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1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Terri Schlichenmeyer, Miami Times Contributor

   Malcolm Gladwell rethinks gun violence in ‘The American Way of Killing’ (opens the original)

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   Lately, you’re almost afraid to check the news. You can’t bear to see footage of another mass shooting. You can’t stand to read about another young man losing his health, limbs or his life. It’s all too much, and you feel helpless. So read “The American Way of Killing” by Malcolm Gladwell. Maybe we’re looking at gun control the wrong way. Abdullah Pratt had always had “a passion for science.” He grew up in a Black community, went to museums, attended college and medical school

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2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Terri Schlichenmeyer, Miami Times Contributor

   ‘Curved Air’: Sickle cell disease, CRISPR and the search for a cure (opens the original)

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   Four weeks of testing, and you’re exhausted. Two gallons of blood, maybe three, have been removed, no lie. You’ve laid on tables, slid through machines, been scanned so much you lost count and finally, your doctors have a diagnosis. As in the new book “Curved Air” by Kevin Davies, you have hope there’s a what next? Though the disease was known in parts of Africa and likely existed here in the United States for hundreds of years, sickle cell disease (SCD) is a relative newcomer in disea

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3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Terri Schlichenmeyer, Miami Times Contributor

   Four must-read fall books for Black kids: Stories of grief, determination and Identity (opens the original)

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   You’ll want a jacket or sweater when you go outside, and your shoes won’t be sandals pretty soon. Fall is coming, and you’ll be staying indoors a little bit more, which means you’ll have time to read, and these books are great for your fall. Have you had a good summer? Most people have – but some kids are sad this fall, and in the new book “Love Lives On” by Dorena Williamson, illustrated by Ana Latese (Magination Press, $19.99), Will’s family has experienced a tragedy and it’s

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