(By fizkes_Shutterstock) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis Ferebee took to Twitter to offer hints about the 2021-2022 school year, and while there is still a lot unclear about how schools will run, it is clear that virtual learning will be a factor. “While we are […]
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is at it again
Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is at it Again Supporting The Catch A Meal Community Giveaway Darrell Green is bringing awareness and support to those impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a 38-year resident of the Greater Washington area he has seen firsthand how many in the community have found it difficult to […]
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Rodham Institute, former first lady gives back with PPE
The Rodham Institute donated thousands of PPE to the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, D.C., whose founder former First Lady Cora Barry, decided to pay it forward by distributing the items to organizations in need. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As Washingtonians still navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective […]
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Sisters chronicle their close encounters with COVID
By Blake and Paige Evans “Some people believe that the size of your school makes a difference on whether or not you will be affected by COVID-19. From our experiences, it didn’t make a difference. We are sisters, we go to different schools and we were both in contact with someone who tested positive for […]
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500,000 dead and counting: Where are the vaccines?
By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Managing Editor editor@afro.com A recent AP report said seniors in Washington D.C. are “lagging behind” in vaccination numbers, especially those who live in the poorest and “Blackest” parts of the District. Almost every report says African Americans, as well as other minorities, are significantly behind in vaccination numbers. JHU’s Coronavirus […]
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DC Mayor Bowser’s only sister dies from COVID-19
Mercia Bowser, eldest sister of D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser, died on Feb. 24 after complications from COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As the nation’s capital leadership continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,001 fallen Washingtonians as of Feb. 23, the District of Columbia Mayor is now facing another challenge- […]
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President Biden applauded for reopening enrollment at Healthcare.gov through May 15
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 9 million uninsured Americans are estimated to obtain free or subsidized health insurance during the special enrollment period. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After four years of the previous administration’s efforts to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Joe Biden has moved […]
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Senegal launches vaccination campaign with China’s Sinopharm
A health worker administers a dose of China’s Sinopharm vaccine to a man during the start of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 at the Health Ministry in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. The country is also expecting nearly 1.3 million vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) By YESICA FISCH, Associated […]
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Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19
In this Monday March 25, 2019 file photo, Beira Mayor Daviz Simango, right, pauses from directing disaster relief operations in Beira, Mozambique. Simango, the leader of Mozambique’s opposition MDM party and the mayor of the major port city of Beira, has died in a South Africa hospital, according to local media on Monday, Feb. 22, […]
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Ghana 1st nation to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX
This photograph released by UNICEF on Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 shows the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the COVAX Facility arriving at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 […]
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Representation matters: The importance of diversity and inclusion in clinical trials
(Image courtesy BlackHealthMatters.com) By Black Health Matters Diversity in clinical trials matters. When participants in clinical trials look like the diverse world we live in – everyone benefits. Clinical trials are health-related research studies that study and evaluate the safety and efficacy of investigational medicines, vaccines, and medical devices on humans. Before a new medicine, […]
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NephCure’s COVID-19 vaccine FAQs for kidney disease patients
(Photo courtesy BlackHealthMatters) By Black Health Matters With the release of the new COVID-19 vaccines come feelings of hope and relief, along with a few questions. Considering all of the new information being distributed, it is understandable that some of us may feel overwhelmed, especially those of us who are most vulnerable to the virus. […]