By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A COVID-19 outbreak at a Maryland nursing home contributed to an increase in virus cases Sunday across the state that the governor described as “frightening.” Maryland health officials reported that overall cases around the state rose to about 1,200 on Sunday, representing an increase of more than […]
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Milwaukee’s Black Community Hit Hard by Coronavirus
BY SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Deaths and confirmed cases of the coronavirus are spiking in Milwaukee’s black community, leading public health and civic leaders to sound the alarm that decades of social, political and economic disadvantages are creating a toxic stew that puts people’s lives at risk like no time before.[ […]
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Locked Up: No Masks, Sanitizer as Virus Spreads Behind Bars
By ROBIN MCDOWELL and MARGIE MASON, Associated Press Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news: A free chef was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus. “We was […]
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Hopkins Leads Team To Study Blood Plasma Therapy
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A public-private initiative will provide $4 million to a Johns Hopkins University-led team to study therapeutic uses of blood plasma recovered from COVID-19 patients, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Gov. Larry Hogan, and Johns Hopkins University announced Friday. Arturo Casadevall, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, is leading the […]
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City Schools Update: Distance Learning and Weekend Meals
Greetings City Schools Families, Message from CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises “I realize that the events of the past several weeks have been confusing and at times frightening. But I want you to know that we are doing everything we can to support you and your families – and I am confident that you will continue […]
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Living Outside Lockdown: Barbers, Beauty Shops Still Open
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ELGIN, S.C. (AP) — With South Carolina’s first coronavirus hot spot just a short jaunt up the highway, Johellen Lee hadn’t been out for anything but groceries for nearly a month. “I looked like a hag,” she said. So she headed to see her best friend and hair stylist Erica […]
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Oprah on Coronavirus: ‘Playing it as Safe as I Possibly Can’
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says she’s playing it safe when it comes to the rapidly spreading coronavirus. The 66-year-old entertainment icon told The Associated Press on Friday that she has been quarantining and practicing social distancing at her home — even if that means longtime partner Stedman […]
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Coronavirus is Roiling Every Part of Child Welfare System
By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Child welfare agencies across the U.S., often beleaguered in the best of times, are scrambling to confront new challenges that the coronavirus is posing for caseworkers, kids and parents. For caseworkers, the potential toll is physical and emotional. Child welfare workers in several states, including […]
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(BPRW) Statement From ESSENCE Communications, Inc. on the Postponement of the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Two weeks ago, we announced plans for the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of CultureTM and indicated that we would continue to evaluate the novel coronavirus crisis using all available resources and intelligence towards ensuring our first priority – the safety and well-being of our Festival- goers and everyone who contributes […]
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Spokesman: Cosby Lawyers to Seek Early Release Because of Pandemic
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Lawyers for Bill Cosby are preparing to petition the court for his release amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesman for Cosby, who is in the second year of a 3-to-10 year prison sentence for aggravated indecent assault, said Cosby doesn’t have the virus, but his age […]
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Trump Signs $2.2T Stimulus After Swift Congressional Votes
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM, LAURIE KELLMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. Acting with unity and […]
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MGM National Harbor Donates Food To Charity
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com A local non profit agency hit the jackpot to feed needy D.M.V. residents after MGM National Harbor was forced to shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nourish Now, a food recovery organization with a dual mission of ending food waste and hunger, was donated 55 thousand pounds […]
