Kent Campbell, an instrumental figure in the global battle against malaria — most notably in Africa, where he led an innovative program providing bed nets to protect rural villagers from the mosquitoes carrying the disease — died on Feb. 20 in Oro Valley, Ariz., a suburb of Tucson. He was 80. His death, in a… Continue reading Kent Campbell, Pivotal Figure in the Fight Against Malaria, Dies at 80
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Chicago’s Black firefighters continue fight in civil rights case
When former Chicago firefighter Michael Taqee retired from his public service role, he wanted to be able to tell his grandchildren he worked his way up the leadership ranks of the Fire Department. But an admission practice that discriminated against Black firefighter applicants in the 1990s hurt Taqee in the promotion tests he took two… Continue reading Chicago’s Black firefighters continue fight in civil rights case
‘The Brothers Sun’ Cast Talks Dream Fight Scenes and Stunts
Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images The Brothers Sun, starring Michelle Yeoh as Eileen “Mama” Sun, follows Taiwanese gangster Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien) as he heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother (Yeoh) and helpless little brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li), after an enemy gang shoots their father. The show is a dark… Continue reading ‘The Brothers Sun’ Cast Talks Dream Fight Scenes and Stunts
‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid
On a given work day, Misra Yusuf might vaccinate a child against polio, inject a woman with a long-acting contraceptive, screen a man for tuberculosis, hang a bed net to protect a family from malaria and help dig a pit latrine. Over the past few years, she has administered some 10,000 coronavirus vaccines in her… Continue reading ‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid
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Rapper Blueface Stabbed at Boxing Gym Ahead of Fight
Photo: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Hollywood Unlocked Rapper Blueface was stabbed in the leg at a local Los Angeles gym by an unknown suspect, reports TMZ. He was training at a San Fernando Valley gym for an upcoming boxing match when the man confronted him, and they began arguing. His trainer David Kaminsky told TMZ… Continue reading Rapper Blueface Stabbed at Boxing Gym Ahead of Fight