As universities across the nation have been reckoning with their past over recent years, taking down statues and renaming halls that bore the names of former slave owners, one institution remained untouched: Johns Hopkins. The story, long repeated about the namesake of the Maryland hospital and university, was that his…
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Archived: Black Women Die of Cervical Cancer at 77 Percent Higher Rate Than Previously Thought
A new study conducted by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health indicates more clearly the racial disparity in cervical cancer deaths. A disease more prominent in countries with less medical advancement, cervical cancer kills Black women in the United States at a rate 77 percent higher than previously thought,…
Archived: VIDEO: The Science Behind Hiring Ex-Offenders
By Sheryl Estrada During DiversityInc’s fall conference, “Best Practices on Conquering Recruiting Challenges,” on Wednesday in Newark, New Jersey, National Workrights Institute President Lewis Maltby and Johns Hopkins Medicine International CEO Pamela Paulk sharedbest practicesduring their session”The Science Behind Hiring Ex-Offenders.” Maltby discussed why employment is key for a person…