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Shirley McBay, Pioneering Mathematician, Is Dead at 86

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Shirley McBay, Pioneering Mathematician, Is Dead at 86 [NY Times Obituary – paywall] The first Black student to receive a doctorate from the University of Georgia, she devoted her life to advocating for diversity in science and math education. By Clay Risen Dec. 14, 2021 “Left unattended, the resulting resegregation of U.S. education will ensure … [Read more…]

Clear Vice Zone

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Clear Vice Zone Akron in 60 Days Los Angeles Herald, 18 February 1916 AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 18.—Inmates of segregated district resorts will have just sixty days to get into other lines of livelihood or to get out of town, Mayor William J. Laub an- nounced, after declaring the actual closing of the district shall come … [Read more…]