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How Stanley Andrisse went from prison to tenured professor at Howard University and made history
Dr. Stanley Andrisse, a tenured professor at Howard University College of Medicine, is a living example of how hope and higher education can totally change someone’s life. He went from a maximum-security prison to tenured faculty at the only R1-designated HBCU in the U.S. Andrisse told The Dig, “My story represents both possibility and responsibility,…
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The Weeknd donates $350K to Jamaican families after Hurricane Melissa
R&B star The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, has made a significant contribution to the...
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This 19-year-old Nigerian is behind the biodegradable menstrual pad using AI to track women’s health
Titilope Olotu, at just nineteen, has successfully acquired grant funding to support her innovative...
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Meet the Memphis student making history as a Rhodes Scholarship finalist
Elyse Warren, a brilliant and driven senior at Millsaps College, has been named a finalist...
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This mom’s viral AI platform lets users release stress and find peace of mind, here’s how
Karima Williams, a native of Prince George’s County, Maryland, created an AI-powered web platform designed to assist users during intense emotional “crash-outs.” Williams’ career...
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Omi Bell, from teen mom who sold T-shirts to helping over 20,000 female founders of color accelerate their businesses
Omi Bell was a computer scientist who grew up middle-class and held good jobs but having her first child at 17 and second at 21 led her to rely on Section 8 housing and government assistance. While taking...
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Jamaica’s Wales Bonner becomes first Black woman to lead design at a major fashion house
Grace Wales Bonner, a 35-year-old British designer, has made history as the first Black woman to lead menswear design at a major fashion house. She has been appointed as the new creative director of menswear...
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Howard University student awarded $5K scholarship for brain repair research
Christopher McGinley, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate in biomedical sciences at Howard University College of Medicine, has been named a 2025 recipient of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Award....
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Meet the Metro officer who uses photographic memory to combat crime: ‘You can’t change your face’
Kache Fields, an officer with the Metro Transit Police, has a superpower that she uses to catch people accused of crimes. The Southeast D.C. native has been referred to as a “be on the lookout”...
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Gender-based violence: Meet the SA student whose smart earring can quietly capture attackers, alert police
Bohlale Mphahlele created a revolutionary device to combat South Africa’s gender-based violence crisis. Her device, a wearable safety device called the “Alerting Earpiece”, was created...
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Viral Westfield valedictorian now Harvard grad makes history again in Spring ISD
Da’Vion Tatum just made headlines again by becoming the youngest director elected to the board of Spring ISD’s Education Foundation. He views this role as a gap year to gain experience in the...
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‘I’m sure she has a lot of pain’: Shaq on why he checks on Kobe Bryant’s mom ‘once a month’
Shaquille O’Neal has disclosed that his relationship with the late Kobe Bryant’s mother, Pam Bryant, is still going strong. The 53-year-old said he makes time to check on her once a month....
