Last year was an extraordinary moment for many historically Black colleges and universities.
HBCUs shared the national spotlight with Vice President Kamala Harris, a Howard University alumna. And as the country grappled with a new racial reckoning in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, some of those schools received high-profile donations.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $160 million to HBCUs and Black college organizations across the country in July 2020. She followed that in December with a $50 million gift to Prairie View A&M University, and an anonymous donor gave Prairie View $10 million in November to help students during the pandemic.
“It’s not surprising that during a moment of national agony on race that minority-serving institutions stand out,” said Ruth Simmons, president of the HBCU, which is part of the Texas A&M System. “We’ve been around since 1876 doing the same work continuously throughout that time. … I think it’s our time to be recognized
Fire chief appointed to lead Hackensack after city manager’s sudden death
Updated 7:35 AM;
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Hackensack’s fire chief will take over the city’s top post following the sudden death of City Manager Ted Ehrenburg last month.
Ehrenburg, 64, died at his home overnight on March 31. A cause of death has not been released.
The city council voted unanimously Tuesday, with two members absent, to appoint Hackensack Fire Chief Thomas Freeman to the position of interim city manager until July 1.
During that time, city officials will conduct a search for a candidate to fill the position permanently, according to Steven Kleinman, the city attorney.
HACKENSACK In the aftermath of the sudden death of City Manager Ted Ehrenburg, officials have appointed an interim manager to fill the post for the next few months.
Fire Chief Thomas Freeman was appointed to the role at a special meeting on Tuesday morning. The appointment is effective immediately. He will hold the post until July 1.
Mayor John Labrosse said city officials were shocked by the unexpected death of Ehrenburg two weeks ago.
“This is an appointment because we had to get someone in there just in the interim,” Labrosse said. “We felt that we weren’t going to hire anyone until after the election in four weeks, but we will go out for RFQ [request for qualifications] starting soon and then move forward with interviews.”
Three Elizabethtown men recently were indicted by a Hardin County grand jury for three separate incidents of first-degree strangulation earlier this year.
Brian Napier, 38; James Webb, 18, and Adam Webb, 34, face Class C felony charges punishable by five to 10 years in prison, if convicted.
Napier also was indicted for fourth-degree assault â domestic violence with minor injury, and first-degree persistent felony offender.
Adam Webb also was indicted on a fourth-degree assault charge.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
⢠Shannon Easterly, 39, Louisville, first-degree possession of a controlled substance â heroin; possession of marijuana.
⢠John Grimes, 42, Cecilia, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance â methamphetamine; possession/distributing explosives without a permit; possession of drug paraphernalia.
Longtime Savannah surgeon Dr. Tom Freeman, who died at age 102 on Feb. 17, is remembered by friends, family and colleagues as a down-to-earth pioneering medical professional whose varied interests ranged from golf to the Florida dog races.
Paul Hinchey, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler described the longtime beloved physician as “arguably one of the most talented people ever to live in Savannah.
“He was a general surgeon in an era where there were few sub-specialists in general surgery,” Hinchey said. “As an example, he was the first surgeon in the area to include thoracic surgery as part of his general surgery/vascular surgery practice. No one had done that. He pioneered the first aortic aneurysm resections in Georgia and the first carotid artery in the Southeast. He did his own grafts and shunts. He pioneered using heparin for thrombotic cardiac problems.”