By Eamonn Burke The Democratic National Convention kicked off it’s virtual event last night, starting with speeches by prominent politicians including Bernie Sanders, John Kasich, Andrew Cuomo, and a keynote by Michelle Obama. There were also powerful words delivered by George Floyd’s brother, Philonese Floyd, and Kristin Urquiza, who lost her father to Covid-19. “My […]
By Eamonn Burke As the reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice in the United States continues, so does the demand for a change in how we view and represent our racist history. One target of such criticism has been statues of American “heroes” who were known to have owned slaves or were part of […]
Pastoral Letter to America from social justice leader Rev. Barber echoed in Biden speech The words of social justice leader Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II are being echoed by Joe Biden, the former vice president who spoke to the nation Tuesday. “To paraphrase Rev. Barber: It’s the mourning when we find hope,” Biden said […]
A new case study out of New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Developmentfinds that face transplant surgery in patients who have experienced severe facial trauma can improve speech production. Face transplantation is one of the most extensive facial reconstructive procedures available. The procedure involves the partial or total replacement of nerves, […]
SiriusXM host Doron Levin weighing in on President Trump’s comments – during his State of the Union address – on Detroit and the auto industry. AUDIO: http://soundcloud.com/siriusxm-news-issues/doron-talks-sotu “…State of the Union message from President Donald Trump and he did take the time to make a shout out to Detroit and to the auto industry. I […]
“The event was impactful and enlightening.” – UMW student “It’s taken me a while to come to terms with my situation and just going to the event was beneficial to me.” – UMW student “I feel like we changed some lives last night.” – Speaker at event ‘The testimonials were very powerful.” – Alex Weathersby, […]
