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-Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway, Sr., President and CEO
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Dr. Al Hathaway to retire this summer from historic Union Baptist Church
Pastor and community activist Rev. Alvin C. Hathaway will be stepping down as leader of West Baltimore’s Union Baptist Church in August, closing out 14 years of service to the historic institution. At that time, he will hand the reins to an assistant pastor who may advance to lead pastor in the coming years. “To be the 10th pastor of this church has been one of the highest honors of my life,” Hathaway said. “Union Baptist [...]
Pastor visits Chattanooga to push for more accountability in local leaders
Its unique way to hold local leaders accountable and that's what one Baltimore pastor is trying to start up in Chattanooga. The program is called "Act Now". Pastor Alvin Hathaway says creating Act Now has not only held leaders accountable in Baltimore but has also made city leaders more transparent. He says the same could happen right here in Chattanooga if those in the community do the hard work by using policy, procedure and legislation. "Act [...]
Brown Capital Management and State of Maryland Commit $2.25 Million to Nation’s First African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative
The nation’s first African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) announced today $2.25 million in startup funding from the investment management firm Brown Capital Management (BCM) and the State of Maryland. The goals of the AANRI are to close the gap in brain research that has consistently underrepresented African Americans and to create the most comprehensive African-ancestry, brain-genomic dataset in the world, with the ultimate goal to develop new therapeutics and prevention strategies for brain disorders. In [...]
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