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Your Body Has an Internal Clock That Dictates When You Eat, Sleep and Might Have a Heart Attack
Anyone who has suffered from jet lag or struggled after turning the clock forward or back an hour for daylight saving time knows all about what researchers call your biological clock, or circadian rhythm – the “master pacemaker” that synchronizes
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Mississippi Leaders Unite in Plea to Honor Medgar Evers with Medal of Freedom
Mississippi’s congressional delegation has called on President Joe Biden to posthumously award civil rights icon Medgar Wiley Evers with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, alongside Representatives Bennie Thompson, Trent Kelly, Michael Guest, and Mike
Read MoreInaugural HBCU First LOOK Film Festival Set to Kick off November 10 – 12
Festival Aims To Open Doors In Hollywood With HBCU First LOOK Film Festival Nov 10 – 12th Inaugural HBCU First LOOK Film Festival Set to Kick off November 10 – 12, 2023 at Howard University with Netflix Feature Film “Rustin”
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Mayor Anthony is Motivated for Continue Success after Receiving Praise from the Local Government Commission – GDN Exclusive
“The state treasurer showed up in Spring Lake out of the blue to tell us, Thank you! Great job! We are doing what they wanted us to do,” Mayor Kia Anthony states as State Treasurer, Dale Folwell, congratulates her and
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We Analyzed Over 3.5 Million Written Teacher Comments About Students and Found Racial Bias
The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work. Written teacher comments about students can show implicit racial or ethnic and gender biases in school discipline, according to our recent study. To identify these biases, we analyzed more
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What Is Intersectionality? A Scholar of Organizational Behavior Explains
(Caption: Civil rights advocate and legal scholar Kimberle Crenshaw speaks in New York City on Feb. 7, 2015. Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images) In modern conversations on race and politics, a popular buzzword has emerged to describe the impact of belonging to
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Impending Shutdown: Political Rifts and Global Crisis Converge
As the Nov. 17 deadline for a government shutdown looms, Washington grapples with a confluence of domestic political divides and escalating global conflicts. The recent appointment of far-right House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) follows a tumultuous three-week period during which
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Master’s Degree Program for Black Scholars Offers Free Tuition
Wade Institute of Technology (WIT), an experiential Silicon Valley-based college for students of African descent pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, announced its open enrollment application period for a tuition-free master’s in engineering management. The program
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90-Year-Old Black Woman From Michigan Has a 5th Degree Karate Black Belt
Thelma Jones, a 90-year-old Black woman from Southfield, Michigan, recently earned her 5th-degree black belt in Isshinryu karate and she’s not planning to just stop there. Jones has been practicing karate for 50 years and still continues taking karate lessons
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WIT Wade Scholarship Program Covers Full Cost for African American Students Pursuing a STEM Master’s Degree
Wade Institute of Technology (WIT), an experiential Silicon Valley-based college for students of African descent pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, announced that it is accepting applications for the 2024 Wade Scholarship Program (WSP) Scholarships are
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Blacks in Alabama Gain Congressional Seat After Lawsuit Prompts Redrawn Map
Last week, a trio of federal judges chose a new congressional map for Alabama after almost two years of protracted skirmishes in state, federal, and US Supreme courts. Plaintiffs, including the NAACP, ACLU, Shalela Dowdy and Evan Milligan, had filed
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Gender Disparities in High School Graduation Rates: Unearthing Root Causes and Seeking Solutions
In communities across America, the disparity in high school graduation rates between Black students and their counterparts of other racial backgrounds has long been a point of concern. Officials and activists have identified the deeply rooted issue of excessive student
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President Biden Takes Bold Action with Landmark Executive Order on AI Regulation
President Joe Biden has issued a sweeping executive order to safeguard against potential threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI). The order, announced on Monday, seeks to prevent the misuse of AI technology for developing destructive weapons or launching highly potent
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New Loan Forgiveness Program Following Supreme Court Setback
Beginning Nov. 1, federal student loan borrowers will have to resume making payments on their loans for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. And, after the Supreme Court smacked down President Joe Biden’s original loan forgiveness program,
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Jury Awards $1.78 Billion in Damages in Realtors’ Commission Inflation Case
A jury in Missouri has found the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several residential brokerages liable for conspiring to artificially inflate commissions for home sales, resulting in a staggering $1.78 billion in damages. The potential payout may escalate to
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Judge Sneed and Judge Austin Join Record Number of Black Women Nominated to Federal Bench
President Biden this week nominated Judge Julie S. Sneed and Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin to the U.S. District Courts for the Middle District of Florida and the District of South Carolina, respectively. The White House said the nominations continue to
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