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Reginald Wilson: A Black American Socialist (1927-2020) Reginald Wilson, the prominent African American psychologist and educator, civil rights activist and socialist, and a member of the New Politics board, died on December 13, 2020 at the age of 93. His was a quintessentially Black American story of the twentieth century, if a particularly illustrious one. From his role as a Tuskegee Airman to his activism with C.L.R. James’ Correspondence group, to his founding of the first Black ski clu...

AfDB Bank appoints new leadership in 4 regions in Africa Shares The African Development Bank (AfDB), has announced the appointment of Directors Generals and their deputies for the East, Central, Western and Southern Africa regions. Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of AfDB announced the appointments while expressing his confidence in the new appointees to achieve greater milestones in their new capacities. The new appointments are as follows: 1. Serge N’Guessan, Director General, Central Afr...

UNDP Resident Coordinator Robert Jukham presented a copy of the UNDP Human Development Report 2020 to Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 5 January 2021 at the Foreign Ministry. Foreign Minister Gunawardena appreciated the UNDP’s cooperation with Sri Lanka and expressed his appreciation of UNDP’s response to Covid-19 early interventions. He mentioned that free education and health policies of Sri Lanka, among other things, have significantly contributed to the country’s achievements in...

Serge N’Guessan, Director General, Central Africa Region As Director General, Central Africa, Serge will drive and ensure the operational efficiency, effectiveness and overall health of the Banks portfolio across the Central Africa Region. He will also spearhead regional business development and investment, driving resource mobilization across the countries under his remit and growing the business of the Bank significantly. Serge, a Canadian citizen, is a professional with over 30 years of ex...

AfDB appoints directors-general, deputy directors-general in regional offices The bank appointed three directors-general and five deputy directors-general 10 min read The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of directors-general for the East, Central and Southern Africa regions and deputy general for the East, Central, Northern, Southern and West Africa regions. Serge N’Guessan, Director General, Central Africa Region As Director-General, Central Africa...

Tweet Pete Meenen and the Tennesseans We Lost to COVID-19 The state’s first resident claimed by a virus that went on to kill many more On March 21, the Brentwood Family YMCA shared the news that Pete Meenen, a greeter at the gym and community center for more than 20 years, had died. He was the first person in Tennessee to die from COVID-19.  “Perhaps few faces in a YMCA are as recognizable as the greeter who meets the morning faithful, the early risers who start their day with us w...

Gombe ranks high in gender-based violence ― NHRC Gombe ranks high in gender-based violence ― NHRC Share A recent report by the Gombe State office of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has indicated that the state recorded one of the highest rates of sexual-based violence especially against female minors in the country. The disclosure was made by the Coordinator of VAPP Alliance in Gombe State who is also the Executive Director, Responsible Citizenship and Human Development, Dudu ...

ANI | Updated: Jan 06, 2021 15:49 IST Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The findings of a study suggest that self-control, the ability to contain ones own thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and to work toward goals with a plan, is one of the personality traits that makes a child ready for school. And, it turns out, ready for life as well. In a large study that has tracked a thousand people from birth through age 45 in New Zealand, researchers have determine...

Their bodies and brains were healthier and biologically younger, the researchers report. Self-control, the ability to contain one’s own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and to work toward goals with a plan, is one of the personality traits that makes a child ready for school. And, according to the study, which tracked a thousand people from birth through age 45 in New Zealand, ready for life as well. In interviews, the higher self-control group also showed they may be better equipped to hand...

Company Notebook Princeton Review Recognizes UMass Amherst for Graduate Entrepreneurship Studies AMHERST — For the first time, UMass Amherst has earned recognition in Princeton Review’s annual selection of Best Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs. In the publication’s 2021 list, the university ranks 40th among 50 colleges and universities. Based on survey data from more than 300 schools, the rankings encompass a broad range of entrepreneurial activities inside and outside the classroom. Th...