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...that may be starting to change. On Monday, the Presidents of two African countries, Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin and Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, will be among a cluster of international dignitaries and industry experts who will make an international call for action against counterfeit drugs in Cotonou, Benin. The initiative is the brainchild of Jacques Chirac, the former French President, who wants to make the Cotonou declaration the first step of a worldwide campaign aimed at raising awareness of the problem and persuading governments to impose tougher penalties and improve routine testing of medications. The larger goal...
Dershowitz added that he enjoyed going there with first-year law students to introduce them to Indian food for the first time and with colleagues like Law School Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. and African-American Studies Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates...
Recognized for years of distinguished literary scholarship and commitment to the African American community, Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. became the first African American recipient of the Sarah Josepha Hale Award...
...Gates is incredibly interesting and distinguished in literary scholarship and African American studies at Harvard,” said John N. Berry III, editor of the Library Journal and a member of the Board of Judges...
Gates’ connection to the African American community, as well as New England, was noted in presenting him the award, as he is its first African American recipient...