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Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African American to graduate from a nursing school, graduates from the nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children

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Meet Cornelius Henderson, Senior VP, Jail Operations, NaphCare, Inc.

He’s back home now and presiding over the company’s transition, or new setup, as it assumes the role of overseeing health care management at Jefferson County jails in Birmingham and Bessemer beginning on June

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Uganda: Workers Feel the Pinch of COVID-19

Some governments have stared this bleak figure in the eye with all round economic stimulus packages which have included cuts to Pay As You Earn and corporation taxes like the Kenyan

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Source: allAfrica.com

Omega men donate money to students, furloughed workers, seniors –

The men of the Omicron Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, led by Basileus Dr. Irving Robinson, gave away 15 gift cards in $100 denominations to combat setbacks that local individuals and families are facing during the COVID-19

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Source: Daytona Times

Disgusted By Racial Discrimination, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Founded The First Black Owned And Operated Hospital In The United States

Disgusted By Racial Discrimination, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Founded The First Black Owned And Operated Hospital In The United States

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Source: Black Then

In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the “Heroes Act”, Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national catalyst for economic justice for African-Americans, is pressing Congressional leaders to

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Octavia Spencer: 'It's Okay to be Anxious' During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Help star teamed up with the Child Mind Institute to participate in their #WeThriveInside

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

US faces Memorial Day like no other

ATLANTA, United States (AP) — Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other yesterday as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honour the nation's military dead with smaller, more subdued ceremonies like car convoys and online tributes instead of

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

State, county slow to fill leased hotel rooms for homeless

LOS ANGELES — Only about half of the 15,000 hotel and motel rooms that California has leased for mostly homeless people to slow the spread of the coronavirus are now occupied, it was reported May

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Lawmakers pass budget package to close out special session | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Republicans say budget balanced ‘only on a wing and

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet | The Atlanta Voice

Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Safety issues pit nurses against United Hospital

Cliff Willmeng, a registered nurse at United Hospital in St. Paul, said he was harassed by hospital management and wrongfully terminated for raising concerns about the use of scrubs and other health issues for

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

94 dead in South Shore as death toll rises in Black neighborhoods | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The death toll of Blacks in Chicago who died from COVID-19 has climbed to 818 as Black neighborhoods continue to lose more residents to the disease, according to the latest data from the Cook County Medical

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Gratz et al v. Bollinger et al (2003)

No. 02-516. Argued April 1, 2003--Decided June 23, 2003

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Source: Black Past

What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.

In the 1971 Woody Allen film, “Bananas,” a fellow employee asks Allen’s character, “What would you have been if you finished school?” Allen’s character answers, “I was in the black studies program. By now I could have been black.” Allen’s attempted humorous jab

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Source: Black Past

Impact of Memorial Day weekend on COVID-19 numbers is a work in progress

Shelby County Health Department officials say Memorial Day weekend appears to have been “a success” from a health-safety standpoint, but they will know for sure in 10-14

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve

The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasingly reopen for

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Wealthy hospitals get billions in COVID-19 money, says new report

(Credit: Cleveland Clinic official

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Source: theGrio

Chad Johnson: 'I’m Giving Out Stimulus Checks July 1st If You Have Cash App Since Trump Want to Keep Playing Games'

Former NFL player Chad Johnson has pledged to help those who are struggling due to the coronavirus by giving out a stimulus of his own to the tune of $245,000 according to

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Mocha miner burned while tending to engine in Upper Mazaruni backdam

A 57-year-old miner is currently nursing second degree burns to more than half of his body which he reportedly during a mining accident at Partang Back-dam, Upper Mazaruni

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Failing to Meet State Criteria, Riverside County Seeks Waiver for Rapid Phase 2 Re-Opening | Black Voice News

Riverside County Supervisors acknowledged the need to engage with the state and neighboring counties to develop public health and safety criteria appropriate for large, diverse urban communities—Riverside is the fourth most populous county in the

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

The class of 2020 marks Roosevelt’s last graduation | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The one-hour ceremony included comments from Roosevelt alumni who graduated from the school in various

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Simmons College of Kentucky [Louisville] (1879- )

Simmons College of Kentucky, the state’s oldest African American college, was founded in 1879. The college was established by former slaves to train the sons and daughters of fellow African Americans. In August of 1865, Rev. Henry Adams led the effort to create the institution where he proposed

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Top Health Officials Are Monitoring Nationwide Protests In Fear Of Coronavirus Spread

(CNN) — Health officials have raised concern about coronavirus spread as thousands of people are now braving a pandemic to participate in the national protests sparked by the death of George

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COMMENTARY: COVID-19 "My personal battle from a positive to a negative result"

A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Johnson, Eddie Bernice (1935- )

An early career in health care led to political aspirations for Eddie Bernice Johnson, culminating in her current position representing Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is an advocate for women, children, and human

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Source: Black Past

The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis

A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

PA inching toward 80,000 COVID-19 cases since early March

Pennsylvania crept closer Monday to hitting a new milestone: nearly 80,000 COVID-19 infections since Gov. Tom Wolf announced the first cases on March

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Nursing Homes: Expanding COVID-19 testing

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) has announced that local fire departments in Texas are partnering with local public health authorities to provide testing in nursing homes throughout the

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Africa: Let's Prepare for a Marathon Struggle Against COVID-19

African health practitioners should own the narrative of the coronavirus pandemic and take advantage of Africa's experience of other outbreaks of disease in order to mount a tailored response, says the writer in a guest column for

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Source: allAfrica.com

Grambling State University (1901-- )

Grambling State University was founded in 1901 in Grambling, Louisiana. In the post- Civil War effort to build schools for former African American slaves, several colleges were established in Louisiana. All of them were concentrated in the more populous southern portion of the state including

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