Just as the new coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, gym members in New York City frantically called the fitness center where Rahmell Peebles worked, asking him to freeze their […]
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell dies at 84
Bobby Mitchell, the speedy Hall of Famer who became the Washington Redskins’ first Black player, has died. He was 84. Mitchell split his career with the Cleveland Browns and Redskins […]
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HBO Documentary Sheds New Light on ‘Atlanta Child Murders’
Anthony Terrell believes an imprisoned man currently serving two life sentences may not have been the person who murdered his brother as part of a killing spree that rocked Atlanta […]
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Are Black People Dying at a Higher Rate from COVID-19
Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate. The problem is, there’s been little data to confirm this fact. (Updated 04/07/20) After Actor […]
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KCMO Business Relief Fund Closed in Just Days
Just days after Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the formation of the KC COVID-19 Small Business Relief Loan Fund, the non-profit selected to handle the program has already stopped […]
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Civil Rights Hero Lowery Honored at Private Atlanta Funeral
Family of the Rev. Joseph Lowery gathered Saturday for a small, private funeral for the civil rights veteran who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and decades later delivered […]
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Johnson County to begin Random COVID-19 Testing
This week, Johnson County will begin randomized sampling for COVID-19 as a way to determine the prevalence of the virus in the county. Under the program, messages will be sent […]
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Wyandotte County to Step Up Enforcement of Stay-at-Home Order
Citing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, KCK Police, Wyandotte County Sheriff are stepping up enforcement of their stay-at-home order. Issuing $500 fines. With almost a 200% increase in cases […]
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Oprah Winfrey Plans to Donate 0 Million To Coronavirus Relief
Oprah Winfrey is the latest billionaire to step up amid the coronavirus pandemic. The television mogul announced this week, she will donate $10 million to coronavirus relief efforts. In an Instagram […]
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Should We Wear Masks or Not? An Expert Sorts Through the Confusion
As a professor at Boston University’s School of Medicine and a geriatrician at Boston Medical Center caring for the most vulnerable in this pandemic, I’ve been asked a lot of […]