Coronavirus
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God, Are You Listening? Senate Democrats Are Proposing $2,000 Monthly Payments
Kamala Harris may very well be the next vice president of America and she’s starting her silent bid to win the nomination off by winning the heart of Bernie Bros far and wide. On Friday, Sen. Harris (D-Calif.) along with Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass) “will release their Monthly Economic Crisis Support…
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Nurses Honor Fallen Colleagues Outside of White House, Protest for PPE: ‘We Are Not Getting What We Need’
On Thursday, members of National Nurses United, the largest nurses’ union in the country, staged a protest just yards away from the White House, petitioning the government to support healthcare workers who are continuing to treat coronavirus patients without proper protective gear. Clad in red shirts and wearing face masks, they stood among 80 pairs…
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Video Shows Birmingham, Ala., Police Officer Body Slamming Black Woman to the Ground for Not Wearing a Mask
Video footage of a police officer slamming a black woman to the ground over her failure to wear a face mask in a Birmingham, Ala., Walmart on Tuesday has been shared on social media thousands of times, and now authorities are investigating the incident. According to AL.com, the altercation happened while the off-duty officer was…
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One of Trump’s Personal Valets Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Either President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are the outbreak monkeys destined to infect the entire White House with the coronavirus since they insist on not following any of the orders that the rest of the country must follow, or they’ve moved one step closer to contracting the virus, as one of the president’s…
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Armed Black People Escort Michigan Lawmaker Into State Capitol Building
On Wednesday, a small group of black people exercised their Second Amendment right to bear arms by walking to the state capitol building in Lansing, Mich., toting large rifles, much like the mobs of white anti-quarantine protestors did last week. The difference is, these black people weren’t there to intimidate lawmakers or cause a ruckus…
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Misty Copeland Launching Virtual Ballet Performance to Benefit Dancers Affected by COVID-19
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Misty Copeland is creating a special dance performance aimed at providing funds for professional ballet dancers worldwide to maintain living expenses amidst COVID-19. Alongside former colleague Joseph Phillips and The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), with seed funding provided by K Period Media, Copeland will launch the virtual ballet Swans…
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Alabama Sheriffs Are Refusing to Enforce Governor’s ‘Safer at Home’ Order
Alabama sheriffs are responding to the state’s order to keep establishments such as dine-in restaurants and churches closed by…refusing to do their jobs. According to AL.com, Republican sheriffs in several Alabama counties have said they will not enforce Gov. Kay Ivey’s “Safer at Home” order, which she describes as “the first phase in what we…
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Counties With High Proportion of Black People Made Up More Than Half of All Coronavirus Cases and Deaths, Study Finds
Over the last two months, the disproportionate impact the coronavirus has had on African American communities has been well-documented. But across the country, in large part because of inconsistencies in how health data is collected state to state and at the federal level, we still don’t have a complete view of how deep, or how…
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Ousted Vaccine Scientist Files Whistleblower Complaint, Claims Trump Administration Ignored Coronavirus Warnings
Rick Bright, the ousted director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), has filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, noting that he was demoted after refusing to promote the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients. According to NPR, Bright, a “high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccine development…
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Democrats File Lawsuit to Make Absentee Mail-In Voting Accessible to Everyone During Pandemic
One issue that comes up repeatedly as the coronavirus pandemic interferes with the 2020 election season is how to ensure that people can vote safely. While Republicans seem hellbent on forcing voters to choose between risking their health to vote in person or staying home and not voting at all, Democrats have filed a lawsuit…