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Biden-Harris Administration approves $7.7 billion in additional student loan debt relief
The Biden-Harris Administration announced the approval of $7.7 billion in student loan debt relief for 160,500 borrowers. This measure targets three categories of borrowers: those qualifying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), participants in President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan who are eligible for its shortened forgiveness period, and those benefiting from adjustments to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans.
New standards set for voluntary carbon markets to drive climate action
President Joe Biden has led a momentous climate agenda, marking significant achievements through legislation and executive action. The Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark climate investment, and executive measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all economic sectors are clear demonstrations of this commitment. Under Biden’s Investing in America agenda, over $860 billion in business investments have been sparked in future-focused industries such as electric vehicles, clean energy, and semiconductors, bolstered by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act.
How COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ infections alter immune cells
(Newswise) — LA JOLLA, CA—New research from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests people who received COVID-19 vaccines and then experienced “breakthrough” infections are especially well armed against future SARS-CoV-2 infections. By analyzing blood samples from study volunteers, the LJI researchers discovered that...
The game-changing power of love
For many working in the early childhood field, we understand the need to offer our youngest children nurturing and caring environments that stimulate learning and healthy development. The neuroscience of brain development helps us understand why. In the first year of life, 1 million neural connections are made in the brain every minute. The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are most critical to brain development and social-emotional well-being. Ninety-five percent of brain development happens in the first five years of a child’s life.
Willie Earl Vereen
A memorial service for Willie Earl Vereen, a member of the political prisoner group Wilmington Ten, is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, May 28, at the Temple of Truth Light and Life in North Carolina. Vereen died on Saturday, May 25, at the age of 69. A viewing will be held later at John H. Shaw’s Son Funeral Home at 520 Red Cross St. Family members have scheduled a Wednesday funeral.
Supreme Court upholds S. Carolina redistricting, displacing Black voters
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated South Carolina’s redrawn congressional map, declaring it not unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Justice Samuel Alito authored the 6-3 opinion, which overturned a lower court’s finding that the map had illegally removed 30,000 Black voters to favor a white Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District.
NDG Bookshelf: ‘Ella’ is a book that will leave you singing
So does Misty Copeland, Drake, Alicia Keyes, and Chaka Khan. You’d do it, too, if you thought you could sing and dance and make a living at it. Alas, not everyone can be a paid performer on a big stage, but Whitney Houston was. So was Ray Charles and Michael Jackson. Katherine Dunham did it and as you’ll see in the new novel “Ella” by Diane Richards, so did a little girl from Yonkers.
Mount Pisgah celebrates 160th church anniversary
Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church (MPMBC) also known as The ROCK will celebrate her 160th Church Anniversary, Sunday, June 16, 2024. On the third Sunday in June (1864) a few black missionaries and Rev. Robert Fabius Butler, a white minister from Richardson, met under a large elm tree in Alpha, Texas, in the Upper White Rock Settlement of Dallas County, on a farm owed by Billie Wilburn.
Film Review: ‘Furiosa’ is downright furious filmmaking
(***1/2) Wow. It’s a rebirth. There’s a new badass. It’s a phoenix. In 1979, Australian director George Miller introduced the post-apocalyptic and eerily dystopian action film Mad Max to audiences around the world. Forty-five years later he’s resurrecting the saga and has created a new storyline that’s as worthy as all the others in: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Fans of this timeless, enduring allegory will wonder if this latest epic could be as good as the others. Visually and auditorily, yes. Narratively, it’s close.
More than 77,000 sign petition for Justices Alito and Thomas to recuse in Capitol attack cases
A petition calling for conservative Supreme Court Justices and noted Donald Trump supporters Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from major cases related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack has amassed 77,000 signatures as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21. Following a report from The New York Times that highlighted potential conflicts of interest for the conservative justices, MoveOn launched the petition.
Happy Birthday Head Start: 59 years and still learning
Head Start is an important cornerstone of the social and educational investment the United States has undertaken for children, families, and communities. It is the national commitment to provide children, ages 0-5 years old, with the foundation they need to thrive and set them up for a lifetime of learning and growth in school and the wider world.
Primary runoff elections to be decided in May 28 ballot
In what is shaping up to be a contentious election year, the final slate of Republican and Democrat candidates is not yet fully decided for Dallas County ballots. Early voting is currently underway from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (ending on Friday), and Election Day is on May 28 for a Joint Primary Runoff election. A Joint Primary Runoff election is held when no candidate in the Joint Primary Election receives more than half plus one of the votes.
MSU Expert: How mental health and wellness are connected in the Black community — and beyond
(Newswise) — EAST LANSING, Mich. – Mental health has become a part of wellness discussions in schools, workplaces and health care organizations. In higher education, there has been a greater focus on mental health as one component of wellness that supports students in learning and persisting through to graduation. LeConté Dill, associate professor of African American and African Studies at Michigan State University, finds her students are taking control of their health more holistically in ways that include creative expression, community building and therapy.
On Reasonable Suspicion: The perilous drives of ‘Big Baby’ Anderson
You had better buckle up tight, because there are a few things you should be aware of before you turn on the car’s ignition. If you plan on driving while Black or Hispanic, you are much more likely to become a “reasonable” suspect (of what it does not matter), being pulled over, searched, and even arrested. Heavyweight boxing phenom, Jared “Big Baby” Anderson has discovered this unfortunate fact the hard way.
Capt. Ed Dwight
Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago, achieved his long-awaited journey into space at the age of 90. On Sunday, May 19, Dwight, along with five crewmates, soared aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. The liftoff from...
Investigation reveals more than 1,000 unnecessary deaths from police use of non-lethal tactics
More than 1,000 people have died in the past decade after encounters with law enforcement, despite officers using non-lethal tactics, according to a recent investigation by The Associated Press, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, and PBS’ Frontline. The findings again show systemic issues within policing and raise questions about accountability and reform.
NDG Book Review: ‘The Jazzmen’ is a musician’s must-read
Your toes didn’t wait long before they started tapping. They knew what was coming, almost as soon as the band was seated. They knew before the first notes were played and the hep cats and jazz babies hit the floor to cut a rug. Daddy, it was the bee’s knees but in the new book “The Jazzmen” by Larry Tye, if you were the Sheik on the stage, makin’ cabbage wasn’t all that swank.
Patrice Rushen signs global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has signed a global publishing deal with 4x Grammy nominee and jazz/R&B star Patrice Rushen. She is considered one of the world’s top recording artists and composers, performing with and producing for esteemed artists such as Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Prince, Nancy Wilson, Sheena Easton, Carlos Santana, and Freddie Hubbard. She has served as the first female musical director for many top award shows, including the Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and NAACP Image Awards.
Film Review: ‘The Fall Guy’
(**) Telling someone “You have nothing between your ears,” isn’t a compliment. Telling a filmmaker and screenwriter “You have nothing between the action scenes,” also isn’t a compliment. Read on…. The trailers for The Fall Guy look exciting and certainly the premise has great...
Experts weigh-in on mounting concerns of impending U.S. civil war
In the wake of a recent survey revealing startling apprehensions among American voters regarding the possibility of a second civil war, experts in history and political science offer sobering insights into the nation’s current trajectory. Dr. Ashley Robertson Preston, an assistant professor of history at Howard University and author of the acclaimed book “Mary McLeod Bethune the Pan-Africanist,” has detected a palpable shift in national sentiment.
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