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College-Bound Public High School Grads on the Rise

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana education officials say 23,517 public high school students who graduated in 2017 enrolled in college in the fall. That’s a record for the state. Tuesday’s news release from the Department of Education says it’s an increase of more than 500 from the previous year, and it’s up by more than […]

May 16, 2018

College of St. Joseph in Danger of Losing Accreditation

RUTLAND, Vt. A small, private Vermont college is in danger of losing its accreditation. The Rutland Herald reports the New England Association of Schools and Colleges said Tuesday that the College of St. Joseph may not meet financial standards outlined by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. The college’s board of trustees announced last […]

May 16, 2018

Tom Wolfe, Pioneering Journalist and Novelist, Dies at 88

Tom Wolfe, the influential writer whose unconventional, exuberant prose laid the foundation for so-called New Journalism and fueled his best-sellers The Right Stuff and The Bonfire of the Vanities, has died. He was 88. Lynn Nesbit, Wolfe’s agent, told the Associated Press that Wolfe died of an infection Monday in a hospital in Manhattan. Wolfe’s […]

May 16, 2018

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Being a Good Ally

Much has been said about the African-American graduate student at Yale who was reported by a White peer to campus police for napping in a common room. I can identify. In stating my sympathy as an Asian American, however, I appreciate that my circumstances are easier. A good ally takes care to avoid appropriating another person’s suffering.

May 16, 2018

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Tagging Malaria

As a volunteer physician in a small hospital in Nigeria 30 years ago, I was bitten by lots of mosquitoes and soon came down with headache, chills, fever, and muscle aches. It was malaria. Fortunately, the drug available to me then was effective, but I was pretty sick for a few days. Since that time, […]

May 16, 2018

S.T.D. Rates in L.A. Skyrocket

The teenagers tucked their hands into their sweatshirt pockets as they shuffled to form a circle. Some gazed at the asphalt, trying to avoid the game they had been drafted to play. “It’s like hot potato/musical chairs, but with a penis,” said the girl leading the group. The kids gathered on a spring morning in […]

May 16, 2018

Nurse Charged in Patient’s Death after a Fall

A nurse was charged Thursday in the death of the father of President Trump’s former national security advisor after authorities said she failed to give him a series of neurological exams after his fall at a Philadelphia senior care facility. Christann Shyvin Gainey, 30, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, neglect and records tampering in the […]

May 16, 2018

Native Americans Feel Under Siege

Every time black dust blows through the windswept Moapa River Indian Reservation about an hour’s drive from Las Vegas, residents grow more unnerved. This tribal community of just 225 has seen more than its share of sickness. Tribal council member Vickie Simmons watched her brother, a former coal plant worker, die at age 31 from […]

May 16, 2018

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For Black Men, Healthcare Begins at the Barber Shop

Last week, a man came in to the Men’s Health and Education Center on Madison’s west side and received a blood pressure screening. His blood pressure was so high that he needed medical attention, but he didn’t have health insurance. He mentioned he’d been suffering from mouth pain for over four years. Just 72 hours […]

May 16, 2018

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The Pandemic We Won’t Be Able to Stop

Health officials warn while they are convinced a deadly pandemic is coming, they still have no idea what it will be. However, experts believe the disease or virus is likely to be respiratory, as not enough research is being put into this area and respiratory issues are difficult to spot once they have begun spreading. […]

May 16, 2018

200-plus Members of Congress: Don’t Mess with Family Planning

More than 200 members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday signed letters sent to Alex Azar, head of President Trump’s virulently anti-choice Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), voicing opposition to a so-called domestic gag rule that would place restrictions on federal family planning funding. Both letters refer to a potential “domestic gag rule” championed […]

May 16, 2018

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Margot Kidder Did Battle With Bipolar Disorder

While Margot Kidder is best known for her recurring role as Lois Lane in the original Superman films, she will also be remembered for her long and courageous battle with bipolar disorder, once known as manic depression. The actress died at the age of 69 on Sunday at her home in Livingston, Montana, PEOPLE confirmed on Monday. Her cause of death […]

May 16, 2018

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Running for Maryland Governor, Ben Jealous Puts Focus on Education

At 45, Ben Jealous is looking to make history by becoming Maryland’s first Black governor, making access to higher education a central tenet of his grassroots campaign.

May 15, 2018

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Student Indicted in Fatal Stabbing of University Freshman

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A Binghamton University student has been indicted in the stabbing death of a fellow student in a campus dormitory. The Press and Sun-Bulletin of Binghamton reports 20-year-old Michael Roque was indicted Monday on a charge of second-degree murder. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 25 years to life in prison. Roque […]

May 15, 2018

PETA Lawsuit Says Texas University Hid Facebook Comments

AUSTIN, Texas — An animal rights group is accusing Texas’ largest university of hiding Facebook comments in a First Amendment lawsuit. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals claims in the lawsuit filed Monday that Texas A&M University hid Facebook comments that contained words associated with the group’s protests over animal research. Free speech […]

May 15, 2018

Civil Rights Investigation Into Northwest College Concludes

CODY, Wyo. — Northwest College in northern Wyoming has agreed to implement a number of policy revisions and changes as a result of a pair of federal civil rights investigations. The Cody Enterprise reports the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently concluded its investigations stemming from a 2016 complaint alleging the school […]

May 15, 2018

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New Book Explores Unsung Black Women Freedom Fighters

The title of Dr. Keisha Blain’s critically acclaimed new book about Black nationalist women may portend her own future as a scholar and historian. “Set the World on Fire” and her other projects reveal a woman ablaze with momentum.

May 15, 2018

How to Not Kill Our Sons

This is a call to action. Stop killing our sons, literally and metaphorically. Make a connection, be an ally. The best allies are the individuals who listen, advocate and empower others to do the same.

May 15, 2018