Coronavirus
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'Checking In, That's Whassup': Issa Rae, Gabrielle Union and More Recreate the Popular Budweiser Commercial in PSA
As we navigate these uncertain times, the yearning for connection is even stronger. By this point, we’ve all been invited to various Zoom meetings, family FaceTimes, virtual happy hours, house parties (via app) and more. As such, Budweiser launched a campaign in partnership with The Salvation Army “in response to rising levels of anxiety, uncertainty,…
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Octavia Spencer Donates Respirators to Hospitals in Alabama and New York
Octavia Spencer is doing her part to make sure lives are being saved amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The Oscar-winning actress is reportedly donating respiratory monitors to hospitals in her home state of Alabama and the epicenter of the illness, New York. “Seeing what is happening in the communities that I love, I have teamed up…
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What You Don't Know Could Hurt Everyone: It'll Take Community Resistance to Fight COVID-19
Last week, I was diagnosed with COVID 19. I am asymptomatic so the diagnosis came as a surprise. But what was even more surprising? Discovering my status as a result of the free testing event I’d hosted at my church. I am the pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, the largest church in Philadelphia. To…
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How Old Were You When You First Realized That White Supremacy Is a Death Cult?
I was 37. I wish I could say this realization came sooner. That’s an embarrassingly late age. But I also used to think The Weeknd was a group, so I’m a slow learner sometimes.
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Life Comes at You Fast: Anti-Lockdown Protester Tests Positive for COVID-19
As the battle between medical science and people who think protection from a deadly virus is “tyranny” rages on, an anti-lockdown protest leader in Raleigh, N.C., recently tested positive for the same sickness that the lockdowns are meant to shield people from—the same lockdowns she has spent time protesting against. CBS 17 reports that Audrey…
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Former NBA Player Sebastian Telfair Loses Mother, Brother to COVID-19
Earlier this month, we learned that Jacqueline Cruz, the mother of NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, lost her battle with COVID-19. And as the virus continues to infiltrate the basketball community, the New York Post reports that the mother and brother of former NBA player Sebastian Telfair have also died from the illness. From the New…
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Florida Governor's Failure to Address Pre-COVID-19 Unemployment Claimant Issues Seems Shady AF
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is holding on to federal dollars tighter than a pimp from Chicago. He needs to run pre-COVID-19 unemployment claimants their money, too. The State of Florida is one of the shittiest places to be unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WESH 2 News in Orlando, Fla. And the podunk state…
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Stop Blaming Black People for Dying From COVID-19
Despite its best efforts, the Trump administration cannot blame black people for dying from COVID-19. As Georgia’s Gov. Kemp moves forward with plans to reopen parts of Georgia, he’s completely disregarding reports that a significant number of black Americans will contract the virus or die as a result. Despite the clearly harmful decision-making by Republicans…
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Troy Sneed, Grammy-Nominated Gospel Star, Dies From COVID-19
Gospel singer Troy Sneed is the latest musician to succumb to the coronavirus. Per NBC News, Sneed passed away due to complications from the illness at a hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. on Monday. The artist was just 52-years-old. Sneed began his gospel career traveling across the country with the Georgia Mass Choir where he helped…
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Common Discusses Bumble Partnership, Tiffany Haddish, and Maintaining Connections While Quarantined
One of the most heartbreaking effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of face-to-face interactions with family and friends. While phone calls and video chat services like FaceTime, Zoom and HouseParty have helped us maintain relationships during this period, some may be looking to build a few relationships of their own, because love isn’t…