Prisons and Jails Remain Hotspots for Spreading COVID-19
Dr. Valda Crowder: "As a former medical director in a jail, I know that a constant flow exists between a correctional facility and a community." Photo: YouTube Dr.…
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COVID-19 Tale of Two Cities: Black And Brown New Yorkers Die So Others Can Live
Gov. Cuomo--we will keep on top to see what the promised investigation reveals. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The numbers reflect the harsh reality of the disparate health care in…
PRESIDENT OBAMA PROTECTED AMERICA FROM EBOLA UNLIKE TRUMP’S CATASTROPHIC COVID-19 NON-RESPONSE
TrumpDeathClock.com charts deaths from COVID-19 and the portion estimated as preventable, 53,781 unnecessary COVID-19 deaths in America as of May 17. Photo: YouTube Unlike Donald Trump's deadly incompetence…
BLACK STAR NEWS RADIO WILL INTERVIEW “RIGHT TO HEALTH” FOUNDER LESLIE GREGORY
Today's Guest is Leslie Gregory...She is Founder and Executive Director of Portland, Oregon-based “Right To Health” a non-profit organization that has been working for many years to have…
NEW YORK CITY LAUNCHES CITYWIDE COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING SURVEY
Mayor de Blasio: "While antibody tests are not a fix-all solution, they will give our communities the knowledge they need to help us defeat this virus together." Photo:…
Covid-19 Impact: Additional Proof That Racism is a Threat to Public Health
Leslie D. Gregory. Photo: Author's collection. Some of us in the frontlines of health care have been trying to convince the CDC to declare racism as a threat…
VELAZQUEZ: PRISONS COULD BE “POWDER KEG OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION”
Rep. Velázquez: "We need stepped up compassionate release for at-risk individuals, like older detainees and those with preexisting conditions, who present no public safety risk.” Photo: YouTube Rep.…
NURSES DEMAND IMMEDIATE TESTING OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FOR COVID-19
Hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 outbreak are yet to be tested, despite reports of waves of infections. Photo: YouTube The AFT…
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR DE BLASIO REPORTS TWO NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
Mayor de Blasio: We want New Yorkers to be prepared and vigilant, not alarmed. We are taking the same decisive steps in every case to shut transmission down:…