Jessica Johnson
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Remembering the civil rights legacy of the Rev. William LawsonMay 27, 2024 8:03 pm - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson:
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Educators must embrace AI as a supplemental learning toolMay 22, 2024 4:00 am - When the 2024 spring semester ended earlier this month, I found myself thinking more about how technology is changing college classrooms. The traditional lecture that my...
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Keeping hope alive during the National Day of PrayerMay 07, 2024 4:00 am - For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. As for God, his way ...
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‘Name, image likeness’ pay continues to evolve in college sportsApr 30, 2024 4:00 am - When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of college athletes being compensated nearly three years ago, the era of name, image and likeness (NIL) began, and even though schoo...
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Young Americans struggle to find true joy in today’s digital worldApr 23, 2024 4:00 am - The 2024 World Happiness Report, which is a collaboration with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network ...
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'Shirley' portrays the power of compassionate leadership in politicsApr 08, 2024 12:23 pm - One of the recently released spring biopics that I looked forward to is the Netflix film on Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to be elected to Congress i...
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All eyes are on female rising basketball superstarsMar 27, 2024 7:00 am - Like many sports fans this year, I have been in awe of the on-court accomplishments of Iowa women's basketball star Caitlin Clark. Her highlight reels on YouTube show her...
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The film ‘Origin’ delves deeply into the history of man’s inhumanity to manMar 19, 2024 2:30 am - Ava DuVernay's acclaimed film “Origin” has been digitally released, which should hopefully attract more viewers to examine its intricate themes connecting American racism...
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Addressing the loneliness epidemic with heartMar 13, 2024 1:00 am - One of the concerning health headlines toward the end of 2023 was the loneliness epidemic that is affecting millions of Americans, causing premature death in many cases. ...
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Rounding out Black History Month with National Geographic's 'Genius: MLK/X' anthologyMar 03, 2024 1:45 am - For the past two years, students in my Black History Sports Icons course have watched Regina King's Academy-nominated film “One Night in Miami” to begin our section on Mu...