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Down Syndrome (DS) is one of the most common chromosomal disorders in America, but health disparities appear to be growing in the Black community.

Mississippi department exec Christopher Wells argued that racism did not play a factor in the slow response to Jackson's water crisis.

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A Missouri-based HBCU has received a $2.9 million grant to bridge the digital divide.

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A statue honoring Henrietta Lacks’ contributions to medical research will rise in her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia.

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A New Orleans-based nonprofit working to make STEM education accessible has received a grant from the NBA Foundation.

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Trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will release a memoir.

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Hakim's Bookstore—Philly’s first and longest-standing Black-owned bookstore—will receive a historical marker.

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Newark native Hassan Abdus-Sabur cultivated the HBCU Scholarship Bike Ride and HBCU Textbook Fund to financially support students at historically Black colleges and universities.

Earlier this month, Russian officials finally released Griner to the U.S. in a prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout. 

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Spelman College has received a $1 million donation to support the creation of a documentary media studies center.

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South Carolina State University received a $90k grant to support a program that aims to increase the representation of Black male teachers.

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The foundation's donation will create scholarships and refurbish the school's basketball arena.