By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The home of Washington’s National Football League franchise will play a role in the defense of the DMV in its battle against the COVID-19 virus. FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland has been set up and is being used as a coronavirus testing site for Prince George’s County, […]
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Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Coronavirus, ENTERTAINMENT, Music
R Kelly Seeks Release From Jail, Cites Coronavirus Risk
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the […]
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COMMENTARY: Billions for Boeing, Pennies for the People
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor The development of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package was extremely flawed. The Republican bullies in the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, wrote the bill with absolutely no Democratic input, then suggested that Democrats amend their legislation. The first draft of the bill, unsurprisingly, was a goody grab […]
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American Petroleum Institute (API) Provides Resources in Times of Uncertainty
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The US energy supply chain hasn’t faced disruption because of the coronavirus. Still, contingency measures have been taken by oil and natural gas companies to help keep supplies flowing, according to Suzanne Lemieux, the head of operations security for the American Petroleum Institute (API). The contingency […]
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Hogan: Maryland Receives Federal Disaster Designation
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland received a federal disaster declaration in response to the coronavirus, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday night. “This declaration will help provide much-needed funding for state and local governments and nonprofits, and it will be another important step in Maryland’s aggressive and coordinated response to COVID-19,” Hogan […]
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House Passes $2.2T Rescue Package, Rushes it to Trump
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting swiftly in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic. The House approved the sweeping measure […]
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On NYC’s Front Lines, Health Workers Worry They Will Be Next
By BERNARD CONDON, JIM MUSTIAN and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A nurse died from coronavirus after working nonstop for weeks at a hospital where staffers frustrated with dwindling supplies posed in gowns made of trash bags. An emergency room doctor fears he had the virus long before getting too sick to […]
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Baltimore Center Stage Announces Digital Access for Where We Stand
Baltimore Center Stage Announces Digital Access for Where We Stand After cancelling Live Performances due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, BCS to make a digital recording available for audiences Baltimore Center Stage (Courtesy Logo/Image) Baltimore, MD, March 26, 2020—- Baltimore Center Stage has announced that the theater will make available video and audio recordings of Where […]
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Stars of ‘Contagion’ Reunite to Offer Coronavirus Advice
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The stars of the 2011 virus thriller “Contagion” — a prescient film these days — have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19. Laurence Fishburne, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle have teamed up with scientists from Columbia University’s […]
Posted inCoronavirus, D.C. Community, District of Columbia Government, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Washington D.C. Coronavirus Data Update: March 27
(WASHINGTON, DC) – As of 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 27, the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) data includes 37 new positive cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 304 individuals. 11-year-old male 22-year-old (gender unknown) 22-year-old male 24-year-old female 24-year-old female 27-year-old male 28-year-old male 29-year-old male 29-year-old male 30-year-old male 30-year-old male 31-year-old […]
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D.C. Schools Go Virtual
By Nyame-kye Kondo Special to the AFRO The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way in which we communicate on a global scale. This is especially true as it relates to the education of our young people. In an attempt to subdue and eradicate the possibility of spreading the infection, school districts throughout the world have […]
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D.C. is a Ghost Town
By Victoria Daniels Special to the AFRO On March 7, D.C. reported 2 positive test results for COVID-19 (coronavirus), yet that number has grown substantially as 1,334 people have been tested and 183 of those people have tested positive, as of March 24. “Our public health leaders, our doctors and our nurses, and all our […]