Communities That Care Coalition
Promoting health, well-being, and equity among young people in Franklin County and the North Quabbin
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/09/g-s1-47457/sam-nujoma-namibia-first-president-dies
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known as the father of the nation, has died. He was 95.
https://members.usagym.org/pages/athletes/women.html?id=277503
Frankie Price is an American gymnast:
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents were athletes. My dad was an all around athlete and even played for the KC Royals before he was killed tragically in a motorcycle accident in 2009. I was only 6 years old but have many fond memories of him. My mom was a cheerleader in college.
https://barnard.edu/profiles/monica-l-miller
Monica L. Miller, Professor of Africana Studies, joined the faculty of Barnard in 2001.
Professor Miller specializes in African-American and American literature and cultural studies. Her research interests include twentieth- and twenty-first-century African-American literature, film, and contemporary art; contemporary literature and cultural studies of the black diaspora; performance studies; and intersectional studies of race, gender, and sexuality.
https://agln.aspeninstitute.org/profile/2301
Okello “Paul” Aliker is a general dentist and CEO of The Dental Studio in Kampala, Uganda. A second generation dentist, Paul practiced briefly in Illinois before pursuing his dream of returning to Africa and setting up a practice in his own country. The Dental Studio is acknowledged as a leading dental practice in eastern Africa and draws patients from throughout the region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Walker
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944)[2] is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple.[3][4] Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
https://www.maryelizabethwilliams.com
Mary Elizabeth Williams is a native of Philadelphia. Her career has taken her all over the globe in a careening zig-zag pattern—and she is grateful for every moment. Not long after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Luther College in Iowa, she began her first professional singing engagement with the national Broadway tour of SHOWBOAT, which toured 9 U.S. cities in 12 months. She began her operatic career after completing young artist contracts at both Seattle Opera and the Opéra National de Paris, quickly making a name for herself in spinto soprano repertoire like TOSCA, AIDA, and Leonora in IL TROVATORE.
https://events.ncchc.org/national-conference/speaker/1417735/kenya-key
Dr. Kenya Key is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Key has extensive experience in correctional mental health having worked in various roles and settings. She is currently the Deputy Director of Health Services for the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, the juvenile justice agency for the District of Columbia.
NCCHC welcomes three new members to its multidisciplinary Board of Representatives.
Clinical psychologist Kenya Key, PsyD, CCHP-MH, joined the board as the American Psychological Association liaison. As deputy director of health services for the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, she oversees behavioral health and restorative justice programs. Previously, she served as chief psychologist for Cermak Health Services at Cook County Jail in Chicago. Dr. Key is the recipient of the 2023 NCCHC Edward A. Harrison Excellence in Correctional Health Care Leadership Award, presented each year to an outstanding leader who inspires others, leads by example, and is committed to quality improvement in correctional health care.
https://events.ncchc.org/national-conference/speaker/1333202/latoya-duckworth
Ms. LaToya Duckworth is a Nurse Administrator for Kansas University Medical Center which ensures that quality healthcare services are provided to the prison population under the Kansas Department of Corrections jurisdiction. Ms. Duckworth’s passion for the multifaceted field of nursing led her to a career that she describes as the most self-fulfilling journey she has ever embarked upon.
NCCHC welcomes three new members to its multidisciplinary Board of Representatives.
LaToya Duckworth, MHA, BSN, CCHP, is the newly appointed board liaison for the American Nurses Association. She is the nurse administrator for the Kansas Department of Corrections where she assures health care compliance through contract monitoring and serves as risk coordinator. Previously she was assistant division director for medical services with the Missouri Department of Corrections. She replaces Mary Muse, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, who represented the ANA for 10 years.
James West has been a curious tinkerer since he was a child, always wondering how things worked. Throughout his long career in STEM, he’s also been an advocate for diversity and inclusion — from co-founding the Association for Black Laboratory Employees in 1970 to his work today with The Ingenuity Project, a non-profit that cultivates math and science skills in middle and high school students in Baltimore public schools.
James West is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering.
He is known worldwide as the co-inventor of the foil electret microphone. This is a type of condenser microphone upon which 90 percent of all microphones used today are based (such as telephones, sound and music recording equipment, and hearing aids). West developed the invention with his research partner Gerhard Sessler in 1962 while both were scientists at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hills, NJ.
https://www.joshuaconyers.com/about.html
Grammy-nominated Baritone Joshua Conyers has been singled out by Opera News for his “deliciously honeyed baritone that would seduce anyone” by The New York Times as having “a sonorous baritone” that “wheedled and seduced” and by The Washington Post for have a “show stealing” performance. A native of Bronx, NY, he has been hailed by critics for his performances of new and standard operatic works, as well as on concert stages in North America and internationally.