Everyday Heroes
EVERYDAY HEROES
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Black Men in White Coats: The Organization Empowering Black Kids to Become Doctors
In 2018, Black men accounted for only 2.6% of physicians in the United States, despite Black Americans comprising 12.8% of the population. What’s more shocking, however, is that the former figure showed no “statistically significant difference” from what it was…
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Discover the Remarkable Life of Trailblazing Computer Scientist Rear Admiral Grace Hopper: “Queen of Code”
Born Dec. 9, 1906, Grace Murray Hopper was, among other things, a brilliant mathematician and computer scientist; a high-ranking U.S. Navy officer; and a gifted teacher and communicator. So it’s not difficult to understand why she was nicknamed “Amazing Grace”…
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Cross-Country Biker Who Rode in Memory of Friend Lost to Cancer Was “Overwhelmed by People’s Kindness”
When Rob Belcher and Scott Thayer met in the sixth grade, they bonded over fishing, bike riding, and hockey — particularly a shared love for the Boston Bruins — and were close friends from that moment on. Decades of friendship…