[COVID-19\Coronavirus\Black America]
Marc Morial: “Urban communities of color are likely to suffer the brunt of the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis and any legislative response must contain targeted relief.”
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Coronavirus
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ALL SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE UNTIL APRIL 1
[COVID-19\School Closings]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order directing all schools in New York to close by Wednesday, March 18 for two weeks ending April 1.
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CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS TO FEDERAL RESERVE: YOU MUST DO MORE REGARDING CORONAVIRUS
[Federal Reserve Response\Coronavirus]
Waters: “During this time of economic turbulence, it is critical that the Fed go beyond these steps and provide much-needed support to those who are on the front lines of this pandemic.”
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NAACP TELE TOWN HALL DRAWS THOUSANDS OF CONCERNED CITIZEN CALLS ON CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
[Coronavirus\COVID-19\Pandemic]
The severity of the coronavirus has had widespread implications across the world and continues to affect the most vulnerable and underserved communities.
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NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSINGS IN NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
[COVID-19\Coronavirus\School Closings]
Governor Cuomo: “We will close these schools but it needs to be done with these contingencies in mind so that children are not harmed and our hospitals aren’t understaffed – otherwise we cut off our nose to spite our face.”
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AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC ADVOCATE ANNOUNCES NEW WORKFORCE POLICES
[COVID-19\Coronavirus]
“Our office is committed to uplifting and protecting the most vulnerable people around our city in the coming weeks and months, addressing the needs of New Yorkers while putting into practice our own strategies to mitigate the spread of this virus.”
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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS MUST USE SUNDAY’S DEBATE TO EXPOSE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HYPOCRISY
[“Speaking Truth To Empower”]
The attacks on Sanders represent Wall Street and America’s wealthy elites’ response to Sanders’ message. They like wealth inequality and will do everything to preserve it.
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NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER: WE MUST CLOSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO LIMIT SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
[COVID-19\Coronavirus\Public School Closings]
Speaker Johnson: “I have repeatedly said it is not time to panic. But it is time to act. We must take bold, decisive measures to do everything we can to limit the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19.”
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“AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM” IS PROVING TO BE FALSE AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
[COVID-19\Coronavirus\ SARS-1SARS-CoV2]
“Apparently, having missed the bullet of SARS-1, politicians and ‘leaders’ in their arrogance and ignorance, a deadly combination, decided what America needed, on top of its nuclear arsenal capable of killing every human being several times over, was more nuclear weapons.”
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SCHOMBURG CENTER SUSPENDS PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
[Schomburg Center\Coronavirus]
The Schomburg Center has suspended all programming and events at our location through March 31.
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