Congresswoman Bass, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), called the pandemic a “double-punch” to African Americans. She also called out President Donald Trump for what she stated was his lack of leadership as the virus has claimed more than 100,000 lives, including as many as 40,000 Black people and the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. […]
Police unions have written labor contracts that bar law enforcement agencies across the country from immediately interrogating or firing officers after egregious acts of misconduct. […]
Korboi and Twyana Balla, an African American entrepreneurial couple from Minneapolis, were devastated when rioters destroyed and burned down their new business, Scores Sports Bar, while protesting the brutal killing of George Floyd. However, within just a few days, more than 37,000 people contributed more than $1 million to help them rebuild the bar. […]
As protests over policing continue to convulse cities throughout the U.S., one symbol keeps showing up: a Black-and-white American flag with one blue stripe. […]
“We anticipate the clinical trials could start within 90 days. The clinical trial itself could take a month. We feel quite optimistic that in the 120-day window, when our clinical material would be ready, we could have a drug that could be safe and effective at treating COVID-19.” […]
As the “Ask Dr. Kevin” series enters its fourth year, I want to turn my focus to a rare, but very serious form of heart disease known as ATTR-CM. ATTR-CM is a life-threatening, underdiagnosed disease associated with heart failure, but many people have never heard of it or don’t know what it is. In this article, I’m going to explain more about ATTR-CM, and answer some of the most commonly asked questions in hopes it will help raise awareness of the condition and the misunderstood symptoms that often delay diagnosis. […]
In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, the hip-hop community has rallied behind proposed new legislation to reform American policing. […]
Black people are in the throes of two pandemics: the coronavirus and racism. But the disturbing trend of white women trying to police people during the aforementioned public health crises was threatening to become the third pandemic disproportionately affecting Black folks. […]
In his statement to police, the shooter claimed that after driv-ing away, he “unintentionally” followed Lewis. Lewis pulled over and Trifiletti pulled over behind him and when Lewis got out of his car, presumably to ask why the 25-year old was following him, the shooter claimed he saw Lewis reaching under his shirt. At that point, according to Trifiletti ‘s statement, he shot Lewis who he said was about ten feet away. Lewis subsequently died from his wounds at Regions Hospital later that evening. The shooter told police that he “thought he was going to die and was afraid for his life.” […]
It is shocking that in 2020, mothers in African American and minority communities still have to worry about the safety of their sons and daughters when simply going off to the store, going out for a jog and or being stopped at a traffic light. This must end. […]
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