By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Many in the African-American community may not have access to or credible information about the COVID-19 vaccines, so two entities are working to change that, as well as address disparities in those who receive the doses.
The Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Acclinate, a health care solutions provider and MHRC partner, are working to assist residents who oftentimes face challenges and barriers to getting the vaccine, said Tiffany Osborne, MHRC director of community engagement, and Tiffany Whitlow, Acclinate co-founder and chief development officer.
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Children who can read on grade level by the end of third grade are 13 times more likely to graduate from high school than those who cannot and individuals who do not graduate from high school have lower life expectancies and a higher likelihood of encountering law enforcement and prison. (UAB)
Matt Windsor
UAB Reporter
In every life are moments that can be pivotal. But few may be more consequential, or overlooked, than the third-grade reading test.
As School of Medicine Dean Selwyn Vickers, M.D., explained during the school’s COVID-19 Research Symposium in October 2020, education is seen as the “great equalizer” in America. But by the end of the third grade, a large proportion of America’s children are already far behind, with little hope of catching up.
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, age 30, was found murdered in Bessemer, Alabama.
Osbourne s remains were found in April by utility workers. She reportedly died April 1, 2020. A warrant has been signed on 36-year-old Cedric Earl Watts Jr., for Osborne’s murder…[
“She is survived by her children Summer Osborne, Kyleigh Osborne, and Caiden Osborne, according to usobit.com.
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Jessica Troulliet, age 36, fatally shot in Marrero, LA.
Jamal Harris, 36, is facing murder charges. The victims were fatally shot in Marrero, Louisiana after Troulliet complained that her online date did not look like his profile photo, describing him as having a pumpkin head.
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