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By Saskia Kercy One of the more insidious bits of misinformation in the early days of the pandemic was the idea that black people were somehow, as if by magic, immune to COVID-19, the disease […]

By Jack Kelly  On Thursday, the Department of Labor reported that a staggering and record-setting 6,648,000 initial unemployment claims were filed for the week ending March 28. This is an aggressive increase in the numbers from the […]

BY BENJAMIN FEARNOW  3/29/2020 Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards reiterated Sunday that last month’s Mardi Gras celebrations weren’t cancelled or downsized amid concerns about the coronavirus, because “not one person” at the federal level directed the […]

by Bruce Wright Source: Jeff Fusco / Getty Now that the coronavirus economic stimulus package is officially a go, there is finally a guarantee that most American adults will be receiving compensation from the government in the wake of a global […]

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN)The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a leader in America’s civil rights movement, died Friday. He was 98. Lowery’s death was confirmed by family representative Imara Canady, who said he died of natural causes. Often […]

We need more mental health professionals who look like us to get the help we need, says the Black Mental Health Alliance BY LONNAE O’NEAL@LONNAEONEAL March 26, 2020 Every day we’re greeted with the latest coronavirus […]

By FARAI MUTSAKA HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s public hospital doctors and nurses went on strike Wednesday over a lack of protective gear as the coronavirus begins to spread in a country whose health system has almost […]

William CummingsLedyard KingMaureen Groppe USA TODAY   Trump said Tuesday that he would like to have the government restrictions on travel and social gatherings eased by Easter, which comes on Sunday, April 12. “We’re going […]