African Americans

The Inner Circle acknowledges Atisha N. Burks as a Top Pinnacle Professional

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星期一, 四月 15, 2024
Education, Saint Leo University, Financial management, Mentorship, Policy, Business administration, Federal, National Association, Democracy, Government, Commerce, African Americans, Multimedia, Old Dominion University, Inner circle, Federal Protective Service, Management

WALDORF, Md., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Atisha N. Burks is acknowledged as a Top Pinnacle Professional for her contributions in Financial Management and Reporting.

Key Points: 
  • WALDORF, Md., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Atisha N. Burks is acknowledged as a Top Pinnacle Professional for her contributions in Financial Management and Reporting.
  • Atisha N. Burks, a highly accomplished professional with nearly 25 years of experience in the government sector, has been a trailblazer in the field of financial management and reporting.
  • Her commitment and potential were quickly recognized, leading her to complete the Federal Career Intern Program in 2006.
  • Atisha N. Burks' impressive career trajectory, extensive experience, and unwavering commitment to excellence have made her a trailblazer in the field of financial management and reporting.

Medscape Physician Compensation Report: Doctors' Salaries Rise, Yet Discontent Persists

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星期五, 四月 12, 2024
Orthopedic surgery, Cardiology, Male, Neurology, Female, Physician, Medicare, African Americans, Infection, Growth, Nursing

NEWARK, N.J., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the recent rise in physicians' salaries, dissatisfaction over pay persists, according to the latest findings of the 2024 Medscape Physician Compensation Report.

Key Points: 
  • NEWARK, N.J., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the recent rise in physicians' salaries, dissatisfaction over pay persists, according to the latest findings of the 2024 Medscape Physician Compensation Report.
  • These perceptions raised the question: Can physician pay both be generous and not enough to justify the amount of stress and sacrifice?
  • Jon McKenna, Executive Editor, Medscape Reports, emphasized the significance of the report's findings, stating, "The 2024 Medscape Physician Compensation Report offers a comprehensive view of the evolving landscape of physician compensation.
  • 2024 Medscape Physician Compensation Report: Bigger Checks, Yet Doctors Still See an Underpaid Profession was completed by 7,000 U.S. physicians representing more than 29 specialty areas.

Operation HOPE, Wells Fargo unveil first 'HOPE Inside' location in Gallup, New Mexico

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星期四, 四月 11, 2024
Consumer, HOPE, Wells Fargo, Operation, Research, Heart, Navajo Nation, Native Americans, African Americans, Hopi, Organization, Tourism

ATLANTA, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE and Wells Fargo hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the community to New Mexico's first 'HOPE Inside' center and redesigned Wells Fargo branch, which will serve a large community of Native Americans. Located at 300 W. Aztec Ave. in Gallup, NM, 87301, the updated branch includes a HOPE Inside center with a dedicated financial coach. Event attendees included leaders from Operation HOPE, Wells Fargo, the State Department and the Navajo Nation, among others.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE and Wells Fargo hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the community to New Mexico's first 'HOPE Inside' center and redesigned Wells Fargo branch, which will serve a large community of Native Americans.
  • Event attendees included leaders from Operation HOPE, Wells Fargo, the State Department and the Navajo Nation, among others.
  • Redesigned branch and new programs to serve Native American Community and help boost financial inclusion for all.
  • "We are grateful to Wells Fargo for their longstanding commitment to the transformational work of Operation HOPE.

Black American Negro Freedmen Lineage Group Demands President Biden Focus Less on Renaming Francis Scott Key Bridge and Instead ENFORCE Legacy Environmental Policy & Public Works Laws That Let Americans Do the Work

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星期四, 四月 11, 2024
Congress, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Immigration, The Star-Spangled Banner, Policy, Built environment, National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, African Americans, Deportation, United States census, Comment, Freedom, Coalition, Act, Attention, Environment, Federation, Commerce, The Act, Concerned, Human voice, Economic development, Multimedia, Second Continental Congress

Immediately after the Key Bridge crumbled, business interests (including the immigration lobby) positioned themselves to receive special consideration for this public works project.

Key Points: 
  • Immediately after the Key Bridge crumbled, business interests (including the immigration lobby) positioned themselves to receive special consideration for this public works project.
  • The Coalition of Concerned Freedmen demands that the Biden administration not expedite work permits for illegal aliens to source labor for the bridge rebuild.
  • The Coalition also demands that President Biden enforce the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976, as originally written.
  • Black civil rights groups have given little attention to the question of who will rebuild this critical infrastructure.

Beyoncé and Dolly Parton’s versions of Jolene represent two sides of southern femininity

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星期二, 四月 23, 2024
Wind, Negotiation, Lemonade, Hatred, Head, Marriage, Modesty, Noise, Betrayal, Beauty, Femininity, Sleep, Attitude, African Americans, Rest, Hope, Woman, Male, Skin, The Golden Girls, Language, Pain, Linguistics, Movement, Human, Music

On her new album, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé puts a new spin on Dolly Parton’s classic song, Jolene.

Key Points: 
  • On her new album, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé puts a new spin on Dolly Parton’s classic song, Jolene.
  • Some people commenting online were vocal about not liking Beyoncé’s version, often citing its lack of vulnerability when compared to Parton’s version.
  • There are upwards of 80 covers of Jolene, but Beyoncé’s is a departure from the rest.
  • The Houston native’s Jolene is decidedly Black, and therein lies the crux of the different reactions towards the song.
  • It is important to examine the story Dolly Parton tells on Jolene because it, too, is rooted in her racial and gendered identity as much as Beyoncé’s Jolene is.

How is Beyoncé’s story the same but different?

  • Towards the end of the song, Beyoncé and her partner turn a corner and offer hope against the disruption that Jolene represents.
  • Beyoncé’s Jolene is introduced by Dolly Parton herself in a short interlude.
  • Parton makes a clear association between her experience with Jolene and Beyoncé’s experience with “Becky with the good hair” (or “hussy” as Parton says).
  • But the term has evolved to encompass racially ambiguous women with European or Asian features, lighter skin and loose curls or straight hair.
  • Why would we expect the song to be the same when these two women are far from?


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Kadian Pow does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Illmatic at 30: how Nas invented epistolary rap – and changed the hyper-masculine world of hip hop forever

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024
African Americans, Love, Pulitzer, Noise, Hate Me Now, Trauma, Hope, The Color Purple, Thought, Masculinity, Male, Alice Walker, Creativity, Dear Mama, Literature, Music, Imprisonment, Magic

At the time, these lines were seen as just another gem in a long line of highly sophisticated, literary Nas lyrics.

Key Points: 
  • At the time, these lines were seen as just another gem in a long line of highly sophisticated, literary Nas lyrics.
  • In many ways a verbal successor to Nas, Lamar controversially won an actual Pulitzer prize for music.
  • Like Lamar, Nas is as highly esteemed in the street as he is in academic circles.

One Love breaks new ground

  • The Illmatic track One Love (1994) introduced the “epistolary narrative”, or written letter technique, to the rap genre.
  • As journalist, educator and author Dax-Devlon Ross explains, One Love contains “a series of prison letters set to song”, which “effectively began the epistolary sub-genre” of rap.
  • Notable advocates of the technique include one-time rival of Nas, Tupac Shakur, releasing Dear Mama a year after One Love.

Illmatic’s legacy

  • Released two years after One Love, Xzibit utilised rap’s newly established epistolary sub-genre to pen an emotive open letter to his young son.
  • The Foundation addresses themes prevalent in the male African American experience, such as lineage, loyalty, masculinity and the paternal bond.

Nas today

  • In recent years, Nas has reached a purple patch of creativity, and released a flourish of well received albums, including both the King’s Disease (2020) and the Magic series.
  • When brought into the running of “top five dead or alive” rap debates, Nas is often quick to deflect from comparison, stating that there “ain’t no best”.
  • As Nas said himself in 2022: “I probably don’t need a therapist because I have music.” It’s hard to think of another rapper of his generation who has opened up so many doors for the artform.


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Paul Stephen Adey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

UNCF Announces Promotion of Monique LeNoir to Vice President, Branding, Marketing and Communications

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
American University, Howard University, FINCA, UNCF, Strategic planning, Communication, African Americans, Marketing, BAEO, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Family, Management

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) today announced the promotion of Monique LeNoir to Vice President, Branding, Marketing and Communications.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, D.C., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) today announced the promotion of Monique LeNoir to Vice President, Branding, Marketing and Communications.
  • LeNoir previously served as UNCF’s national director, communications, for nine years, where she oversaw the day-to-day activities of the department.
  • “During the past five months in her role as interim vice president, Monique has demonstrated exemplary leadership, steering the department with accountability, transparency and forward-thinking vision.
  • In addition, her efforts ensured the seamless operation of her department as UNCF embarks upon our 80th anniversary,” said Early W. Reese, chief operating officer, UNCF.

American Kidney Fund and Alonzo Mourning Call for More Awareness and Understanding of APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) on Capitol Hill

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
American Kidney Fund, African Americans, Health, Apolipoprotein L1, L1, APOL1, Genetic testing, Disease, Risk, Policy, Black, Kidney disease, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, AKF, Pharmaceutical industry

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) and basketball Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning are teaming up on Capitol Hill for a roundtable and policy discussion to highlight the stories of people with APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) and spread awareness of this rapidly progressive form of genetic kidney disease.

Key Points: 
  • ROCKVILLE, Md., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) and basketball Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning are teaming up on Capitol Hill for a roundtable and policy discussion to highlight the stories of people with APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) and spread awareness of this rapidly progressive form of genetic kidney disease.
  • The roundtable is being held in conjunction with the nation’s first ever AMKD Awareness Day , which AKF is launching on April 30, 2024.
  • “For many years, I have publicly shared my personal kidney disease story to help educate people about APOL1-mediated kidney disease,” said Mourning.
  • Also participating in the roundtable discussion are:
    Support for AMKD Awareness Day activities, including this roundtable discussion, is provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

ANI Pharmaceuticals Recognizes Sarcoidosis Awareness Month and Patients Living with Sarcoidosis

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星期四, 四月 4, 2024
Sarcoidosis, ANI, Disease, Incidence, Education, Patient, African Americans, Research, FSR, CAC, Inflammation, Human, Granuloma, Pharmaceutical industry

BAUDETTE, Minn., April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ANI or the Company) https://www.anipharmaceuticals.com/ (Nasdaq : ANIP) is proud to support the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research’s (FSR) commitment to sarcoidosis patients and efforts to increase disease awareness during April’s Sarcoidosis Awareness Month.

Key Points: 
  • BAUDETTE, Minn., April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ANI or the Company) https://www.anipharmaceuticals.com/ (Nasdaq : ANIP) is proud to support the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research’s (FSR) commitment to sarcoidosis patients and efforts to increase disease awareness during April’s Sarcoidosis Awareness Month.
  • During the month of April, members of the ANI organization are raising awareness of sarcoidosis by wearing “Say Sarcoidosis” pins offered through FSRs National Awareness Campaign, “Say Sarcoidosis.” In addition, ANI members will also be wearing purple on April 13th in honor of “World Sarcoidosis Awareness Day.”
    According to the FSR, sarcoidosis is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of granulomas predominately in the lungs and, to a lesser extent, in other organs of the body.
  • “We applaud the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research’s Awareness Campaign – “Say Sarcoidosis” and their ongoing education and support of people who live with sarcoidosis.
  • “We are grateful for ANI Pharmaceuticals’ commitment to increasing awareness and education about those living with sarcoidosis,” said Mary McGowan, Chief Executive Officer of the FSR.

UNCF Jacksonville and Edward Waters University hosts Third Annual Mayor’s Masked Ball raising Vital Funds to Support HBCUs and Students

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星期二, 四月 2, 2024
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Jacksonville, F.L., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Third annual Jacksonville Mayor’s Masked Ball benefiting Edward Waters University was a smashing success.

Key Points: 
  • Jacksonville, F.L., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Third annual Jacksonville Mayor’s Masked Ball benefiting Edward Waters University was a smashing success.
  • “The Mayor's Masked Ball has once again showcased the unwavering support for Edward Waters University and the UNCF's mission to uplift HBCUs and their students.
  • UNCF and HBCUs matter now more than ever as our students and institutions need ongoing support.
  • Events like the Jacksonville Mayor’s Masked Ball help us do just that,” said Dr. Lomax.