[The Africa Center]
Dr. Uzodinma Iweala: “This month, we will have another slate of conversations with the most compelling voices of contemporary Africa and the Diaspora.”
Photo: The Africa Center
COVID-19
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT: “BEST OF BRONX WEEK” WILL BE BROADCAST ON TV
[“The Best of Bronx Week” Broadcast]
Coverage begins May 8, 2020, and will air on BronxNet TV (channel 67 on Optimum / channel 33 on Verizon Fios) and streaming on BronxNet.TV.
Photo: YouTube
NEW YORK CITY LAUNCHES CITYWIDE COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING SURVEY
[COVID-19 Antibody Testing]
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: YouTube
AMERICA’S RACIAL FAULT LINES AND COVID-19 RIPPLING DEVASTATION THRU MINORITY AMERICA
[COVID-19 and Racism]
Pro. Moss: “In the U.S., the pandemic has underscored the pervasiveness of racism in our society, manifesting like trigger faults in myriad ways and posing formidable barriers to recovery and to the achievement of any semblance of democratic life and culture.”
Photo: Pro. Andrew Moss
OUR DEMOCRACY NEEDS A BAILOUT TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT
[American Voter Turnout]
Mac Regan: “The November elections in the U.S. will be the most contentious and consequential in memory, yet its outcome is threatened by the fact that historically our turnout rates are among the lowest of any mature democracy in the world.”
Photo: YouTube
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL FIGHTS TO DEFEND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IN U.S. SUPREME COURT
[Affordable Care Act]
Attorney General James: “President Trump continues to actively work to strip health coverage away from millions of individuals and families, including more than a million who have the coronavirus.”
Photo: YouTube
TRUMP TO SPEND $500 MILLION ON PAINTING BORDER WALL BLACK?
[Border Wall\Immigration]
America’s Voices’ Frank Sharry: “We need a leader that inspires Americans to look past racial and ethnic differences to support each other. Unfortunately, President Trump is no such leader.”
Photo: YouTube
ELIJAH CUMMING’S WIFE CHALLENGES CANDIDATE MFUME TO VIDEO DEBATE BEFORE MARYLAND PRIMARY
[Maryland Democratic Primary Election]
Maya Rockeymore Cummings: “I am challenging my opponent, Kwesi Mfume to a video debate on the most important policy issues of the day. The people need to hear the truth.”
Photo: YouTube
SEN. SANDERS, REP. KHANNA UNVEIL EMERGENCY LEGISLATION TO INCREASE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION
[Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act]
Sanders: “The United States is the richest country in the world. There is no excuse for our medical professionals and essential workers not to have the masks, gloves, gowns and tests they need to keep safe, treat their patients and stop the spread of this deadly pandemic.”
Photo: YouTube
