Rice professor attracts grant to study magnetism
The Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences has awarded Rice University experimental physicist Ming Yi a five-year grant to explore the details of magnetism in two-dimensional materials.
New Test to Determine Protective Immunity to COVID-19 Now Available through Partnership between Ethos Laboratories and ARCpoint Labs
ARCpoint Labs, the diagnostic testing lab franchise with nearly 100 locations across the U.S., including Tipp City, is partnering with Ethos Laboratories to bring a brand new test to market that measures protective immunity to COVID-19.
How COVID-19 Is Reshaping Corporate Culture
The outbreak of COVID-19 is radically changing how many U.S. companies operate.
In Light of the Coronavirus, New Analysis Finds 23 Million Americans at Risk of Losing Coverage Because of the Trump Administration’s Health Care Repeal Lawsuit
Today, the Center for American Progress released a new 50-state analysis estimating the number of Americans who could lose health care coverage if the U.S. Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration and strikes down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) …
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Awards Historic $100,000 Founders' Centennial Scholarship
Cayla Withers, a recent graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC, was awarded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated's Triumphant Founder Arizona Cleaver Stemons Centennial Scholarship in the amount of $100,000 on June 19, 2020. The surprise presentation was …
Local JA Southeast of Texas Teens Win 2020 Junior Achievement Company of the Year Title
On Thursday, June 18, Junior Achievement USA® (JA) named the teen entrepreneurs who created the student-run start-up EVO (Elkins Very Own) from Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas as winners of the 2020 JA Company of the Year. The team was …
Federal Reserve System Main Street Lending Program
The Federal Reserve is pleased to announce a NEW information session for minority and women-owned businesses and interested parties who wish to learn more about the Main Street Lending Program:
Missouri Ranked #1 for Black Homicide Victimization
For the fourth year in a row, Missouri has the highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 57.30 per 100,000 — nearly triple the national black homicide victimization rate and 11 times the overall homicide …
Springer Nature Group Donates $50,000 to The HBCU Foundation
The HBCU Foundation, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit whose aim is to provide scholarship aid to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities, announced on Monday, a $50,000 grant from the leading academic publishing company, Springer Nature.
ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston to Host Virtual Town Hall to Discuss Violence Against Transgender Women of Color
Stream Live at ABC13.com, ABC13's Facebook Live and YouTube and ABC13's connected TV apps on Amazon FireTV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku
Krishnamoorthi and Tlaib Investigate Potential Abuses in Treasury Department’s Opportunity Zone Program
Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Subcommittee Member Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin requesting documents about the Opportunity Zone program established by the Tax …
HHS Announces Partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine to Fight COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority and Vulnerable Communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced the selection of the Morehouse School of Medicine as the awardee for a new $40 million initiative to fight COVID-19 in racial and ethnic minority, …
SPLC Statement on Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Garage at Talladega Superspeedway
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Lecia Brooks issued the following statement after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
7 Ways to Turn Anger into Action & Hope
In his book, UnOffendable: No Offense. None Taken., viral documentary-maker, executive coach A person standing in front of a crowd Description automatically generatedand speaker Ryan Leak (media features include Good Morning America, The TODAY Show and more) argues that being …
Newsweek: Police Reform Alone Won't Stop Another George Floyd from Being Murdered
On Monday, June 22, 2020, Newsweek released the following article, extensively mentioning Congressman Al Green's call for a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation.
