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Aaron Alexander Concerned Over Media Coverage Of National Green Party

The deputy leader of Saint Lucia’s National Green Party (NGP), Aaron Alexander, is not happy with media coverage of his organisation’s election campaign. “I would expect there to be a little more balance when it comes to the reporti...

Novartis Teams Up With HBCUs to Combat Systematic Racial Disparities in Healthcare

The pharmaceutical company Novartis, which is headquartered in Switzerland, and the Novartis US Foundation today announced a planned 10-year collaboration with Coursera, the National Medical Association, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Moreho...

Black Arts Organizations in Atlanta receive less Funding due to lack of equity from Philanthropic Organizations

Last year the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta awarded over $1 million dollars in funding to 28 arts organizations in Atlanta. More than a million was granted to organizations led by people of color. Prior to that, the organization, and other...

New Assignments for Six African American Faculty Members

Kamilla Alexander was appointed associate director of Ph.D. and postdoctoral programs at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She is an assistant professor who holds a joint appointment in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hea...

Six Black Medical Students Join the Inaugural Meharry-Yale Summer Research Program

Six students from historically Black Meharry Medical College in Nashville, are participating in the inaugural Meharry-Yale Summer Research Program. The program was designed by Yale School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to pr...

Relative In Shock After Fatal Shooting Of Anse La Raye Resident

A relative of the Anse La Raye resident who was gunned down on Thursday night in Jacmel, has expressed shock at his murder, declaring that the deceased – Jonathan Ben, 29, was a quiet person who was not known to be in trouble with anyone. ̶...

Social Media Giant Censors Gardening Group for “Hoe”

The following article, Social Media Giant Censors Gardening Group for “Hoe”, was first published on The Black Sphere. If you are a black rapper, you can speak of bitches and hos all you want. But if you speak of the gardening tool, you&#...

Ballet Hispánico Announces In-Person Audition Applications Through July 29

Photo: Ballet Hispanico New York, NY – Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s renowned Latinx dance organization recognized as one of America’s Cultural Treasures, is seeking dancers for male roles in Company repertory for the 2021-22 season and will hold in...

Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University Is the 2020 Hooks National Book Award Winner

The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has named Marcia Chatelain, a professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., as the 2020 Hooks National Book Award Winner....

Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony

(Image/Twitter) With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics‘ Opening Ceremony officially kicked off the Summer Games on Friday as tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron. Earlier on Friday, a re...

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Morgan State Joins the Fast Start Program That Could Offer Significant Savings to Students

Modern States, a philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible to everyone, has announced a partnership with Morgan State University in Baltimore, designed to help Maryland high school students earn up to a year of...

Police Turn Out In ‘Large Numbers’ To Vote

Members of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) turned out in ‘large numbers’ Friday to vote ahead of the general population who will cast their ballots on July 26. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Mashama Sealy, who is also th...

Georgia House speaker proposes 1K bonus for police, deputies

Georgia’s House speaker said Wednesday he will seek $75 million in the state budget to give each police officer and sheriff’s deputy a $1,000 bonus, increase salaries for prosecutors and public defenders and bolster the capacity of the Georgia Bureau...