Those were the introductory words of National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., as he introduced Dr. Kevin Williams, the chief medical officer for Pfizer’s rare disease unit, who discussed the impact of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in the African-American community.
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Williams, 24, is currently a student scholar with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s “Discover The Unexpected” (NNPA/DTU) Journalism Fellowship program.
Alarmed by the critical financial state of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout the nation, News One Now host Roland S. Martin has issued a call to action to address the problem.
Tashni-Ann Dubroy, who served as president of Shaw University since 2015, is moving to Washington, D.C., to become Howard University’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Intel invest $4.5 million in STEM Program for six HBCUs
Voting Rights, healthcare, policing, gun violence, criminal justice among the topics to be addressed by NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus and others during National Convention in Baltimore
Trump Administration air travel cost $3.58 million
Former federal prosecutor Paul Butler speaks in depth on the issue in his new book, Chokehold: Policing Black Men.
Ava DuVernay will write and direct an upcoming limited series about the Central Park Five for Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter reports.