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City Council Members and State Representative Impact Northside with Covid-19 Food Distribution

April 7, 2020 admin 0

Last week, a collaborative effort of City Councilmember’s Ju’Coby Pittman (District 8), Reggie Gaffney (District 7), Brenda Priestly Jackson (District10) , State Representative Kimberly Daniels (District 14) and Farm Share hosted a Free Food Drive […]

Religion

In Historic Votes, Lutherans Elect Two African-American Women Bishops

April 7, 2020 admin 0

In historic votes, Lutherans elect two African-American women bishops

Health

As COVID-19 Slams into Black Communities Many Question: Where’s the Data?

April 7, 2020 admin 0

S. E. Williams | Contributor The California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) website displays an informative graphic titled “COVID-19 by the Numbers.”  This graphic updates the status of COVID-19 cases in California as it spreads […]

Political

Pelosi Looking To Secure $1 Trillion Or More For American Families With Next Stimulus Package

April 7, 2020 admin 0

By Tanya A. Christian House Democrats are said to have converged on a conference call on Monday where Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed a $1 Trillion Relief Package. Money from the first coronavirus-spurred stimulus package has yet to hit […]

Entertainment

Unmasked: A COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Series Powered by NAACP and BET

April 7, 2020 admin 0

Unmasked: A COVID-19 Virtual Town hall Series Powered by NAACP and BET To Focus on health, economic and Social Impact of Pandemic on African American Community  This Four-Part Conversation will be a resources to empower Black […]

Business

Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves Sr. Dies At 85

April 7, 2020 admin 0

by Krystal Franklin  April 7, 2020 Earl G. Graves Sr., the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise, died Monday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 85. Graves famously founded the country’s first black-owned magazine […]

Lifestyle

Recovering After COVID-19: Coach Jennifer Harris Offers Mindset Shifts To Make Now

April 7, 2020 admin 0

by Alfred Edmond, Jr. Recovering after COVID-19 may seem like a remote and distant objective as the nation fights a fierce battle to overcome the deadly health crisis that is the coronavirus. Between daily news reports […]

Editorials

Pandemic Won’t Elect Dems, Nor Defeat Trump

April 7, 2020 admin 0

By Clarence McKee – The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought out the best in President Donald J. Trump, the worst in both the national media and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Regarding the president, […]

Religion

More Black Millennials are Turning Away From Traditional Religion to find Their Spirituality

April 6, 2020 admin 0

By Billie Jean Shaw – Traditional Christian beliefs are a known foundation of the black community, but more and more millennials are turning to new practices to connect with God. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Religion is known […]

Health

State of Emergency Declared for Black America as Public Health Experts Reveal Coronavirus is Airborne

April 6, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown — Medical experts have also sounded the alarm that the virus could well be transmitted through the air. “Currently available research supports the possibility that (COVID-19) could be spread via bioaerosols […]

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