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Ramadan 2020 and COVID-19: How Will Black Muslims Be Affected?
“During this time, as far as I’m concerned, the entire Earth is a masjid or a place of prayer. And I feel like I should be able to find God wherever I am. And for me, avoiding gatherings is not just respecting and protecting people’s lives, but it is also an act of obedience to…
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Jason Mitchell Reportedly Arrested on Felony Weapon and Drug Charges in Mississippi
Jason Mitchell has entangled himself in some mess again. According to online records obtained by TMZ, Mitchell (The Chi, Straight Outta Compton, Zola) was arrested Wednesday and taken to Harrison County Jail in Mississippi and currently faces four felony charges. TMZ reports: Jason, who played Eazy-E in the N.W.A biopic, is facing two felony charges…
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Golfing While Black: Women Who Had the Cops Called on Them for Playing Too Slowly File Discrimination Lawsuit
Two black women who had the cops called on them at a Pennsylvania golf course in 2018 for allegedly playing “too slow” can now move forward with a racial and gender discrimination lawsuit against the course’s owners. Myneca Ojo and Karen Crosby filed a federal lawsuit against Brew Vino LLC, owners of the Grandview Golf…
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Anthony Anderson, Kelly Rowland, Regina Hall and Terrence J to Host Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
As we read report after report of COVID-19 disproportionately affecting the black community, it only makes sense that we have our own special centered around the pandemic. In what looks to be an edu-tainment night, BET will be broadcasting Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort. In the weeks since we first reported on…
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New COVID-19 Model Predicts Failure to Reduce Jails Will Lead to Nearly 100,000 More Coronavirus Deaths
Since the coronavirus became a global pandemic, predictive models have been an important—and hotly debated—tool to help understand the spread of the virus and anticipate potential needs. According to the estimates coming out of the White House’s models, slightly more than 100,000 people will die from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. It’s a…
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Georgia Still Set to Reopen Friday Despite Having Increase in Coronavirus Cases, Deaths
On Monday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that the state would allow some non-essential businesses to re-open this Friday. Though, considering the updated number of coronavirus cases and deaths due to COVID-19 in the state, one has to wonder if that plan needs to change. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia currently has 20,740 confirmed…
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99-Year-Old Black Woman Survives COVID-19 Infection Just in Time for Her 100th Birthday
Since the beginning stages of the coronavirus pandemic, our newsfeeds have been filled with horror stories about the devastating impact the outbreak has had on people’s daily lives as well as their very lives. But every so often, we come across inspiring stories that warm the heart. In Albany, Ga., a 99-year-old woman who has…
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Study Finds That ICE Places African and Caribbean Immigrants in Solitary Confinement More Often Than Non-Black Immigrants
A new study reveals that U.S. law enforcement isn’t only disproportionately harsh when dealing with black Americans, but that our Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is similarly biased in their treatment of African and Caribbean immigrants. According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, researchers found that ICE detainees from predominantly black countries had been…