WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a mammoth $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented response amid record new jobless claims and mounting evidence that the economy is in a recession. The unanimous Senate vote late Wednesday came despite misgivings on both sides about […]
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Congress’ Relief Bill Would Vastly Expand Unemployment Aid
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is set to significantly enhance the program. The $2.2 trillion rescue package nearing final approval will, for four months, add $600 a week […]
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Charter, Comcast Offer Free Internet to Students
By Black Press USA As many Southland educational institutions are closing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of internet providers today announced plans to provide free internet to households with students. Charter and Comcast announced March 13 that they would offer 60 days of complimentary broadband to homes with K-12 or college […]
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Newsmaker Speaker Series: The Novel COVID-19 Outbreak
By Imani Wj Wright Special to AFRO Amid the pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the global community has been put on halt. Severe safety precautions, federal regulated distancing and the closing of public entities have all been efforts to decelerate the spread of COVID-19. As of 1p.m. EST on March 23, there have been 33,404 […]
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Neighborhoods With ‘Medical Deserts’
By Dr. Valda Crowder, M.D., MBA A zip code has become a life or death matter. Families that live more than an hour from a hospital may face a death sentence based on their address. A long ambulance ride increases the risk of death. Patients with respiratory emergencies, like the ones caused by coronavirus, are […]
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Black Press Establishes COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Center
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of African American-owned newspapers and media companies, is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing the NNPA Coronavirus Task Force and Resource Center. The task force will include publishers, editors, physicians, nurses, corporate partners, sponsors, associates and supporters […]
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Census 2020: ‘Count Me Black!’
By AFRO Staff In an effort to engage Black communities to focus on being counted in the 2020 Decennial Census, even during the Coronavirus (COVID 19) global pandemic, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Unity Diaspora Coalition along with over 40 national and state-based partner organizations launched Black Census Week. Black Census Week […]
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AFRO FACTS – Michelle Obama
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global Media In this weeks Afro Facts, Micha Green talks Michelle Obama & Dj D-Nice.
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Comcast Gives Xfinity Customers Rolling Free Previews with Focus on Education, Entertainment and Fitness
Comcast Gives Xfinity Customers Rolling Free Previews with Focus on Education, Entertainment and Fitness Includes On Demand Catalogs from SHOWTIME® and EPIX, along with Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) services such as CuriosityStream, Grokker Yoga Fitness & Wellbeing and The Reading Corner PHILADELPHIA – March 25, 2020 – Comcast today announced that it has made the on demand catalogs […]
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Why Should Young People Care About the 2020 Census?
By Serenity White-Ilole Bottom line: We need the census to help our communities thrive. We cannot serve our communities better without knowing which demographic we are serving. By using Census Bureau data, businesses and administrations are better able to determine where to build. This translates to more grocery stores, office buildings and factories, thus generating […]
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Trump Administration Urged to Free Migrants as Virus Surges
By BEN FOX, PHILIP MARCELO and NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus. The U.S. […]
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Florida Governor’s Coronavirus Dilemma: Health vs. Economy
By TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been walking a tightrope for weeks during the coronavirus crisis, trying to protect both residents vulnerable to the virus and the cratering economy in a state of 21 million people. His dilemma is a clear example of the conundrum facing the president […]