By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press Arizona’s Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide. Among those implementing the face-covering orders is the city of Jacksonville, […]
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Billions of Dollars in Aid For Small Businesses Go Unclaimed
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting applications for loans. Business owners and advocacy groups complain that the money […]
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President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White power!” The tweet displayed a video of a parade of supporters of the President riding golf carts through a retirement community in Florida called “The Villages.” […]
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Former Cop Who Placed Knee On Black Woman’s Neck Booked For Misconduct (video)
By N. Ali Early Another incident of police brutality against an African American has surfaced. According to the Miami Herald, Safiya Satchell was sitting in her Mercedes SUV when she was approached by an off duty police officer who was working as security for a strip club in the immediate proximity of the incident, which occurred on Jan. 14. Satchell […]
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COMMENTARY: Real Table Talk
Set a Routine and stick to it. It is very important to get out daily and smell the air, listen to the sounds, stretch your arms up to the sky. Is it sunny today? Are the clouds out? Is it raining? Life will continue. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Chaplain Debbie Walker, BSN, RN, OCN, […]
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Gilead’s $2,340 Price For Coronavirus Drug Draws Criticism
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries. Gilead Sciences announced the price Monday for remdesivir, […]
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Virus Pushes Millions Into Hunger; UN Seeks More Food Funds
By ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Millions of people have been pushed into hunger by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday as it appealed for nearly $5 billion to help feed the growing numbers in poor and middle-income countries. “The frontline in the battle against the coronavirus is shifting […]
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Governments Backtracking As Confirmed Virus Cases Surge
By EMILY SCHMALL and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections surge in many countries. India reported 20,000 on Monday, while the caseload in the U.S. is growing by about 40,000 a day. The United States on Monday reported 38,800 newly […]
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Worst Virus Fears Are Realized in Poor or War-Torn Countries
By GERALD IMRAY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems in some of the world’s wealthiest regions, the coronavirus gains a foothold in poor or war-torn countries ill-equipped to contain it and sweeps through the population. Now […]
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Humanitarian Disaster Institute Joins Healthcare Ready and World Impact to Create Free Resource for Church Leaders Advocating COVID-19
(Black PR Wire) — As our country faces both a global pandemic and racial unrest, the importance of the Black Church as a catalyst for social change has never been greater. A new guide from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) at Wheaton College, created in partnership with Healthcare Ready and World Impact, provides a practical […]
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Millions of African Women At Risk Because of COVID
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rebecca Nakamanya rolls her eyes, dismissing a question about school fees. What really worries her is how to feed three children and a jobless partner on a daily wage of less than $3, minus transport to and from her job as a cook. “We have not […]
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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act
By NNPA Newswire Staff June 25 marks the 7th anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and upended decades of progress. Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, […]
