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Seen On TV: I think it’s time we forgave Brian Williams

Brian Foisy November 15, 2021
The news of Brian William's retirement reminds of his 2015 controversy, where a mis-remembered memory was seen as a moral failing.
New England Female Medical College. The City of Boston celebrated Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day Monday to honor the first Black female physician in the U.S. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston honors Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day — first Black woman in the US to receive medical degree

Anne Jonas February 9, 2021
Crumpler, an alumna of BUSM, became the first Black woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1864. She went on to publish the first medical book written by a Black physician in the country.
EDIT: Williams Chooses Celebrity Over Ethics

EDIT: Williams Chooses Celebrity Over Ethics

Editors February 10, 2015

In a move that shocked millions, Brian Williams, anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News,” admitted Wednesday that he lied about being in a helicopter that came under enemy fire in Iraq in 2003. After a Friday...

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