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Study: All 53 Pennsylvania rivers and waterways surveyed contained microplastic contamination

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A new study released Wednesday by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center found that all 53 of waterways tested across Pennsylvania contained microplastic contamination — including the Susquehanna River. The report provides new data on the presence of microplastics in water samples taken at

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Father, son co-authors share their new book on influential Black musicians with Boys and Girls Club

Click here for updates on this story     LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Some families who were looking for something to do while they sheltered-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic might have tried something like a home improvement project. But, Michael Carson and his 11-year-old son, Matthew, decided to write a book instead. The pair wrote

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HBCU’s see more support over the past year, local enrollment trends up

Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) — Big moments in history shed a spotlight on historically Black colleges and universities. One of those moments includes the election to vice president of the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) graduate Kamala Harris, who attended Howard University. Then there’s Stacey Abram,

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