A Message from the Office of the President Dr. David K. Wilson Reopening Morgan: Fall 2020 Semester Updates July 29, 2020 Dear Morgan Community, My Cabinet and I have been in a constant state of planning since we initially came to understand in late January the potentially perilous consequences that COVID-19 could have on our […]
Category: Coronavirus
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From Canvas to Masks: Painting, Protests and Pandemic
By Candace J. Semien Jozef Syndicate It’s not folk art, but Tedism. It is the unique style of art and storytelling by Ted Ellis. For nearly 30 years, Ellis’ art unfolds and celebrates the traditional values of Black culture and lifestyle. He has beautifully captured that lifestyle on large canvas and prints. In the energy […]
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Protect the Children: Too Much Risk in Reopening Schools
By Marc H. Morial “Common sense and intelligence can still determine what we do, even in this crazy environment. We’re not going to use our children as guinea pigs.” – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Of the many questions the deadly coronavirus pandemic has forced the nation to confront, the question of whether to reopen […]
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Persons with Disabilities, Caregivers At Increased Risk for Coronavirus
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO #AFROCoversCOVID Advocates across the country are continuing to express concern for the disabled population that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing has significantly impacted efforts to control the pandemic, but a host of other issues have compounded for […]
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Despite Fewer Virus Cases, Hawaii Hesitant To Open Schools
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The principal of the only school on Lanai thought reopening with full, in-person instruction next month was a no brainer: The Hawaiian island has had no confirmed coronavirus cases, and breezes flow through many of the school’s classrooms. But even there, faculty pushed back, said Lanai […]
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Very Different, Symbolic Hajj In Saudi Arabia Amid Virus
By AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. The hajj is one […]
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Masks Everywhere, Mandatory Quarantines From High Risk Locations
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite restaurants, bars and shopping centers beginning to reopen, coronavirus is still in the nation’s capital, and Mayor Muriel Bowser has implemented orders effective immediately to slow and prevent the further spread of this pandemic. With more than 11,850 residents testing positive for COVID-19, and counting, Washingtonians must […]
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Tropical Storm Hanna Drenches South Texas Amid Virus Crisis
By John L. Mone and Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on July 26 with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power across a region already reeling from a surge in coronavirus cases. Downgraded to a […]
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US Agency Vows Steps to Address COVID-19 Inequalities
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If Black, Hispanic and Native Americans are hospitalized and killed by the coronavirus at far higher rates than others, shouldn’t the government count them as high risk for serious illness? That seemingly simple question has been mulled by federal health officials for months. And so […]
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Ford and National Urban League Launch $600,000 Initiative to Help Black Small Business Owners Hardest Hit By COVID-19
(Black PR Wire) — Ford Motor Co. and its philanthropic arm, Ford Motor Company Fund, are joining with the National Urban League to provide $600,000 in grants to Black business owners negatively afflicted by COVID-19. The Emergency Capital Access Program (ECAP) will provide small grants, combined with technical assistance and advisory services, to Black business […]
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Thousands of Small Business Owners Have Not Gotten Disaster Loans the Government Promised Them
By Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A $360 billion stimulus program that offers disaster relief to small businesses has been hobbled by delays and confusion, leaving millions of applicants harmed by the coronavirus pandemic waiting months for […]
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Students Throw ‘COVID Parties’ to See Who Gets Infected First
By Blacknews.com Several college students from Alabama and other states who are infected with the coronavirus have been reportedly attending parties to intentionally spread the virus and see who would catch the virus first. The disturbing report came out as a rumor first until authorities investigated unnamed students, who were aware that they were COVID-19 […]