Skin color, vitamin D, inflammation and chronic disease
by William F. Supple, Jr., Ph. D. and Laura Supple
Racial health disparities in the United States are well documented, but the common explanations may overlook an important element that coul ...
Posted Friday, June 19th 2020 at 2:32PM
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United Methodists Set to Unveil “Dismantling Racism” Initiative
Nashville, Tennessee: United Methodist Church leaders will launch a plan of action to galvani ...
Posted Thursday, June 18th 2020 at 2:11PM
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Community Partners, Alumni, and Stakeholders Step Up to Help Students in Need; University Sets Sights on additional $500,000 to meet all need
“I literally have no words except thank you for the generosity that has been shown today,” Delaware State ...
Posted Wednesday, June 17th 2020 at 8:20PM
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by Maquisha Mullins, Ph.D., Interim Director, Integrated Marketing
Oakwood University answered the challenge issued by President Dr. Scott Hagen of North Central University in Minneapolis, MN to establish a George Floyd Memorial Scholarship to sup ...
Posted Tuesday, June 16th 2020 at 5:35PM
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Every year, the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative), Executive Office of the President and U.S. Department of Education look forward to hosting the nation’s premiere gathering of students, stakeholders, ...
Posted Monday, June 15th 2020 at 2:28PM
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I just got done watching this epic speech slash comedy routine by our brother and fellow Ohioan, Dave Chappelle.
In the routine he addresses racism in it's current context with the recent death of George Floyd and also other recent events that have ...
Posted Friday, June 12th 2020 at 12:09PM
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In the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death and the resulting national outcry for systemic policing reforms, Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research (CJR) has formed a National Police Reform Advisory Group. The expert-laden advisory g ...
Posted Thursday, June 11th 2020 at 6:10PM
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The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) operates 17 diploma-granting technical high schools serving 11,000 students. Operated by the Connecticut State Department of Education and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, our priority is to graduate stud ...
Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2020 at 5:18PM
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Oprah finally speaks out on the George Floyd murder, but many in the African American community (especially black men) have been wondering when she was going to speak up and use her influence to make change.
What do you think about this video clip ...
Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2020 at 4:43PM
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Grant will expand Tuskegee’s service to small-scale farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in rural, underserved and socially disadvantaged areas.
Tuskegee University is one of three land-grant institutions to each receive $1.6 million from the U ...
Posted Tuesday, June 9th 2020 at 7:11PM
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What is your take on the vice president?
As protests unfolded over the latest police killing of a middle-aged black man, an African American bishop asked Mike Pence a simple question: How can you personally reunite a racially splintered nation?
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Posted Tuesday, June 9th 2020 at 10:57AM
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Frank Baker, founder and managing partner of Siris, a leading private equity firm focused on investing and driving value creation in technology and telecommunications companies, and his wife, Laura Day Baker, an interior designer and philanthropist f ...
Posted Monday, June 8th 2020 at 7:05PM
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Three Lincoln University students who have had to remain living on campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, received financial help from fraternity and sorority members who are also LU alumni.
Members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and Zeta Phi Bet ...
Posted Monday, June 8th 2020 at 5:55PM
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Community Health Charities (CHC) proudly announces Kevin Clayton, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement at the Cleveland Cavaliers as the organization’s new board chair. Clayton was unanimously elected and will lead a distin ...
Posted Monday, June 8th 2020 at 5:03PM
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