Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), a technique that delivers a single, targeted dose of radiation to the breast immediately after tumor removal, can spare eligible patients weeks of post-surgery treatments and associated costs. The approach has existed for decades: the Intrabeam system that enables IORT received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance in 1999. Despite its […]
Atlanta Falcons owner and Home Depot co-founder Arthur M. Blank has committed $50 million over ten years to help students at four Atlanta HBCUs,Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College, cross the finish line to graduation. The gifts, administered by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, will fund “gap scholarships” for […]
David Banner (born Lavell William Crump, 11 April 1974) is an American rapper, record producer, actor and activist from Jackson, Mississippi. Emerging in the early 2000s, he helped bring Southern hip-hop into the US mainstream while developing a parallel reputation as a forceful commentator on race, inequality and cultural politics. Early life and education Raised […]
D’Angelo was a defining voice of late-20th- and early-21st-century R&B, an artist whose work helped shape the sound and sensibility of neo-soul. Across three landmark albums, Brown Sugar, Voodoo and Black Messiah, he fused church-honed musicianship with hip-hop rhythm and classic soul, influencing a generation of singers, producers and bands. Despite his impact, D’Angelo remained […]
A federal magistrate judge has recommended that Nelly be reimbursed for legal fees stemming from a now-dismissed lawsuit over royalties from his 2000 debut album, Country Grammar. In an Oct. 10 order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger called the complaint filed by Ali Jones—Nelly’s former St. Lunatics bandmate—“baseless” and “frivolous,” arguing it should have […]
