By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green Talks U.S Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams and his contributions to COVID-19 prevention.
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Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Coronavirus, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
D.C. Performer Goes Virtual
By Nyame-kye Kondo Special to the AFRO In the midst of the global health pandemic COVID-19, artists around the world are using social media to entertain, spread messages and network with one another. From well known musicians like Erykah Badu, John Legend and Little Dragon, performing intimate concerts from their homes and studios, to DJ’s […]
Posted inBUSINESS, Coronavirus, D.C. Community, Health, National Sports, NEWS, Sports, Washington D.C. News
RockDeep Makes Health Care Supplies Available
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Former sports talk host turned athletic apparel entrepreneur Rocky Parrish is coming off the sidelines and getting into the game once again. His latest venture hopes to address two ways of surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Parrish announced on Facebook that his RockDeep Global franchise will be trying […]
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Commentary: The Realities of Distance Learning
By Anna Robinson Special to the AFRO On Tuesday, March 10 I had a senior meeting at the top of the Arts block- the artistic courses in the afternoon at my high school, Duke Ellington School of the Arts. My internship starts at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays so I went directly to the […]
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Commentary: Cloudy With A Chance Of Change
By Terrance Blowe It’s been more than three months into 2020 vision, and three weeks since Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the first coronavirus (COVID-19) case was reported in the nation’s capitol. The case is considered to be the result of community spread. In an effort to curtail opportunities for groups of people to congregate, Mayor […]
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McDuffie Leads Efforts for Small Business, Race Relations During Pandemic
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With non-essential businesses closed, restaurants under-operating and much of the nation’s capital shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D) and the District of Columbia Council are working to assist small businesses during this hard time, while also keeping communities of color in […]
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Working From Home, Corona Style
By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO Anyone who has never worked from home and parents who don’t normally home-school their children may find it all a tad overwhelming, trying to figure out where to begin. Under the circumstances, even experienced teleworkers may need to develop a strategy for their “new work-from-home normal.” Dana […]
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Coronavirus Update: Deaths Continue to Mount in Intensifying Pandemic, Other Developments
By BRYAN GALLION, MALIKA BUDD and ANNA HOVEY Capital News Service WASHINGTON — The United States logged over 206,200 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 4,500 deaths Wednesday afternoon, according to John Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering data dashboard, as the pandemic continued intensifying despite increased restrictions on people […]
Posted inCoronavirus, D.C. Government, District of Columbia Government, Health, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, POLITICS, Washington D.C. News
Mayor’s Top Aide Dies of COVID-19
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com According to the D.C. Health Statistics Summary, 401 District of Columbia residents have tested positive for COVID-19, 106 people have recovered and nine patients have died. One of the local decedents from the deadly disease hit home for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her team. “Today, it was […]
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NewsVision Special Report From HUNS: COVID-19’s Impact in Communities Across the Country
By Howard University News Service (HUNS) Howard University capstone broadcast journalists share how the the coronavirus is affecting communities across the country– from New Jersey to California. The NewsVision journalists, who were mandated to return home due to the pandemic, report on how their local communities are now facing issues ranging from the economy, education, […]
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House Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The $2 trillion stimulus deal reached earlier by the Senate, was finally passed by the House on Friday, March 27. President Trump is expected to immediately sign the massive legislation that promises to provide a much-needed shot in the arm for working and unemployed individuals, and […]
