Refugee Olympic Team: Where Are They Now?
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CNN
(CNN) -- They came, they saw, their stories inspired the world.
Ten athletes — victims of unimaginable hardship, forced to leave their homes...
Doubts Raised About Highly-Praised Malaria Vaccine Headed For Africa
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Zika Was In Haiti Before Exploding In Brazil
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News
(Trice Edney Wire) - The Zika virus was present in Haiti several months before...
Study Says Funding Cuts Spirred Ebola In West Africa
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network
(Trice Edney Wire) - Spending cuts, pushed by an international lender, “weakened health care...
Strip Mines, Pollution And De-foresting Linked To Ebola’s Deadly Spread
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network
(Trice Edney Wire) – Pits in the ground from mining, forests stripped of trees,...
With Over 1,000 Infected, Can the Ebola Virus Be Stopped?
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – As an Ebola epidemic sweeps relentlessly across West African borders, with the...
HIV-Positive For 20-Plus Years and ‘One Of The Lucky Ones’
By Linda Villarosa
Special to NNPA from The Black AIDS Institute
MELBOURNE, Australia – Steven Watiti was diagnosed with HIV in 1993. His wife was pregnant...
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Five Education Moments That Impacted Black Students In 2024
Black K-12 education experienced notable events in 2024, marking the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the enactment of laws limiting AP African American Studies, ongoing disparities in school discipline, racist messages sent to Black students post-election, and the nomination of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education.
