By Elizabeth Lampkin, Contributing Writer, Chicago Defender Working from home and homeschooling is part of the new normal. Parents have a chance to see how their kids work and children have the opportunity to see what their parents do on a daily basis. For some, this is an excellent way for children and adults to […]
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COMMENTARY: #ACCESS901 — ‘Alexa, homeschool my kids!’
By BlackPressUSA Millions of parents have been drop-kicked into a homeschooling situation. Like me, some already work from home. Others had to make a quick-step. Distressingly, some are furloughed and not working at all. TSD #Access901 columnist Joy Doss. (Photo: Demarcus Bowser) Regardless, it makes for fraught times as we try to figure out their stuff and our stuff […]
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PRESS ROOM: Comcast Launches Xfinity Education Destination for K-12
By BlackPressUSA Comcast has made nearly 2,000 hours of programming and thousands of free titles available to Xfinity video customers to give children and their parents quick and easy access to educational programming by grade level, as part of the company’s comprehensive response to the COVID-19 crisis. The collection is a joint effort with “Common […]
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Some Governors Plan Reopening, Despite Rising Deaths
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Six governors representing Northeastern states are beginning to plan the reopening process for their states, despite the national death toll from COVID-19 more than doubling over the course of a week. As of April 13, around 2 p.m., the nation had recorded 22,858 deaths. At approximately the same […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Taraji Provides Free Virtual Therapy Sessions
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In these unprecedented times associated with the novel coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against the inevitable uptick in stress and anxiety, and according to Mental Health America, screenings for clinical anxiety increased 19 percent in February and 12 percent in the first two […]
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Woods Gets Emotional Talking About Masters Win and Kids
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer The Masters over, Tiger Woods slipped on the green jacket again on the second Sunday in April. He just wasn’t at Augusta National this year. Woods got emotional Sunday after CBS re-aired his victory last year. In a video production from earlier in the week, Woods joined network host […]
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AFRO Facts: Blacks Over-Represented In Pandemic
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL MEDIA Host Micha Green talks COVID-19 Pandemic and its effects on the African American community.
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Coronavirus Ravages Storied New Orleans Mardi Gras Group
By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On Fat Tuesday, 51-year-old Cornell Charles was taking part in a storied New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition central to the city’s African American community — driving a car in the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club’s parade. A month later his wife of three decades was […]
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Amid Virus, World’s Christians Mark an Easter Like no Other
By DAVID CRARY and NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joyous news of Christ’s resurrection to empty pews. One Florida church drew a large turnout for a drive-in service in a parking lot. In […]
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Chicago Mayor Takes Hard Line Fighting Coronavirus Outbreak
By KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit the coronavirus’s spread, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has balanced a blend of stern — and occasionally scolding — news conferences with lighthearted social media to drive home her point. Lightfoot’s hard-line […]
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Mayor Says Virus Has Hit Black, Hispanic New Yorkers Hard
By MARINA VILLENEUVE, KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New data shows New York City’s death toll from COVID-19 has been disproportionately high in Black and Hispanic communities. And deaths continue to rise statewide at a record pace, even as stay-at-home restrictions show signs of working. New York City’s death […]
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Louisiana Data: Virus Hits Blacks, People With Hypertension
By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is releasing more information about its coronavirus deaths, showing the virus’s victims are disproportionately Black and two-thirds of those who have died suffered from high blood pressure. The new data released by Louisiana’s health department, which will be updated weekly, gives a glimpse of […]