May 2020 Archive
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist There were 4,623 incarcerated people over 65 in federal prisons during the first week of May. Until May 12, Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s one-time campaign manager, ... Is Trump trying to convict Arbery, and acquit his murderers?
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Trump once more proved the hard-political truism that when presidents speak out on a heinous racial killing or violence, their words have weighty consequences. That happened ... Postal voting by Court ruling?
Donald Trump enjoys the comfort of voting by mail. Shouldn’t everyone? A federal judge in Texas thinks so, and a court battle has commenced as to whether – as ... Live and let die
By C. C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Columnist All 50 states reopened last week. Some did it cautiously with a list of restrictions, as did New York, Louisiana and California, while others threw caution ... Ahmaud Arbery’s killing spurs action on Southern states’ lack of hate crime laws
(Special from Facing South) — Earlier this month a video surfaced showing the Feb. 23 shooting of an unarmed Black man pursued by two white men and shot in broad ... Thousands step up to support Good Samaritan
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Burnell’s Market, the Lower 9th Ward’s only community grocery, just received an avalanche of donations from GoFundMe after the market’s owner, Burnell Cotlon, told The Washington Post ... Louisianans show apprehension towards contact tracing, according to legislators
By Kathleen Peppo Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — Republican legislators said this week that many of their constituents are uneasy about contact tracing, a key tool in the state’s ... Data indicates implicit bias a driver of COVID-19 among African Americans
By Khalil Abdullah Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson knows the data on the disparate impact of the corona virus and COVID-19 on African Americans and other minorities. Her ... Gerber chooses new spokesbaby
Magnolia Earl, who recently celebrated her first birthday, received a present for the ages, when she was chosen the winner of Gerber’s 2020 Photo Search contest. Millions are stuck at home with no plumbing, kitchen or space to stay safe
By Laura Ungar and Elizabeth Lucas Contributing Writers (Special from khn.org) — In nearly half a million American homes, washing hands to prevent COVID-19 isn’t as simple as soaping up and singing ...
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