By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Following a disastrous re-opening by Major League Baseball, where as many as 17 Miami Marlins players and personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 forcing the postponement of several games, the National Football League remains cautiously optimistic as training camps open. “It’s about education and understanding,” NFL […]
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Is the Postal Service Slowing Mail Delivery
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Already frustrated with late, delayed or lost mail? Residents who depend on the U.S. Postal Service can expect even more frustration. As first reported by the Associated Press, mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new […]
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WATCH: “The Risk is Considerable!” — Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses the Impact and Severity of COVID-19 Disparities in African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia During a 30-minute interview with BlackPressUSA that was streamed live over Facebook, YouTube, and http://www.BlackPressUSA.com, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke of the importance of convincing African Americans to participate in clinical trials. He also said that school re-openings […]
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With 150,000 Dead and Polls in Free Fall, Trump Seeks a Culture War
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor With less than 100 days left until Election Day, President Donald Trump has increased his references to uncertainty around the election results. Trump responded, “I have to see” after journalist Chris Wallace asked him if he would respect the results of the 2020 election. Trump has disparaged mail-in […]
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NNPA Supports Magic Johnson’s Funding of Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
July 25, 2020 (Washington, DC) via NNPA — Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) announced today that he and the NNPA have agreed to assist the efforts of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, majority owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, and MBE Capital Partners (MBECP), […]
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PRESS ROOM: Moving FORWARD in the Era of COVID-19: The Pursuit of Fair and Equitable Criminal Justice Policy
Via BlackPressUSA – The pace of change in the United States has reached levels that are nearly unprecedented. While the visibility around issues related to social, economic, and political justice has been steadily expanding over the past several years, recent events in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the country have transformed the viewpoints of millions of […]
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OP-ED: Returning to School in the Fall Isn’t Safe Without a Vaccine
Chicago Defender via NNPA – Chicago Public Schools proposed a tentative plan for students to return to in-person instruction in the Fall that gives parents an option to opt-out if they have concerns about the spread of COVID-19. Under the framework released by CPS, students would attend classes for two days and remotely the remaining […]
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Black People Are More Likely To Die of COVID-19 Than Any Other Group in the U.S.
It’s not a donation if we paid for it. Gilead says it will “give away” 1.5 million doses of remdesivir, one of the only treatments that has been shown to significantly improve outcomes in severe cases of COVID-19.2 But the fact is that Gilead has received tens of millions of public dollars from the government […]
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Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — 74-year old Henry Cain has died from COVID-19. He was a millionaire business executive, political lobbyist, author, and presidential candidate who ran for the Republican nomination in the year 2000. He was hospitalized on July 1st after reportedly traveling extensively throughout the month of June including a rally he attended for […]
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BWI | Face Coverings Now Required in BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
Face Coverings Now Required for Passengers and Employees in BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Face Coverings Available for Travelers; Enhanced Health and Safety Measures In Place Face coverings or masks will be required inside Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport beginning 5 p.m. Friday, July 31. This week, Governor Larry Hogan announced an expanded executive order regarding […]
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Pandemic Causes Chaos for Many City Residents
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO Baltimore resident Webster Richardson is at wits end. Laid off from his job as a contractor at the beginning of the pandemic, Webster has not yet collected a single unemployment check. He has since lost his apartment, and now spends his days just trying to find enough […]
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Adapting At Work, School Key to Avoiding COVID-19
By Joshua Moore Special to the AFRO For months, there have been varied responses to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, two Maryland residents offered their perspectives on the effects of the virus. Don Koonce, of Owings Mills, Md., is a man in his 50s, who works as an IT project manager and teaches at Stevenson […]