By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor With the coronavirus death toll passing 50,000 during the last week in April, Black leaders in the U.S. have taken to warning their communities of the danger of opening the country back up too soon. The coronavirus has devastated the Black community in Detroit and all of the […]
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$349 Billion COVID-19 Small Business Program Short-Changes Businesses of Color
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimated that as many as 95% Black-owned businesses stood no chance of securing a program loan. Other communities of color were similarly likely to be shut out as well: 91% of both Latino-owned and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander-owned businesses were financially shortchanged. By Charlene Crowell, […]
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Emotional Maxine Waters Announces that Her Sister is Near Death With COVID-19
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m going to take a moment to dedicate this legislation to my dear sister, who is dying in a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri right now, infected by the coronavirus,” Waters announced as she voted on a new coronavirus small business package. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Rep. […]
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In Detroit, Grief Runs Deep as City Grapples With COVID-19
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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AFRO FACTS – DR. ROBERT BULLARD
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks DR. Robert Bullard, Father of Environmental Justice on this weeks AFRO FACTS.
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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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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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Congressional Black Caucus PAC Backs Biden’s White House Bid
By KAT STAFFORD, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support among the nation’s influential Black political leadership. The political action committee’s unanimous endorsement came on the heels of several key nods of support among caucus leadership and members, including civil rights […]
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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 […]