NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE WELCOMES COVID-19 RACIAL DISPARITY TASK FORCE
Williams: "The primary function of this task force cannot be to engage in a long, protracted process of deliberation and study, dwelling on how we got here. We…
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SEN. BOOKER TO JOIN SHARPTON ON COVID-19 VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
Cory Booker, U.S. Senator for New Jersey, will be a featured speaker along with experts to discuss how the African-American community and small businesses have been devastated by…
ARE AMERICAN DEATH PENALTY STATES WITHOLDING EXECUTION DRUGS THAT CAN HELP COVID-19 PATIENTS?
Dr. Finley: "Earlier in April, a group of public health experts, doctors from intensive care units and pharmacists sent a letter to corrections departments asking to them to…
Covid-19: Zaake, Ugandan Opposition Figure Tortured By Gen. Museveni Regime For Distributing Free Food–Sources
M.P. Zaake unconscious. Source: Observer.ug The Ugandan military dictator Gen. Yoweri Museveni is using the coronavirus lockdown to mask brutal attacks against artists, intellectuals, and opposition leaders with…
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COVID-19, MALARIA AND PREGNANCY CREATE “PERFECT STORM” FOR PREVENTABLE DEATHS IN AFRICA
R. Allen: “The countries with the highest malaria burden, mainly in Africa, are also affected by conflict, population displacement, malnutrition and stress. You add COVID-19 and people -…
ANTI-POVERTY AGENCY: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST BUILD ON STIMULUS FUNDING TO NEW YORK
FPWA: “We stand alongside our New York City congressional delegation in our commitment to serve New Yorkers during this crisis. We strongly urge them, however, to swiftly and…
WATERS: I SUPPORT LATEST COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE, BUT MORE MUST BE DONE
The H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, by a vote of 388-5-1. Photo: YouTube Thursday, California Congresswoman Maxine Waters delivered a speech after…
LIKE COVID-19 TRUMPISM IS A DEADLY PLAGUE INFECTING AMERICA
Matthew Johnson: "Trump can’t do that. He can’t listen. He is immune to reason—unless the reason is that it makes him look good. He’s a hopeless narcissist. A…
HAITIAN NURSE ON FRONTLINES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC FACES DEPORTATION
America's Voice: Rony Ponthieux, a Haitian nurse who despite taking care of three coronavirus patients every day, is under threat of possible deportation from the Trump administration and…
AFT DONATES 10,000 BOOKS TO HOMELESS NYC STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AMID COVID-19 CRISIS
Christine Quinn: “Over the past six weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the 2,100 children living in shelter at Win to adapt to difficult challenges.“ Photo: YouTube The…