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First African American International UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ruben Burks Dies

April 21, 2020 admin 0

DETROIT – Ruben Burks, the first African American International UAW Secretary-Treasurer, died Monday. His work began as an assembler at the former General Motors Fisher Body Plant 2 in Flint in 1955. Burks joined UAW Local […]

Health

6 Ways Black Women Can Take Back Our Health

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Tamara E. Holmes – COVID-19 — like so many other diseases — is hitting our communities the hardest. Let’s channel that alarm into action with these simple yet lifesaving measures. A couple years after hitting […]

Sports

Tim Anderson, Inspired By Jackie Robinson, Is New Leading Voice of MLB’s African-American Community

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Bob Nightengale – Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson didn’t ask for the torch to be passed onto him, but he embraces the opportunity, believing it is his time and his place to leave his own legacy. […]

National

Reports Suggest Many Have Had Coronavirus With No Symptoms

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer – A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less […]

Entertainment

Singer Kelly Rowland Joins U.S. Coronavirus Special to Aid Black Community

April 21, 2020 admin 0

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kelly Rowland, Halle Berry and Anthony Anderson are among a host of black celebrities taking on the coronavirus epidemic as the disease continues to disproportionately affect minorities in the United States. […]

Editorials

How to Close Deadly COVID-19 Racial Gap and Save Black Lives

April 21, 2020 admin 0

Houston Forward Editorial Board – The black community is being hit hard by COVID-19. In neighborhood after neighborhood across the country, the virus is claiming the lives of African-American educators, activists, bus drivers, grocery store workers, police officers, preachers, politicians and pioneers . […]

Political

Congressional Black Caucus PAC Backs Biden’s White House Bid

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Kat Stafford – The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support among the nation’s influential Black political leadership. The political action committee’s unanimous endorsement came on the heels of […]

Lifestyle

Susan Taylor Learned From Coretta Scott King That Who She Is Is Enough

April 21, 2020 admin 0

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors  – Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black […]

Business

Coronavirus & the New American Economy: Predictions From a Black Private Equity Investor

April 21, 2020 admin 0

by Solomon Ali  – The face of the American economy is forever changed by this coronavirus pandemic. In three weeks’ time we’ve witnessed financially viable companies go into rapid free fall by the millions, starting […]

Religion

Black Churches Employ Innovation to Worship During a Pandemic

April 20, 2020 Staff 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many Black churches are using conference calls, Facebook Live, Instagram, YouTube and other video conferencing technologies to hold services. A serious complicating factor for all churches is the inability to pass the […]

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