Sean Yoes (Courtesy Photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A little after 7 p.m. on Oct. 5, Donald John Trump emerged from Marine One, the presidential helicopter, plodded across the South Lawn of the White House, scaled the exterior stairs to the Truman Balcony, ripped away his face mask and spewed COVID-19 into […]
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Popular Baltimore DJ Dies From COVID-19
DJ Sugar Chris was a popular Baltimore DJ. He recently succumbed to the COVID-19 disease. (Photo: Facebook) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Many from Baltimore’s close-knit dance music community are mourning the loss of a popular local DJ who recently succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic. Christopher Curtis “DJ Sugar Chris” Tittle was loved […]
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Trump Gets Covid-19, After Mocking Mask-Wearer Biden
Days after the first presidential debate, in which President Trump mocked Joe Biden for wearing a mask, he confirmed in a tweet that he and his wife first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) By Airiel Braswell Special to the AFRO During the Sept. 29 presidential debate between […]
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Trump Administration Gives Conflicting Reports on President’s Health
Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, and other doctors, arrive to brief reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By Jill Colvin, Steve Peoples and Zelensky Miller The Associated Press President Donald […]
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‘Covibesity’ May Be the Next Epidemic We Need to Tackle
The lockdown has led to an increase in the consumption of unhealthy food. (Photo by Christopher Williams/Unsplash) By Ojaswin Kathuria Zenger News During the initial days of the lockdown, a lot of people found that being at home left them with a lot of time to concentrate on their mental and physical wellbeing. However, almost […]
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Trump Joins Growing List of Virus-Infected World Leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump (center), top left gong clockwise: Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dominican Republic’s President Luis Abinader, Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez, and Honduras’ President Juan Orlando Hernandez. (AP Phtos) By CARA ANNA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Donald Trump has joined a growing group of […]
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Worldwide grief: Death Toll From Coronavirus Tops 1 Million
Reginalda Oliveira Costa, shows a photo of her mother, Nally Oliveira da Costa, or “Aunt Uia,” in Rasa quilombo in Buzios, Brazil. Oliveira, who died from symptoms of coronavirus, worked for years as a maid in the beach resort of Armacao dos Buzios. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File) By Adam Geller and Rishabh R. Jain Associated […]
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Trump’s Diagnosis Rocks Final Stage of Presidential Campaign
First lady Melania Trump stands with President Donald Trump as he looks at Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool) By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROW, […]
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Hopkins, The Mix Church Extend Food Assistance to November
Pastor Marcus England of the Mix Church, at the start of the morning’s food distribution. Each box is packed with kale, carrots, celery, potatoes, apples, cauliflower and avocado. (Courtesy photo) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Food security has troubled East and West Baltimore for years. Unemployment, collapsing wages and food deserts make […]
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Mayor Young Announces Additional $2 Million Dollar in Funds for Baltimore’s Small Businesses
Months after taking office to replace Catherine Pugh, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young officially enters the race for Mayor. (Courtesy of Facebook) Mayor Young Announces Additional $2 Million Dollar in Funds for Baltimore’s Small Businesses Initiative Provides an additional $2 Million to assist local businesses to support Baltimore’s re-opening and continued recovery BALTIMORE, MD. — […]
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Fight the Racist Terminators to Protect Black Children
Dr. Darrell J. Gaskin (Courtesy Photo) By Darrell J. Gaskin The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks, the shooting of James Blake and the countless number of videos documenting police violence against Black Americans has ignited the conscience of America. The disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black Americans has highlighted […]
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Guest Column: Creating a COVID Vaccine Might Be Meaningless
Purushottam Meena, Ph.D (Courtesy Photo/nyit.edu) A Coronavirus Vaccine Doesn’t Mean the Pandemic is Over By Purushottam Meena Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks that drug companies may develop a COVID-19 vaccine before year’s end. But that doesn’t mean the pandemic will be over. Distributing hundreds of millions of vaccine doses will pose an enormous challenge, and our […]