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By Mary Ashley Canevaro
UAB News
Each year in February, the United States honors Black History Month to celebrate the achievements of Black/African American individuals, recognizing the central role of the Black/African American community in America’s history and highlighting the importance of racial justice, diversity and inclusion, and equity.
“One of the principles of Black History Month is that it is a key part of America’s identity,” said Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine. “One of our struggles in this country is painting America as monochromatic or monolithic; that’s not who we were at our best, and it’s clearly not who we’re going to be in our future. Black History Month is a uniquely different time of reflection because of how African Americans got here. That struggle has continually defined our story and identity, and is a part of who we are as we move forward.”
Feb. 11, 2021
Applications for scholarship program open for 2021-2022 academic year; Inaugural cohort of Trailblazer Scholars named after Baylor’s first Black graduates, Rev. Robert Gilbert and Mrs. Barbara Walker
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WACO, Texas (Feb. 11, 2021) – Baylor University announced today that fundraising for the Trailblazer Scholars Program has surpassed $2 million since the program’s creation in July 2020, pairing with the University’s commitment of $5 million to establish the program.
The Trailblazer Scholars Program is receiving
applications until Feb. 15. The inaugural Gilbert-Walker cohort of Trailblazer Scholars is named after Baylor’s first Black graduates Rev. Robert Gilbert, BA 67, and Mrs. Barbara Walker, BA 67.
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Jan 20, 2021
Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) crews reopened West Burnside at about 5:15 p.m. today, after clearing debris from a recent landslide and working to make the area safe from imminent risk of additional slides. Crews from Portland General Electric, Portland Parks & Recreation, and PBOT worked through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday weekend to mitigate the issues caused by the landslide and reopen the road as soon as possible.
The closure was needed to clear a large landslide that came after a heavy rain-and-wind storm. At about 11 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. 12, a landslide pushed large trees and soil from Forest Park onto West Burnside. About a half dozen large trees were down, with others looming over the roadway. At least one tree was leaning on the Barbara Walker Crossing, Portland Parks & Recreation’s pedestrian bridge that opened in 2019 to safely connect the popular Wildwood Trail across West Burnside.