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As Overdose Deaths Surge, White House Takes Steps To Build Drug Policy Team at 2:44 pm NPR President Biden named more of the team that will tackle the addiction crisis on Wednesday while promising a series of policy actions in the first 100 days. Updated at 6:30 p.m. ET The announcement comes as overdose deaths surge to record levels, topping 81,000 fatalities over the past 12 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Regina LaBelle, a veteran drug ...

Emory alum Maggie Anderson and her family gained international attention in 2009 as they lived out her public pledge to only “buy Black” for an entire year. Anderson shared her passion fueled by their historic year — known as “The Empowerment Experiment” — as the keynote speaker for the university’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture. Anderson graduated from Emory College of Arts and Sciences in 1993 with a major in political science, and went on to earn a JD and an MBA from the ...

With Biden Team Focused On Other Crises, Experts Say Drug Epidemic Is Exploding at 9:18 am NPR In the weeks after winning the November election, Joe Biden began naming officials to tackle the vortex of crises his administration would face on day one. There was a team for the coronavirus, a team for climate change, a team for racial justice and a team for the stricken economy. But despite a soaring death rate from drug overdoses, which hit a grim new record in 2020, President ...

With Biden Team Focused On Other Crises, Experts Say Drug Epidemic Is Exploding By Brian Mann  January 29, 2021 In the weeks after winning the November election, Joe Biden began naming officials to tackle the vortex of crises his administration would face on day one. But despite a soaring death rate from drug overdoses, which hit a grim new record in 2020, President Biden hasn’t named permanent leaders for three key agencies tasked with tackling the drug epidemic: the Food and Drug Administr...

Listen • 3:08 President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday. In the weeks after winning the November election, Joe Biden began naming officials to tackle the vortex of crises his administration would face on day one. But despite a soaring death rate from drug overdoses, which hit a grim new record in 2020, President Biden hasnt named permanent leaders for three key agencies tasked with tackling the drug epi...

The Emory University community was saddened to learn of the passing of Atlanta Braves baseball legend Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron Jr., an American hero who has been an inspiration to generations, a voice for civil and human rights, and a friend to the Emory community over many years. Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974, was the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree at Emory’s Commencement in 1995. The presentation praised Aaron as both a “home run king” and a “d...

When Judge Angel Kelley was asked to be the keynote speaker at Chelsea’s 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony, she didn’t know she would be challenged in thinking about her own story in such a deep manner. Her challenge was to tell those listening – and there were more than 100 in attendance on Monday morning – how she was the embodiment of MLK’s dream that he spoke about so many years ago. “When I was told it was about me being the dream, I had a little concern and hesitancy...