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IN MEMORIAM: Our Thoughts and Prayers for the Families, Friends, of the 3 Victims of the Horrible Univ of Alabama Shooting – 2 of the 3 were African American

IN MEMORIAM: Our Thoughts and Prayers for the Families, Friends, of the 3 Victims of the Horrible Univ of Alabama Shooting – 2 of the 3 were African American

Posted on19. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

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Our thoughts are with the families, colleagues, and friends of the three victims of the horrific shootings that took place last Friday on the campus of the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

We note that two of the three professors shot and killed at a meeting of the biology department faculty were African Americans – Dr. Maria Ragland Davis & Dr. Adriel D. Johnson

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Dr. Rick Kittles: Biologist, Specializes in Human Genetics, AfricanAncestry.com

Dr. Rick Kittles: Biologist, Specializes in Human Genetics, AfricanAncestry.com

Posted on05. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

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Rick Antonius Kittles is an African-American biologist specializing in human genetics. He is the Scientific Director of AfricanAncestry.com, and achieved renown in the 1990s for his pioneering work in tracing the ancestry of African Americans via DNA testing.

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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Dorothy Yancy: 1st Female President of Shaw University

[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Dorothy Yancy: 1st Female President of Shaw University

Posted on22. Dec, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

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Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy has joined the Shaw University family as interim president. She has received a lifetime of awards and is an extremely accomplished woman.

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