A 22-year-old mill hand, James Major, died after his skull was fractured following a night of heavy drinking in Amsterdam on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1913. James P.
Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dozens of human skulls of Black people some hundreds of years old will be returned to their communities of origin for reburial, according to a commitment by the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.
On Monday, the Penn Museum issued both an apology for possessing the skulls in its historic Morton Collection and outlined a plan to repatriate them.
“The Penn Museum and the University of Pennsylvania apologize for the unethical possession of human remains in the Morton Collection,” wrote Dr. Christopher Woods, who became the new director of Penn Museum on April 1. “It is time for these individuals to be returned to their ancestral communities, wherever possible, as a step toward atonement and repair for the racist and colonial practices that were integral to the formation of these collections.”
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Patrick S. J. McElgunn, MD, FRCPC, FAAD, MBA, is being recognized by the Continental Who s Who as a Top Leading Dermatologist for his professional excellence in the field of Medicine, excellence in patient care, dedication to serving his community, and leadership at Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology.
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A well-respected partner at Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, Dr. McElgunn has practiced dermatology for 38 years, first in private practice in the Toronto area for 20 years, then in the academic setting at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. At Johns Hopkins, Dr. McElgunn was the Founding Director of the Johns Hopkins Dermatology and Cosmetic Center at GreenSpring Station. He has devoted the past 14 years to serving Charlotte and its surrounding communities at his current practice where he specializes in cosmetic dermatology, cutaneo
Police and state officials seize goats from Redding property
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The Connecticut Department of Agriculture, with assistance from the Redding Police Department and the Town of Redding, executed a search and seizure warrant for goats located at 147 Cross Highway, in Redding, Conn., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Nancy Burton records the The Connecticut Department of Agriculture removing one of the goats from her Redding property. The DoAg, with assistance from the Redding Police Department and the Town of Redding, executed a search and seizure warrant for goats located at 147 Cross Highway, in Redding, Conn., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less