David Blackwell, a pre-eminent mathematician and the first black scholar in the National Academy of Sciences, has died. He was 91. Blackwell died of natural causes at a hospital on July 8, University of California, Berkeley officials said. Blackwell was the first tenured Black professor at the campus, where he taught for nearly 35 years. Blackwell was known as a problem-solver who contributed to many areas, including probability and game theory. Blackwell entered the University of Illinois at

Edited by Cheryl Williams

Let’s not tire of the discussion, let’s not cast away the
quest for open and respectful dialogue on important issues;
our culture, our heritage, our racial diversity does
not have to keep us divided.

Our places of employment, of religious worship, educational
institutions, chamber of commences, city councils, mayoral
offices and governmental bodies should not base friendships
and associations on shades of colors,