Author: Carma Henry

Al– Quds Day The last Friday of Ramadan (Friday May 7th) is marked around the world as Yaum al Quds. 

     President Joe Biden has nominated Clarke to lead the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Justice Department. The U.S. Senate is now considering her nomination. In a just world, there would be no question about her confirmation. Clarke has the skills, experience, and character for the job. 

     The Master of Science in Biotechnology at Morehouse School of Medicine ranked #1 out of 139 MS Biotechnology degree programs by Intelligent.com. This program is led by remarkable industry experts and can be completed in 12 months. Check out incredible rising stars form the Biotechnology M.S program.

     People share health info about their lifestyle, where they live, what they do, their family history, their medical records, even their DNA. It’s up to you how much and what you want to share. The program removes personal identifiers like name and address from the data and stores it with safeguards in place to protect your privacy. Researchers will be able to use that data for thousands of studies on all kinds of health concerns and diseases.

Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year old high school graduate from Nigeria, has received full-ride scholarship offers from 19 prestigious universities in the United States and Canada. Combined, the awards are worth more than $5 million!

Voters in Fort Worth, Texas, could elect the city’s first Black mayor next month. After garnering the highest percentage of votes during a general election on Saturday, Deborah Peoples, the Tarrant County Democratic Party chair, will advance to a runoff election against Republican Mattie Parker, who previously worked as the chief of staff for the outgoing mayor.

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The assistance, which targets low-income families of color in the 426,000-population city, will last 18 months. Mayor Schaaf detailed that the money comes with “no-strings attached,” and recipients can use it as they please.