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Watch: These Soulful R&B Artists Pay Tribute to Bill Withers and Amplify Organizations Supporting COVID-19 Frontline Workers
What happens when you combine a soulful tribute to the late Bill Withers with the current need to amplify frontline workers during the COVID-19 crisis? Well, you get the feel-good rendition called, We Still With Bill: A Soulful Artists Video Tribute To Bill Withers. “This is dedicated to all frontline workers. Because of you, there…
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'We Have a Full ICU': Inside a NYC Hospital Ravaged by the COVID-19 Crisis
“It’s hard to think that some of your patients that you diagnosed today might not be here tomorrow.” — Dr. Melanie Malloy text Dr. Melanie Malloy remembers a time when a 21-year-old patient experiencing nausea and vomiting could be exhibiting symptoms of appendicitis, gastritis or another malady. But in today’s medical landscape, that moment is…
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Michigan Residents Stage Gridlock to Protest Stay-At-Home Order
If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown anything, it’s that white people have very little interest in self-preservation. Take for instance, Michigan. Business Insider reports that on Wednesday, hundreds of Michigan residents staged a traffic jam outside the state Capitol to protest the current stay-at-home order. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued one of the strictest stay-at-home orders…
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Gay Men Still Not Able To Donate Blood Despite FDA Reducing Restrictions
Whether it’s for using antibodies from those who recovered from COVID-19 to help those currently suffering or for blood transfusions for standard procedures, the nation is in dire need of blood donations. While the FDA made a move two weeks ago easing restrictions for gay men to donate, it appears it won’t be as beneficial…
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Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Alliance Announces $250,000 Initiative for PoC and Women-Centered Organizations Impacted by COVID-19 Crisis
ARRAY has consistently been a champion of highlighting marginalized voices in the arts, and the current unprecedented climate of the industry during the coronavirus pandemic has inspired the independent distribution company and resource collective founded by Ava DuVernay to go a step further. The company’s nonprofit foundation ARRAY Alliance has now launched a $250,000 funding…
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Ordered to Provide Hotel Rooms for the City’s Homeless During Health Emergency
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, one issue has come up again and again: How do we best care for the nation’s homeless population? San Francisco lawmakers have taken a noble and aggressive approach to shelter the homeless in their city by ordering the mayor to lease thousands of hotel rooms to be used as safe…
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DJ Jazzy Jeff Discusses His Experience With COVID-19
DJ Jazzy Jeff recently opened up to Tamron Hall about his experience living with COVID-19 and pneumonia. During the April 15 episode of The Tamron Hall Show, the legendary producer told Hall via video chat that he may have become infected after performing at the Black Summit of the National Brotherhood of Skiers in Ketchum,…
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Indiana Rep. Trey Hollingsworth Prefers People Dying of COVID-19 Over a Failing Economy
A Republican congressman has joined President Trump and others in hastily looking to “reopen America” despite a very much still active global health crisis. This congressman, however, went so far as to flat-out say that people dying is acceptable as long as the U.S. economy gets back on track. CNN reports that Indiana Republican Rep.…
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Calls and Video Visits Free in Federal Prisons During Pandemic
Those currently incarcerated are among the most vulnerable of our population when it comes to COVID-19, as the crowded living conditions make them far more susceptible to catching the disease. Exorbitant calling fees have also made it harder for inmates to check in on their loved ones during these trying times. At least, they did.…