Black Property and University Land Grabs; Alexandria Olympian Noah Lyles on TODAY; New COVID Vaccine After Spike

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Black Property: Lawmakers Launch Study Into University Land Grabs

WVTF: Virginia's universities are recognized among the best in the nation. But their expansion has often displaced adjacent communities. Now, a legislative committee is looking into what impact state universities had on their neighboring Black communities.

The Commission to Study the History of the Uprooting of Black Communities by Public Institutions of Higher Education was authorized under the 2024 state budget agreement. Armed with about $60,000 over the next two years, and led by Richmond Delegate Delores McQuinn, the group aims to understand what role colleges like Christopher Newport University and others played in harming Black communities as they expanded their physical footprint during the last century and today. READ ENTIRE

Noah Lyles: Alexandria Olympian on Media Tour

After winning the title of fastest man in the world and battling COVID-19, Alexandria’s Noah Lyles is on a media tour. After running a time of 9.79 seconds in the 100m at the Paris Olympics, Lyles came in third in the 200m.

FDA Greenlights New COVID Vaccine After Spike

Virginia Mercury: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine intended to address severe symptoms of the virus ahead of the cold and flu season.

The new booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer follow a summer of increasing COVID-19 cases and are designed to better address the variants that are circulating now.

Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a written statement that vaccination “continues to be the cornerstone of COVID-19 prevention.”

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