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Cluster of 11 Legionnaires’ Cases Evolves around a Church

Authorities are investigating 11 cases of Legionnaires’ disease, including one death, linked to St. Columbkille Parish Catholic Church in Parma. Ten patients were hospitalized, and a 93-year-old woman from Parma died, according the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. All of the illnesses took place between early June and mid-July, and all were connected to the parish […]

July 25, 2018

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Trump Opens Insurance Options to Small Business

Thanks to a new federal rule, small businesses could find it easier to band together to buy health insurance, but some experts worry about the implications of these new insurance plans.e Following an October 2017 executive order issued by President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Labor last month announced reforms to association health plans […]

July 25, 2018

Despite Progress, HIV Racial Disparities Persist

By the time Arthur Harris turned 17, he had already endured a childhood of grinding poverty in Hartford’s North End, the death of his mother, and the rejection of a community that viewed homosexuality as a sin. It should have come as no surprise to anyone, then, that he went searching for love and acceptance […]

July 25, 2018

Goal: 10,000 Black Men for Large-Scale Prostate Study

It’s a medical mystery with fatal consequences: African-American men with prostate cancer are more likely to get and twice as likely to die from the disease than their white counterparts, and no one knows exactly why. Uncovering reasons behind these stark health disparities is the goal of an ambitious $26.5 million study commencing this month and backed by the […]

July 25, 2018

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Study Questions Why Women Are More Prone to Dementia

At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago this week, researchers are exploring biological and social differences that might explain why more women than men develop Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. A study to be presented at the conference found a link between a lower risk for dementia and the number of births a woman has. […]

July 25, 2018

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Mets Pitcher Out with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. What Is That?

New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard was recently placed on the disabled list because he contracted hand, foot and mouth disease. It’s a short-term infection that’s mostly found in children younger than 5 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness caused by several […]

July 25, 2018

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Best Practices and Solutions are Shared at UNCF Convening

FORT LAUDERDALE—If you ask Spelman College student Genesis Thigpen about some of the pressing challenges that face historically Black colleges and universities, retention is at the top of her list.

July 24, 2018

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Program Boosts Minority Male Middle-Schoolers’ Tech Skills

During July, Hampton University and Verizon Innovative Learning collaborated on a program that allowed male minority middle-school students to immerse themselves in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities in order to bridge the digital divide. According to Hampton University, by 2020, 77 percent of U.S. jobs will require technology skills. The program provides select […]

July 24, 2018

Michael Waterstone Prepares Students for Service

Several years after he began work as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson, a white-shoe law firm in downtown Los Angeles, Michael Waterstone decided that he wanted to make the transition to teaching, where he could also write and think broadly about social justice issues.

July 24, 2018

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Colleges Ask for a Share of Future Salary in Lieu of Loans

MONTPELIER, Vt. — As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary. Norwich University announced Tuesday that it will become the latest school to offer this type of contract, known as an […]

July 24, 2018

Debunking Mismatch and the Color-Blind Remedy to Affirmative Action

The affirmative action op-eds are starting to appear. Both the pro and the con. And there’s this sense of déjà vu. Yes, as that pre-hiphop group Crosby, Stills and Nash once sang, “We have all been here before.”

July 24, 2018

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Federally Funded Programs Are Not Enough to Diversify the STEM Workforce

Despite billions of dollars being invested on hundreds of programs that are created to increase the number of minorities who enter STEM fields, data from Change the Equation, indicates that today’s STEM workforce is no more diverse than it was 15 years ago.

July 24, 2018

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First Black Female Pilot to Work in Alabama National Guard

Kayla Freeman, a 2016 graduate of Tuskegee University, becomes the first Black female pilot in the Alabama National Guard after graduating Fort Rucker’s Army Aviation School. Ranked second lieutenant, Freeman didn’t realize how historic and inspiring this event truly was. “I didn’t think about making history when I started this journey. I just wanted to […]

July 24, 2018

“Ladies and….”

Two short words can change the Marine Corps: “Ladies and . . . .” As a brand new lieutenant to the fleet, I was shocked standing in formation when my commanding officer began by addressing the unit as “gentlemen.” I was not the only woman in my unit and there have been women serving in […]

July 24, 2018

Authorities Targeting Sham Veteran Charities

Federal and state authorities have put sham veteran charities on notice. “I’m here to warn scam artists: Watch out. We’re investigating complaints. We will track you down, and in partnerships with our [state] attorneys general, we will shut you down,” said John Wobensmith, Maryland Secretary of State, during a news conference announcing the initiative that […]

July 24, 2018

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Dream Center Exec Spreads Blame for Closings

The large number of California students who attended for-profit colleges at the time of their closure suggests many more may be eligible for student loan debt relief than have applied under the federal government’s current policy, an EdSource analysis shows. The process for student borrowers to cancel their federal education loan debts was created amid a […]

July 24, 2018

Thousands Claim Art Institute Defrauded Them, Await Help

Shaun Joyce used to sit at his desk at The Art Institute of Charlotte in North Carolina, on edge. That’s because a staff member could burst into his classroom at any moment and lead him on the “walk of death.” That was when students would be summoned to the for-profit school’s financial aid office and […]

July 24, 2018

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Forever GI Bill to Launch in August

The benefits under the new “Forever GI Bill” will be ready to go into effect Aug. 1, with the exception of a few IT glitches on housing allowances, Department of Veterans Affairs officials said Wednesday. “We hit the ground running and we haven’t slowed down” on implementing the bill, but the technology was not quite […]

July 24, 2018

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