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Happy June…Despite ALL that is going on in the country, which I won’t go into right now, black Christian women continue to make an impact. So I’m back with my monthly roundup of blog posts and or magazine articles for black Christian women. Below is my Top 10 monthly roundup of blog posts and or magazine/newspaper articles for black Christian women for May, but you don’t have be a black Christian woman to to check them out. As usual, let me know if you like my list! Enjoy and share!
1.”Black Woman May Have Discovered Cure to Coronavirus” by Stacy M. Brown
Excerpt: The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged most of the world, but no one has felt the wrath more than African Americans and communities of color. Now, it might just be an African American woman who has discovered a desperately needed and life-saving drug to defeat the virus. Darnisha Harrison, founder, and CEO of Ennaid Therapeutics in Georgia, said scientists working for her company had found a drug that is showing promise in laboratories at blocking the continued spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Based in Atlanta, her company uses its artificial intelligence, or AI, drug-discovery platforms to develop antiviral drugs. See more at: washingtoninformer.com.
2. “Column: Ida B. Wells, Awarded a Pulitzer Prize 89 Years After Her Death, is as Relevant as Ever” by Dahleen Glanton
Excerpt: Ida B. Wells was awarded a Pulitzer Prize on Monday, a symbolic gesture that cemented her place in history as a great American journalist. With or without public accolades, she has always belonged there. Wells’ fearless pursuit of justice during an era of mass lynchings set her apart from other journalists at the time. But like the issues she so passionately wrote about more than a century ago, recognition was not deemed urgent. See more at: chicagotribune.com.
3. “Dancing in the Street: Elaine Welteroth Got Married on Her Brooklyn Stoop, Then Threw a Virtual Block Party” by Alexandra Macon
Excerpt: Elaine met Jonathan through church when they were both around 12 and growing up in Northern California. (Their moms still sing next to each other in the choir to this day.) There wasn’t a romantic connection until they were reunited as adults in December 2013 when Jonathan came to interview for jobs in New York City, where Elaine had been living since 2008. See more at: vogue.com
4. “Black Journalist Launches Newsletter to Keep Black People Informed About the Coronavirus Pandemic” by Zack Linly
Excerpt: “As a black woman and freelance journalist passionate about writing stories for us, I’ve been desperately brainstorming constructive ways to lend my writing skills to help suppress the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and pandemic,” Peck wrote. “At the same time, for a *long* time, I’ve been wanting to write more original stories independent from any publication, for my own audience, and to start a newsletter as a way of practicing that. So I decided to combine all of these ideas and dedicate my newsletter SpeakPatrice to highlighting coronavirus news for black folks, both stories written by other journalists and by me, Patrice Peck.” See more at: theroot.com.
5. “Meet the First-Ever Mother-Daughter Duo to Graduate Med School Together and Become Doctors” by Njera Perkins
Excerpt: This mother-daughter duo is making history together as the first-ever to graduate from medical school at the same time and match at the same hospital. The University of Medicine and Health Sciences (UMHS) reports that Dr. Cynthia Kudji & daughter, Jasmine, both matched at LSU Health in Louisiana after receiving their medical degrees–Cynthia in Family Medicine and Jasmine in General Surgery. See more at: afrotech.com.
6. Black Woman Entrepreneur Now Manufacturing Her Own Line of Hand Sanitizer
Excerpt: Gwen Jimmere, founder and CEO of Naturalicious and the first Black woman to own a patent for a natural hair care product, is making history again as one of the first to launched a Black-owned hand sanitizer brand. See more at: blackbusiness.com.
7. “Who Is Joyette Holmes, The New Prosecutor in the Ahmaud Arbery Case?” by Sarah Rose
Excerpt: Earlier this month, Holmes recorded a video for the Cobb County “12 Hours of Prayer” event. In it, she cited her spirituality as a tenet of her life. “I am grateful that in these times of uncertainty, I can lean on my faith and my ability to fellowship with others,” she said in the video. See more at: gpbnews.org.
8. “Vanderbilt’s Candice Lee Becomes First Black, Female Athletic Director in SEC history” by Sam Cooper
Excerpt: History was made at Vanderbilt University on Thursday. The school announced that it has appointed Candice Storey Lee as its full-time athletic director, lifting the interim title she held since February. Lee, who will also hold the title of vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs, is the first woman to hold the AD title at Vanderbilt. More significantly, she is the first African American woman to lead an athletic department in the history of the Southeastern Conference. See more at: sports.yahoo.com.
9. “MIT Elects First Black Woman Student Body President in its 159-year History” by David Williams
Excerpt: About six percent of undergraduates at MIT are black and 47 percent are women, according to the school. MIT students had to leave campus in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, so Geathers campaigned online and through social media from her home in Miami, Florida. Students voted online. See more at: cnn.com.
10. “Georgia Woman Celebrates Turning 103 Years Old!” by Adrianne M. Haney
Excerpt: While family had to hold a drive-by parade in her honor Saturday – keeping their social distance – she said she felt grateful for their love. “It brings tears of joy,” she said. “I can’t help but think how grateful I am to have friends to come out at a time like this. I appreciate it.” See more at: msn.com.
If you know of any black Christian women bloggers and or writers, please e-mail me at jacqueline@afterthealtarcall.com as I’m always interested in expanding my community of black Christian women blog, magazines and websites. As I noted before, while this is a roundup of interesting blog posts and or magazine and newspaper articles for black Christian women, you don’t have to be one to appreciate these pieces 
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