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Christopher F. Koller, president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, apologizing for its role in the Tuskegee syphilis study, which was revealed 50 years ago. The foundation covered the funeral expenses for the hundreds of Black men in Alabama who were left to die so that government researchers could study the impacts of syphilis. The fund also made a monetary donation to a descendants’ group, the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, in addition to its formal apology. (Associated Press — June 11, 2022)
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Erin Carroll-Manning, the owner of Massachusetts-based Gentle Giraffes, which helps new parents set up routines and spaces for newborns, regarding the increased demand for her services throughout all of New England. Thirteen states, including all six New England states, had more births in 2021 than in 2019. Birthrates dropped the most in California, Hawaii and New Mexico. (Stateline — June 7, 2022)
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Sarah Epperson, a queer artist and illustrator who focuses on social justice issues and politics, regarding the unveiling of a new stamp featuring former first lady Nancy Reagan at the beginning of Pride month. The Forever Stamp is meant to celebrate the centennial of Reagan’s birth, on July 6, 1921, which was delayed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but many members of the LGBTQ+ community feel as though it is a “slap in the face” due to the Reagan administration’s slow response to the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s which, many in the community believe, cost tens of thousands of lives. (NPR — June 9, 2022)
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Utah state Sen. Derek Kitchen, arguing that states should codify LGBTQ+ rights in preparation for a worst-case scenario situation in which the U.S. Supreme Court decides to overturn its 2015 same-sex marriage ruling. (Associated Press — June 7, 2022)
