By KAT STAFFORD, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jamon Jordan could not mourn his mother in the traditional way. At Jacquelynne Jordan’s memorial in early April, there were just seven people. No hugs. No traditional dinner where family members could gather to honor the 66-year-old matriarch’s memory. That stripped-down scenario has played out hundreds of […]
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US Church Faces Neglect Allegations After Haiti Child Deaths
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and BEN FOX, Associated Press KENSCOFF, Haiti (AP) — For a limestone mantle from the Waldorf Astoria, the church that owns the Olde Good Things antique stores asks for $8,500. But for the death of each child in a fire at a home it ran in Haiti, parents said the same church […]
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Virus Creates Unprecedented Maryland Congressional Election
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Ballots cast in person in Maryland’s special congressional election between Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik will be quarantined for about 24 hours after poll close before being counted — to give any potential germs a chance to die to help protect election workers. It’s […]
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Tye Tribbett Sends Positive Vibes With Song Amid Virus
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning gospel singer Tye Tribbett has fused Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Alright” into a new tune to send a message to people during the coronavirus pandemic: We are going to be alright. Tribbett released the new song “We Gon’ Be Alright” on Friday. The new […]
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AME Church Had A Pandemic Plan Ready Years Before New Coronavirus Hit
By Leonardo Blair, Christian Post Reporter For more than a decade, the Rev. Dr. Miriam J. Burnett, a practicing physician and public health expert who serves as the medical director of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Health Commission, has been preparing her church and the wider denomination for a pandemic. Earlier this year, as soon as […]
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Pastor Jamal Bryant Calls Reopening Of Georgia’s Economy ‘Assault’ On Minorities, ‘Contrary To God’s will’
By Leonardo Blair, Christian Post Reporter Outspoken megachurch pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church slammed the Georgia governor’s decision to begin reopening the local economy by Friday as akin to an “assault on the minority community” and “contrary to God’s will” amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Gov. Kemp, if you have a decibel of […]
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Hogan Releases Details on Plan to Reopen State When Safe
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday announced plans aimed at phasing in a safe and gradual approach to reopening the state’s businesses and easing restrictions on activities when key indicators involving the coronavirus drop. Maryland is expected to continue to see an increasing number of cases, […]
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Federal Court Orders Immediate Changes for St. Elizabeths Patients Exposed to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, a federal court ordered the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to isolate patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital who have been exposed to the coronavirus. The hospital was previously quarantining all patients suspected of exposure together, and returning patients to the general population after a single negative test result, a practice […]
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Invite to Call on Reclaiming our Children in COVID-19
I pray you and your family are healthy? As I write this, COVID-19 has claimed over 54,000 lives in our nation. Below, is a snapshot of how this pandemic is impacting cybersecurity and STEM education: Public School Closures: 41 states, 3 U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia (school building closures for rest of academic […]
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Chicago Works to Reach More Black Residents Amid Pandemic
By KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN, The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The number of Black Chicago residents becoming infected with the coronavirus and those dying of the disease remains disproportionately high, city officials said Monday. Black residents made up about 46% of the 12,571 confirmed tests for the coronavirus and about 60% of the […]
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COVID-19: A Matter of Equity; A Conversation with Marc Morial
A Conversation with Marc Morial, National Urban League Why are people in Black and Brown communities in America dying at an alarmingly higher rate from the coronavirus (COVID-19)? Join Maryland Nonprofits and Marc Morial, President and CEO of National Urban League, on April 30 at 10 AM for an important discussion. According to a recent […]
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Georgia Businesses Reopen Cautiously Amid Coronavirus Worry
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Some businesses in Georgia reopened cautiously Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown amid experts’ warnings of a potential new surge in coronavirus infections and a potent objection from President Donald Trump. Georgia has ranked in the bottom per capita for testing — a […]