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Virginia Bishop Dies After Holding Service Amid Coronavirus Warnings. Now, Four of His Family Members Are Infected Too
A week before Virginia implemented a statewide stay-at-home order, Bishop Gerald Glenn of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield held services. As CNN reports, Glenn told worshippers: “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus.” He added that he was not afraid of death. On April 12—Easter Sunday—the church announced that Bishop…
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Thanks to Black Women, There's More Political Interest in Fixing Black Maternal Care Than Ever Before
Racial disparities in maternal care have been an issue for decades—and for decades, many politicians were content with ignoring the issue or made decisions that actively exacerbated inequality. But in recent years, there has been a sea change nationwide as more elected officials at every level of government have committed themselves to addressing black maternal…
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Bailout of Black Mothers Takes on New Urgency as Coronavirus Pushes Fundraising Efforts Earlier
Black Mamas Bail Out was first conceived as a continuation of centuries-long idea: that black people must be co-conspirators in their own liberation. Erika Maye, deputy senior director of criminal justice campaigns for Color of Change, one of the founding organizations behind Black Mamas Bail Out, credits the event, now in its fourth year, to…
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Having a Baby While Black: NATAL Is the Podcast Pregnant Black Parents Have Been Waiting For
It’s a question you normally wouldn’t ask a stranger, but ever since starting a podcast about black people and pregnancy, Martina Abrahams Ilunga and Gabrielle Horton have fielded it constantly: Do they plan on having kids? Horton and Ilunga are the executive producers and hosts of a new docuseries, NATAL, which focuses on the entirety…
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How Is the Coronavirus Affecting Black Voters? A New Poll Reveals Key Takeaways for 2020
The 2020 elections will forever be marked by the coronavirus, but how the pandemic will affect voter turnout—and equally as important, voter mindsets—remains to be seen. A new poll from the political action committee BlackPAC, however, provides some important insight into the pandemic’s impact on black voters in crucial swing states. Among the key takeaways:…
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FedEx Worker Praised for Sanitizing Package Delivered to Home of Girl With Autoimmune Disorder
A video of a FedEx delivery worker is being shared across the country for all the right reasons. In Boca Raton, Fla., an unnamed FedEx driver was caught on camera last week taking the time to sanitize a package after he learned a girl living in the home has an autoimmune disorder. The girl’s mother,…
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During a Global Health Pandemic, It's More Important Than Ever to Protect Black Mothers
Despite its status as a “developed” nation, about 700 women will die each year from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth in the U.S.—more than any of its peers. Of that number, a disproportionately high number are black women—from 2007 to 2016, black mothers died at a rate of 3.2 times that of white mothers,…
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#COVIDWhileBlack: Miami Doctor Who Tests Homeless for COVID-19 Handcuffed for No Apparent Reason
Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina announced this weekend that his department was investigating an incident in which a Miami police sergeant handcuffed and detained a black doctor in front of his own home. Dr. Armen Henderson says he was loading up his van with supplies he planned to take to the city’s homeless to help…
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As Millions of Workers Lose Their Jobs, Report Finds Nearly a Third of Renters Haven't Paid Rent for April
As millions of people found themselves out of work due to the coronavirus-related closures that began last month, a new survey found almost one-third of renters did not make payments on their homes for the first week of April. The data comes from the National Multifamily Housing Council, a trade group that tracks rent payments…
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs to Prevent COVID-19 Deaths: 'Do It for Your Big Mama'
It didn’t take long for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to dip into personal responsibility talking points—and some other questionable rhetoric—in remarks given to the press today about the disproportionate impact the novel coronavirus has had on black communities and other communities of color. Adams’ comments were shared by PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor…
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