Sowing seeds of success: BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy creates connections that matter

Dalhousie’s BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy, currently in its second year, is opening new doors for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) graduate students at Dal, offering tailored mentorship opportunities, professional…

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Amid opioid epidemic, Minnesotans of color have died of overdoses at disproportionately high rates

In response to the disparities, which are particularly stark for American Indian and Black Minnesotans, officials are investing millions of dollars from the opioid settlement in culturally specific treatment programs.…

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Ruben Vardanyan delivered a message to the Aurora Prize candidates from Baku prison [ARM sub]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0NSBN5Euo9k During the 2024 Aurora Prize award ceremony, Veronika Zonabend, the wife of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative co-founder Ruben Vardanyan, read Ruben Vardanyan's message from Baku prison. Veronika Zonabend's speech is…

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