COVID-19 in DRC: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
Nobel Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege at Panzi Hospital, which he founded to treat Congolese women victims of sexual violence used as a weapon. This week I spoke…
COVID-19
Latest
279 stories · page 19 of 28
R.I.P. Minister Hafeez Muhammad: Tribute To Tireless Soldier in the Struggle to Liberate the Minds of Africans
With Minister Hafeez and Sister Louise Dente at the Dr. King Day commemoration in January. I just heard of the passing this morning of a great Pan-African, Minister…
WE MUST REIMAGINE MEDICINE TO PROTECT VULNERABLE FROM CORONAVIRUS
Callinan: "As the nation grapples to contain and treat patients with COVID-19, we’re rethinking how we care for people with other serious or terminal illnesses...medicine must adapt accordingly."…
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR SBA COVID-19 LOANS AND AID
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza: “While every American is being affected by COVID-19, the impact of this pandemic is particularly hurting our schools and places of worship, and disproportionately…
COMMUNITIES NEED THEIR NEWSPAPERS, AND NEWSPAPERS NEED THEIR COMMUNITY
Judy Patrick: "Local newspapers are chronicling the challenges neighborhood by neighborhood...Local newspapers care - always have and always will. It’s what sets them apart from all other media...But…
COVID-19 WAS MANUFACTURED CHAOS FROM TRUMP AND CHINESE INACTION
Dr. Laven: "The increasingly autocratic Trump dithered, misunderstood, failed to act, dismissed the threat as nothing, and let coronavirus win." Photo: YouTube Political science professor Dr. Wim Laven…
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.…
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL URGES ACTION TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM COVID-19
James: “The COVID-19 data released today reveals that the virus has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color." Photo: YouTube New York Attorney General Letitia James issued…
AMERICA’S SOCIETAL FEARS MAKE COVID-19 MORE DEADLY
What damage is stress and fear causing on people’s psyches, and health, during this pandemic? Photo: YouTube What role is fear playing in generating worse outcomes during this…
COVID-19: Support Tedros W.H.O. Director; Demand President Trump Resign for Dropping Ball
(Trump Photo: Gage Skidmore Flckr) The U.K. Guardian newspaper reports: "Donald Trump was warned at the end of January by one of his top White House advisers that…