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National Civil Rights Museum to Host Virtual Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death

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#NNPA BLACKPRESS NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We should always stop and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. King on April 4, but this year it is needed more than ever as we try to […]

Judge Denies R. Kelly’s Request for Coronavirus Release, Says He is a ‘Danger to the Community’

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R. KELLY STANDS with his lawyer, Steve Greenberg in a courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Courts building earlier this year. Kelly appeared at the Dirksen Federal Building on June 16, where he was denied bail […]

Economic Relief For Black Businesses

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By Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson The coronavirus has come down on our nation’s economy like a sledgehammer and many small businesses may never recover from the impact. This is particularly true for Black-owned businesses. Earlier […]

Why Some People of Color Say They Won’t Wear Homemade Masks

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From the Crusader By Fernando Alfonso III, CNN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that all Americans wear homemade face coverings in public to help stem the spread of coronavirus. But […]

Black-Owned Business Creates African Masks in Light of Pandemic

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By Penny Dickerson The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that everyone where a face covering. This entrepreneur plays a role “I don’t want to be compliant with the Centers for Disease Control […]

When White America Gets a Cold

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by Walter Harris Garvin “There’s an old saying in some African American communities that is often applied to the broad-stroke disparity of [the] nation’s economy: when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia. […]

COMMENTARY: COVID-19, the View Across Black America

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NNPA NEWSWRE — While Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail has been largely emptied of its professional class of passengers, reductions in the city’s bus service have made it difficult for its darker and poorer customers—many of whom […]

Russell Simmons Brings Back Def Comedy Jam to Raise Money for Coronavirus Ravaged Areas

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By Stacy M. Brown — Simmons is leading a group of producers who, on Sunday, April 5, will premiere “Def Comedy Jam Presents: Healing Through Laughter,” a marathon fundraiser hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. The program will […]

S. Africa Reports 7 Coronavirus Deaths, Cases Top 1,500

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By Hassan Isilow – South Africa steps up testing to contain spread and manage COVID-19 cases Johannesburg – South Africa’s top doctor announced Friday two more people have died from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total […]

Prior to COVID-19, Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett was Formulating Success as a Black Woman in Science

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by Lydia Blanco– Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (Image: National Institutes of Health) Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, viral […]