Monique Mendes is the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Rochester.
Ibraheem Yazeed was been charged with capital murder in the death of Aniah Blanchard.
Police believe remains found in Alabama wooded area is Aniah Blanchard.
The family of Christian Taylor, the unarmed teen who was killed by a Texas police officer over the weekend, has yet to hear from police officials