jordan tried to cut Demings short as she spoke about law enforcement. Tensions escalated during debate over the Covid-19
By Christina Maxouris Experts say Covid-19 vaccinations in the US are continuing at an impressive pace, and now all Americans 16 and up can get a shot. But a leading health official said that the country remains in a “complicated stage” of
Tressie Souders and Shonda Rhimes are two African American women who have achieved great success in the movie and television industry. The first Black woman to direct a feature film, Tressie Souders made her directorial debut with the 1922 film “A Woman’s
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