Health officials tout updated COVID vaccine
While respiratory illnesses like the flu typically trend higher in the winter months, COVID-19 is not totally seasonal. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate high or very high levels of COVID-19 nationwide this summer. But with …
Red Cross faces emergency blood shortage as severe weather disrupts donations
The American Red Cross is grappling with a nationwide blood emergency as severe weather, including the remnants of Hurricane Debby, has significantly impacted blood donations across the country. Residents in unaffected areas are urged to schedule an appointment to donate …
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled Democratic Convention with speech 60 years ago
Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech that challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Most Black hospitals in the South closed long ago, yet their impact endures
In the center of this historically Black city, once deemed “the jewel of the Delta” by President Theodore Roosevelt, dreams to revitalize an abandoned hospital building have all but dried up.
Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a dance in Netflix doc
Angela Patton has devoted her career to listening to the needs of young girls. Over a decade ago, the CEO of the nonprofit Girls For a Change and founder of Camp Diva Leadership Academy helped start a program in Richmond, …
Metro health districts promote vaccination during national awareness month
As August marks National Immunization Awareness Month, the Richmond and Henrico health districts are launching a campaign to emphasize the critical role of vaccinations in public health.
Black farmers win $2.2 billion payout in USDA discrimination case
After a decades-long fight for Black farmers to receive financial assistance for their farms, the rain made grain this week.
Harris calls Trump’s false claims about race ‘the same old show’ of divisiveness, disrespect
Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that former President Trump’s false assertions about her race were the “same old show” as she emphasized the need for Black women to organize for his defeat this November.
Sonya Massey said, ‘I rebuke you in the name of Jesus’ What’s the significance?
As video footage of the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who lived in Springfield, Ill., circulates online, many viewers are memorializing her near-final words: “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.”
Rev. Barber’s new book demystifies poverty: Black people are not the problem
When Tim Tyson first invited the Rev. William Barber II to meet with a group of white residents of Mitchell County, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Barber half jokingly replied, “I knew you were gonna get me killed.”
Civil Rights Movement Freedom Riders urge younger activists to get out the vote
Charles Person, one of the Civil Rights Movement’s original Freedom Riders, echoed organizers across Georgia when he urged a group of Generation Z and millenial activists to encourage young people to vote.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, trailblazing Texas Democrat, dies at 74
Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, one of the longest-serving members of the Texas delegation died at the age of 74 on Friday, July 19, 2024. In June, Jackson Lee announced her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, yet she showed little indication …
Senators introduce legislation to support lower-income artists
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., introduced the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2024 on Tuesday, aiming to provide tax relief to lower and middle-income performing artists. This legislation updates the Qualified Performing Artist tax …
Biden Drops White House Run, Endorses Harris for 2024
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office with the election just …
President of Florida’s only public historically Black university resigns after donation debacle
The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multimillion dollar donation from a dubious donor.
