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Tag: Johns Hopkins

  • Prof Patty
  • December 13, 2020December 13, 2020

At Johns Hopkins, Revelations About Its Founder and Slavery

The university and its medical system have long celebrated their founding benefactor as a staunch abolitionist. But newly surfaced documents tell a different story. By Jennifer Schuessler 

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 11, 2020

Dr. Namandjé Bumpus Becomes 1st Black Woman Department Chair at Johns Hopkins Medical School

BY GOODBLACKNEWS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 According to jbhe.com, Dr. Namandjé Bumpus was appointed chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at the J

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