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Gay hangs on
The Harvard Alumni Association threw its support behind President Claudine Gay, but we will have to wait until Tuesday when The Harvard Corp. announces its decision. The decision concerning Gay follows Liz Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and Scott Bok, Board of Trustees president, to resign following comments Magill made by a House…
Read MoreDick Gregory urged the mainstream press to dig deeper into the Kennedy assassination, and it got results
As we mark the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, comedian Dick Gregory did not believe that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in murdering the president. Gregory challenged the mainstream press, which had bought the lone gunman narrative hook, line, and sinker, a narrative that was presented to the nation by…
Read MoreSouth Africa wants Benjamin Netanyahu arrested for war crimes
The South African government has called on the International Crime Court (ICC), which handles war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by mid-December. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said if the ICC did not do this, it would signal a “total failure of…
Read MoreHigh school student develops soap to treat skin cancer
A 14-year high school student won a major award for developing a soap that treats skin cancer, which affects all people, including Blacks. Heman Bekele, a freshman at Woodson High School in Northern Virginia, spent his summer break working to cure skin cancer. Bekele was named “America’s Top Young Scientist†for creating a bar of soap…
Read MoreBlue Wall of silence begins to cave
Tyree Nicholas, 29, was kicked and beaten by five Black Memphis police officers following a January arrest involving a traffic stop during which cops charged him with speeding and reckless driving. As a result of being beaten, Nicholas suffered brain injuries and cuts and bruises to his head, face, and other parts of his body,…
Read MoreBlack unemployment remains high
The jobless rate in October for Black men and Black women was 5.8 percent, the highest among all other groups surveyed. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 150,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Job gains occurred in health care, government,…
Read MoreNational Association of Realtors’ CEO has stepped down; he was replaced by a Black woman
Bob Goldberg, CEO of the Chicago-based National Association of Realtors, has stepped down because of allegations of sexual misconduct. He has been replaced by Nykia Wright, who does not have a real license, according to the New York Times. Wright, 44, joined the National Association of Realtors from the Chicago Sun-Times, where she was chief…
Read MoreAfrica’s population is booming with young people
Africa has the fastest-growing population and youngest population of any continent. In 1950, Africans made up 8 percent of the world’s population, and by 2050, they will account for one-third of the world’s population, according to the United Nations. In Africa, the median age is 19. In India, it is 28, and in the U.S.…
Read MoreRwanda opens its borders
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do so, according to the BBC. “Let there be no mistake about it. Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not pay a thing to enter our country,†President Kagame…
Read MoreUntreated syphilis among Black men is now a digitized record
Untreated syphilis in Black men from a 1932 study by the U. S. Health Service is now available as a digitized collection through the National Library of Medicine. The study found the effects of untreated syphilis on Black men in Alabama. Many of the men, who were sharecroppers, lined up to participate because they thought they would…
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