Category Archives: Current Events

Students From Underrepresented Groups Fuel Enrollment Growth in Higher Education

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Corky Wicks

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released a new report on higher education enrollments. Undergraduate enrollment grew for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic this fall with an increase of 2.1 percent. Community colleges are starting to … Continue reading →

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Country’s oldest baseball stadium to host game honoring Willie Mays

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Corky Wicks

MLB said Tuesday it is staging the game around the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865. Read more…

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Chuck Cooper becomes first African American selected in NBA draft

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Corky Wicks

On April 25, 1950, the Boston Celtics make Chuck Cooper, an All-American forward from Duquesne University, the first African American picked in NBA draft. With the selection, the first pick in the second round, Cooper breaks the NBA’s color barrier … Continue reading →

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Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Corky Wicks

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714 homers. A crowd of 53,775 people, the largest in the history of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, was with Aaron that night … Continue reading →

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The Rise of ChatGPT

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Corky Wicks
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What If?

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Corky Wicks

What if the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol had succeeded? A graphic novel is uniquely placed to answer Dominic Davies, City, University of London “Art is a powerful tool to confront the complex issues we face today,” says author … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s pandemic boom is over

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Corky Wicks

K. Bell@karissabe April 28th, 2022 What a difference a year can make. Roughly one year after pandemic-fueled buying spree pushed Amazon profits to new highs, the retail giant’s growth has now stalled to its slowest rate in more than two decades. … Continue reading →

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Mississippi among worst in racial health disparities, a new report finds

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Corky Wicks

by Will StriblingNovember 26, 2021An extensive report from the Commonwealth Fund has found deep-seated racial health disparities in all 50 states — with many more pronounced in Mississippi than anywhere else in the nation. Across 24 measures graded in a … Continue reading →

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Mississippi reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time in four months

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Corky Wicks

by Will Stribling November 4, 2021 The Mississippi Department of Health reported zero new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, making Nov. 3 the first day since June 30 without a pandemic-related death in Mississippi.  Though it’s just a single-day report, the announcement … Continue reading →

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