UCONN hosted a This is America event to highlight and discuss book banning in the US. Book banning is nothing new to the United States but is now happening at an alarming rate, according to Pen America. It’s important to remember that a fight is never over unless you give up.
Lauren Simone Publishing House received an email announcing, "Welcome to Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women: Black in Business Cohort #3. Congratulations!" and went to NY where she was among 148 Black business owners selected out of 2000 businesses.
On February 20, 2023, Ander Cross, Carol Cross, and Dr John met Dr James Hicks over zoom. Dr Hicks is a Professor, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the University of California Irvine to discuss monitor lizards.