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Pop Superstar Rihanna Donates $5 Million to Relief Efforts
By The Associated Press Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation is giving $5 million to the response efforts against the coronavirus. The money will support “on-the-ground partners working on the frontlines of disaster response especially those focused on protecting and serving marginalized communities — helping the most vulnerable in the United States, the Caribbean and in Africa […]
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Selma Online Offers Free Civil Rights Lessons Amid Virus
By Russell Contreras The Associated Press The first attempt of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965, led to police violence against peaceful African-American demonstrators. The beatings, known as “Bloody Sunday,” generated anger across the nation 55 years ago this month and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to push the Voting Rights Act […]
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Faith-Based Streaming App Minno Offers Immediate Assistance to #StayAtHome Families, Rolls out Free “Church at Home” Feature
In Response to COVID-19, Minno launches Free Program Giving Churches and Families Easy-to-Use Digital Tools to Transfer the Church Experience to the Home, Including Help for Talking to Kids About Coronavirus FAITH NEWSWIRE – (Nashville, TN—March 18, 2020) Minno—a new, Nashville-based children’s digital media company featuring one of the world’s largest collections of Classic VeggieTales […]
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U.S. Congress: Funding The Nation’s Community Health Centers
March 20, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives H-232, U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader United States House of Representatives H-204, U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate S-230, U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 20510 The […]
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Race and Politics: Coronavirus Was Never a Hoax
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com I’ve never experienced a more pervasive feeling of anxiety permeating our country in my lifetime than this week’s explosion of the coronavirus pandemic in America. In a few days we’ve seen every avenue of life in this country violently disrupted by the virus, which threatens to kill millions […]
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Prison Population Vulnerable During Crisis
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham Special to the AFRO Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced on March 18, that her office would drop all pending criminal charges against anyone arrested for drug possession, attempted drug distribution, trespassing, prostitution, minor traffic offenses, possession of an open container and urinating in public. The new policy […]
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Baltimore City Department of Public Works – COVID-19 Update
In response to the evolving conditions related to the threat of COVID-19 and to ensure the safety of the public and of our employees, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark announced that the following will take effect Monday, March 23, 2020: 1. All services other than curbside collections, condo […]
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Trump Angrily Defends His Handling of Pandemic
By Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press Defending his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an angry President Donald Trump on March 20 lashed out at reporters and broke with his own health officials on the science of the outbreak. Trump said he was tapping the Defense Production Act to order American businesses to […]
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RELEASE: Mayor Orders Freeze on Hiring and Spending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2020 Mayor Orders Freeze on Hiring and Spending Mayor’s freeze applies to all positions (full-time, contractual, and part-time) and all sources of funds. BALTIMORE, MD. — As the City works to slow the the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young has instructed the Finance Department to immediately institute […]
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AP Advisory: Coronavirus Briefing
Happening Now Southern Europe is struggling under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, with gasping patients filling hospitals in Spain and Italy as the global toll surpassed 10,000 people. In the U.S., California’s governor expanded restrictions on nonessential movement for all 40 million residents, and the Trump administration warned Americans abroad to return home or […]
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RELEASE: Small Businesses Hit by COVID-19 Eligible to Apply for Federal Assistance
PRESS RELEASE Small Businesses Hit by COVID-19 Eligible to Apply for Federal Assistance Mayor Young sought Gov. Hogan’s help, and the State quickly applied for the federal disaster loan program. BALTIMORE, MD. — Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young received word from the Hogan Administration that small businesses in Baltimore City are eligible to apply for […]