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Coronavirus
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Amazon Employee Says He Was Fired for Staging Walkout to Protest Unsafe Conditions
People should feel safe at work. People who still need to work during a global pandemic especially need to feel and be safe because safety is a basic workplace necessity. But when Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse tried to make that point by staging a walkout, it allegedly led to the firing of…
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Black Communities Are on the 'Frontline' of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here's Why
Every new day of the coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a dizzying amount of change. Teachers are now forced to explain class projects to their students over Zoom, while friends and family use FaceTime to inquire about loved ones, alternating between laughter and anxiety while holding pixelated drinks in their hands. Asian Americans have…
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Stephon Marbury Working to Deliver 10 Million Masks From China to New York City Health Workers
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been met with a mixed response from government officials on both the state and federal level. This has resulted in aid coming from unlikely places. According to CBS News, former NBA player Stephon Marbury is working on getting 10 million N95 masks from China to New York City, the epicenter…
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DJ Jazzy Jeff Discloses Heās Battling Pneumonia, Believes It Could Be COVID-19
When it comes to confirmed coronavirus cases, the United States is number one in the world, with a reported total of more than 100,000. While stricter social distancing rules have been implemented, it appears that there arenāt many signs of the potentially deadly illness slowing its roll anytime soon. There have been several reports of…
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Selflessness on the Menu: Detroit Restaurants Use Food to Feed Homeless After Being Forced to Close
In this time of crisis and uncertainty, there is something to be said for people who can maintain the goodness in their hearts. In Detroit, chefs from local restaurants that were forced to close their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic have become shining examples of heroes who wear aprons instead of capes as they…
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2020 Summer Olympics Will Now Take Place Summer 2021
So itās been a little over two years weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak resulted in everything under the sun being delayed and/or canceled. The 2020 Summer Olympics were one of the final holdouts until last week when the organizing committees finally announced the games were postponed.Ā According to NBC News, the Olympic games will now…
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Coronavirus Prisoner Release Policy May Exclude Black People Disproportionately
Correctional facilities across the nation have been struggling with the issue of overcrowded prisons. This had been a major problem all on its own, but one that has become exacerbated trough the coronavirus pandemic that threatens inmates and prison staff with exposure to infection. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered the federal Bureau…
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āA Dangerous Gambleā: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Refuses to Order āShelter-in-Placeā for Residents, Leaving Black Alabamans Especially at Risk
It looks like Nathaniel Woods isnāt the only person Gov. Kay Ivey is willing to put to death. The Republican governor announced during a press conference on Thursday that the state would not be enacting āshelter-in-placeā measures, which have been shown in other countries to mitigate the disastrous effects of the coronavirus. From Talking Points…
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Unfortunately, The Worst People Will Survive This Too
The compulsion to convince ourselves that bad things will eventually happen to bad people can be seductive and cathartic. Itās also embedded in most of the lessons taught to us as kids. Childrenās stories and fairytales usually end with the āgoodā winning and the evil receiving some sort of punishment. The concepts of fair play…
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Houston Rap Legend Scarface Tests Positive for the Coronavirus: 'You Don't Want to Play With This'
Throughout the course of his 30-plus year career, Houston O.G. Scarface has established himself as a man whoās not to be played with. But if this ongoing pandemic has taught us anything, itās that even those weāve thought to be invincible are susceptible to the very real threat of COVID-19. On Thursday, during a YouTube…