Darnisha Harrison: Black Woman Files Patent for COVID Treatment

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Dallas Weekly is reporting Darnisha Harrison, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Ennaid Therapeutics, which develops anti-viral treatments, filed a patent for a Coronavirus treatment...

Nigerian Born Doctor Opens ER in Houston

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Rebecca Walton of Houston Profile Magazine is reporting that Nigerian born Dr. Foyekemi Ikyaator, 31, is opening a stand-alone emergency room in northwest Houston. The...

Melinda Gates On the Importance of International Women's Day

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In a special contribution to CNN, and in collaboration with the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill &...

Kenya: Women Nominees to Break Glass Ceiling

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Brian Ngugi of AllAfrica.com is reporting that Kenya's nominees for cabinet secretary positions include an unprecedented number of women. Six out of 18 nominees are women,...

Cynthia Udoka Osokogu Found: Murdered by Facebook Friends

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Chiemelie Ezeobi of AllAfrica.com is reporting that Cynthia Udoka Osokogu, 24, the daughter of retired Major General Frank Osokogu, was one of a at...

Somalia: New Report Details Abuses Against Internally Displaced

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BBC Africa is reporting that Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report, titled Hostages of the Gatekeepers, detailing information on the abuse of...

Cuba Leads Fight Against Ebola

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Monica Mark of The Guardian UK is reporting that out of all nations, Cuba has sent the largest medical force to West Africa in...

U.S.: Morehouse School of Medicine Unveils Mobile Clinical Research Unit

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by Christopher A. Daniel Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) unveiled its premier Mobile Clinical Research Unit on December 6. The 30-foot long RV is the first...

Paulette Leaphart: Breast Cancer Survivor Begins Journey

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Patrick Clarke of ABC News is reporting Paulette Leaphart, 49, is going to Washington, D.C. and she will make the entire 1,000-mile journey on...

Pistorius: Brazilian Runner Oliveira Defeats Favorite

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CNN International is reporting that Brazilian runner Alan Fonteles Cardaso Oliveira defeated South African "Blade runner" Oscar Pistorius at the 2012 Paralympics. You may recall that...