Dr. W. James “Jimmie” Abbington, a renowned musician, scholar, and educator known as the “dean of Black church music,” died Sept. 27 at age 65. Recently appointed as Duke University Divinity School’s first professor of Black sacred music, Abbington’s lifelong mission was to preserve and elevate African American sacred music as both art and theology.
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PRESS ROOM: UMMS selects veteran healthcare leader as system’s new chief administrative officer
Richelle Webb Dixon has been named the new Chief Administrative Officer of the University of Maryland Medical System, bringing her extensive experience in hospital operations, medical education, and community advocacy to the role.
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Black Flint students haven’t caught up
The Flint Water Crisis caused a significant academic setback for a generation of Flint schoolchildren, with students losing five months of learning progress in math and an 8 percent increase in the number of students referred for special education services.