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Entertainment

Here’s What to Watch If You’re Stuck at Home

April 14, 2020 admin 0

By Tracy E. Hopkins – 8 Series and Movies Featuring Strong Black Women to Stream While Quarantined These days, we can all use a distraction from the news. And there’s probably no other time in […]

Health

We Can’t Let Up The Fight To End The Black Maternal Health Crisis, Especially Right Now

April 14, 2020 admin 0

By Sen. Kamala Harris – In her monthly column, Sen. Kamala Harris Discusses Why We need to Focus on the Black Maternal Health  Crisis During the Coronavirus Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has blown the lid off […]

Business

The Black Tax: Why African Americans Must Work Harder to Build Wealth

April 14, 2020 admin 0

The black tax begins in childhood and can rob a person of the ability to build wealth.  After 400 years in this country, black families hold a fraction of the wealth of white families. And […]

Sports

Magic Johnson Compares HIV and Coronavirus Pandemic Misconceptions and Impact on Black Community

April 14, 2020 admin 0

Mark Medina –  Back when he shocked the world and announced he was diagnosed with HIV, perhaps only Magic Johnson truly believed he would still be alive. Johnson has been proved correct for just over […]

Political

Everything You Need To Know About The Presidential Primary Elections

April 14, 2020 admin 0

Written By Lula Dualeh –  Even though former Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee after Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race, there has been confusion about how the presidential primary works. Here’s what you need […]

Editorials

Andrew Gillum: Sex, Politics and Black Masculinity

April 14, 2020 admin 0

Written by Roderick Thomas  – In 2018, Andrew Gillum was the handsome, 38-year-old runner-up in Florida’s gubernatorial race. Gillum, the state’s first black nominee for governor, lost by fewer than 35,000 votes. Despite his loss, Gillum’s political […]

National

‘Joe Has All the Qualities We Need in a President Right Now’: Barack Obama Endorses Joe Biden

April 14, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama, who has remained neutral for the entirety of the 2020 Democratic primary, endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden, on Tuesday. “I’m so proud to endorse Joe Biden for […]

Health

How COVID-19 is Affecting Physicians of Color Across the Country

April 14, 2020 admin 0

By Sara Berg / Senior News Writer / AMA  – In a panel of the nation’s leading physician bodies, physicians discussed how COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting physicians and communities of color. As the number of COVID-19 cases […]

Entertainment

Oprah Stresses Seriousness of Coronavirus Impact on Black Community: ‘It’s Taking Us Out’

April 14, 2020 admin 0

By Scott Stump – The media mogul is looking to raise awareness of the dangers of the coronavirus to the African American community, which has been disproportionately affected. Oprah Winfrey is sounding the alarm about the […]

Sports

Timothy Brown, NFL star and ‘M*A*S*H’ Actor, Dead at 82

April 13, 2020 admin 0

Written by BET Staff – Timothy Brown, best known for his days in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and then later as an actor who appeared on the mega-hit series M*A*S*H, has died. He was […]

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