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My grandmother, Big Mama, was masterful at making financial decisions. She didn’t let emotion dictate her behavior. I once asked why we had only a washing machine and no dryer.
The History of Ralph Bunche, the first person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize MSNBC Source link
Nov 29 (Reuters) – Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy and earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize, died on Wednesday at age 100. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, according to a […]
For Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico set off a sequence of life events that would include marriage, children, finding a home at West Virginia University, an out-of-this-world scientific discovery and, now, earning a highly prestigious award described as . . .
The Norwegian novelist, poet and playwright Jon Fosse — who has found a growing audience in the English-speaking world for novels that grapple with themes of aging, mortality, love and art — was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.” A prolific […]
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, who together identified a chemical tweak to messenger RNA, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. Their work enabled potent Covid vaccines to be made in less than a year, averting tens of millions of deaths and helping the world recover from the worst pandemic in […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s story is one of service. Sirleaf’s remarkable life has been defined by putting others before herself, from her days as an internationally renowned economist to her two terms as president of Liberia. The “Iron Lady of Africa” was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her “non-violent struggle for the […]
Toni Morrison remains the sole Black female recipient of a Nobel Prize in Literature. An exhibition at Princeton University, where Morrison was a professor, commemorates the 30th anniversary of her win. Morrison is pictured above in Paris in November 2010. Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images Toni […]
Comment on this story Comment Each Dec. 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, the Nobel Prize award ceremony takes place in Stockholm. In 1993, my grandfather, Nelson Mandela, was awarded the Peace Prize for his battle to end Apartheid in South Africa. For my grandfather, a man long labelled as a terrorist by Western nations . […]
Thank you all for being here. What is most pertinent is the fact that we have young people here. The purpose of this session really is to inspire the young people, to benefit from the brains, the achievements, and the values of the Nobel Prize winners. It is very humbling to stand here as the […]