Despite a long history of segregation and racism, America’s top pageants have broken racial barriers in recent decades. Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to win the Miss America title in 1984. Carole Gist won Miss USA in 1990. Janel Bishop won Miss Teen USA in 1991. Each competition has had multiple black winners…
LONDON — When Jessica Anderson joined more than 40,000 runners for the 2019 London Marathon last week, she had a goal in mind: Break the Guinness World Record for the fastest woman to run the marathon in a nurse’s uniform. Ms. Anderson, a nurse at the Royal London Hospital, crossed the finish line in 3…
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis often relies on signs of memory problems. However, these issues usually do not appear until years after the disease has taken hold. A new smartphone game is using spatial navigation to detect Alzheimer’s before it is too late. A simple game that people can play on their smartphones could help detect Alzheimer’s…
A clinical trial shows promise for a new colorectal cancer vaccine, as it caused no serious side effects while bloodwork demonstrated immune cell activation. New research offers hope of an effective vaccine for colorectal cancer. These results appear in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer and outline a phase 1 clinical trial. The trial set…
Margaretta Midura and Jeffrey Stanton Masse were married May 4 in Brooklyn. The Rev. Thomas F. Brosnan performed the ceremony at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, where he is the pastor. Mrs. Masse, 27, is in the final semester of medical school at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead,…
Julia Howell Gray and Lucien Bowen Kimball were married May 4 at the Cloister, a hotel in Sea Island, Ga. The Rev. Geoffrey M. St. J. Hoare, an Episcopal priest, officiated. Ms. Gray, 33, is an associate vice president at Christie’s International Real Estate, where she works remotely in Atlanta for the New York-based auction…
Nikila Susheela Sri-Kumar and Michael Leonidas Mekeel were married May 4 at the Paramour Estate in Los Angeles. Sajjan Sri-Kumar, the brother of the bride who was ordained through the Universal Life Church, led a ceremony that incorporated Hindu and Quaker wedding traditions. The couple met at Yale, from which they graduated, the groom magna…
Rachel Spencer Pohl and Jesse Immanuel Rosenthal were married May 4 at the home of the bride’s family in Winter Park, Fla. The bride’s father, who is a notary public, officiated. The couple met in 2015 at a housewarming party in San Francisco, then were reintroduced a few months later by a mutual friend. Ms.…
Emma Magdalena Dunbar and Steven Mondolino were married May 4 at Cap Maison, a resort and spa in St. Lucia. Michael Gaspard, a civil status registrar appointed by the government of St. Lucia, officiated at a ceremony led by the bride’s stepfather, Bruce Crowley. Ms. Dunbar, 30, is the head of sales strategy and marketing…
Chloe Sidney Katz and Matthew Graham Kay were married May 4 at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, N.J. Diane Sutherland, a cousin of the bride who is ordained as a Universal Life Minister, officiated. The bride, 32, is the behavioral support teacher at the Cobble Hill Playschool in Brooklyn and is a…