Editorials

By Charles M. Blow     Pre-existing health conditions leave one group particularly vulnerable. x Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times Early Monday morning the email arrived. The subject line began, “ALARM AT THE GATE,” […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — At present the CDC has noted that those with chronic lung disease, moderate to severe asthma, serious heart conditions, those immunocompromised including cancer treatment, severely obese, diabetic, with renal failure, or liver […]

By Leo Lopez III, MD “COVID-19 is a White man’s disease. It doesn’t seem to infect Black people,” said Jane, a community leader in New Haven, Conn., who had come to the U.S. as a […]

Barack Obama has not yet endorsed a Democratic candidate for president in this primary election cycle. It is assumed that the former president is trying to remain publicly neutral so he will be more effective […]

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Republicans even conceded that Mr. Trump, his grafter family, other cabinet heads and senior leaders, along with their families, cannot benefit from this stimulus legislation. It is unfathomable that this provision […]

By Cloe Luv A person posing for the camera. Description automatically generated”You’re pretty for a dark-skinned girl.” That was the comment that defined my early life, to which I would typically reply, “thank you.” I […]

By Julianne Malveaux Our nation, these United States, is founded on the principles of racism and patriarchy. They are reflected in our very constitution, where enslaved persons were counted as a fraction of a person, […]

Written By Bruce C.T. Wright   Source: Alex Wong / Getty The White House and Congress agreed overnight to a record $2 trillion stimulus package to bail out the American economy from its free fall as […]

by Philly Tributne Renters tend to be more economically vulnerable than homeowners. In general, renters tend to have lower incomes and cannot tap into the equity in their homes as a line of credit in […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveau Restaurants, museums, libraries, gyms, and bars are closed.  So are schools, from K-12 to higher education.  Classes will be conducted online or not at all.  A local vendor told me her receipts were down […]