The U.S. Senate on Nov. 10 passed a bill to authorize a posthumous Medal of Honor award for U.S. Army St. First Class Alwyn Cashe. For more than 15 years, Cashe family and members of Congress have lobbied for a posthumous Medal of Honor. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army) By Kevin Michael Briscoe (ZengerNews) — After […]
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Wearable devices help detect potential coronavirus infections
The wearable devices will be low cost tools that help track the spread of COVID-19. (Kārlis Dambrāns via Flickr) By Caitlin Yilek Zenger News A watch and ring are giving the military advance warning of potential coronavirus infections. The wearable devices from Garmin and Oura, with the help of an algorithm from Philips Healthcare, are […]
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The Incredible Life of Daniel Smith, Living Son of a Slave
Daniel Smith, 87, poses for a portrait with photos of his parents at his home in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2020. (Randy Marso/Zenger) By Virginia Van Zandt Zenger News As one of the few living children of a slave, 88-year-old Daniel Smith has a unique perspective on race relations in America. Smith’s father, Abram […]
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‘Covibesity’ May Be the Next Epidemic We Need to Tackle
The lockdown has led to an increase in the consumption of unhealthy food. (Photo by Christopher Williams/Unsplash) By Ojaswin Kathuria Zenger News During the initial days of the lockdown, a lot of people found that being at home left them with a lot of time to concentrate on their mental and physical wellbeing. However, almost […]
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From Exile to Election: Old Foes Clash in Tanzanian Presidential Race
President of the United Republic of Tanzania John Pembe Magufuli signs the oath of office after being sworn in on May 11, 2015 at Uhuru Stadium in Dar Es Salaam. (Government of South Africa-GCIS) (Image courtesy Zenger.news) By Anne Macharia , Zenger News, Africa Tanzania’s Incumbent president John Magufuli is facing a tough opponent in […]
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Women Data Scientists Created GPS-Driven App to Help Kenya Keep Covid-19 Numbers Low
A data science non-profit in Kenya is using location data from people’s cellphones and a brief questionnaire to gauge their Covid-19 risk and generate maps that show emerging and current disease hotspots. (Women in GIS Kenya) By Sharon Kiburi, Zenger News, Africa A group of female data researchers are providing the tech and data muscle […]
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College Tuition Is Rising at Twice the Rate of Inflation
Princeton University’s campus sits empty amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Marcus DiPaola/Zenger) By Erik Sherman Zenger News The average cost of attending a four-year college or university in the United States rose by 497 percent between the 1985-86 and 2017-18 academic years, more than twice the rate of inflation. The cost of attending a traditional four-year […]
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Kenya Copes With Decades of Police Brutality
Kenyan police officers detailed to the U.N. peace mission in Somalia salute during a ceremony. (AMISOM/Omar Abdisalan via Zenger.news) Kenyan police aren’t hired to protect the public but the government’s interests,advocates say. By Anne Macharia, Zenger.News In America, one incident of police brutality captured on video in May sparked global protests and may have finally galvanized […]
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Starting at a Black Newspaper, Dana White Is the First Black Woman to Run Comms at a Major Automaker
Dana White poses for a photo inside Hyundai Motor America. (Carol Larsen/Zenger) White carved out a pioneering career path that stretched from the Pentagon’s head office to Hyundai headquarters By Troy Schulz, Zenger.News As Hyundai North America’s first chief communications officer, Dana W. White knows what it is like to have two feet in two worlds. “Growing […]
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Survey Finds Black Americans Don’t Want Police Abolished Despite George Floyd Protests
Even in the city where Floyd was killed by an officer, black residents see abolishing the police as a needless punishment. By Hadassah Patterson, Zenger News Defunding or abolishing police departments has become a national debate in the wake of George Floyd’s death, but Minneapolis residents say abolishment isn’t necessarily a clear-cut answer. Some even view […]
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Rioters Deck Cop With Skateboard in Violent Chicago Protests
Looters and police clashed as the city’s savage summer boils over again. Chicago police charge man with a repeatedly striking officer during a violent protest. The protestors clashed with the police in Chicago (Newsflash) By Lee Bullen, Zenger News Chicago’s summer of unrest because of strained relations between the police and minorities continued unabated this past […]
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Kamala Harris Wins Backing of ‘Divine Nine’
By Cynthia Yeldell Anderson Zenger News In her historic speech accepting the vice presidential nomination for the Democratic party, Sen. Kamala Harris introduced her family — among them her beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, “The Divine Nine” and others from historically Black colleges and universities. The California Democrat’s shout-out echoed worldwide. As the first HBCU […]
