Public Health Sees COVID-19 Outbreaks at Correctional Facilities
October 7, 2021
Health officials are making sure staff and eligible recipients receive vaccines and boosters.
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COVID-19
Successful Black American-Owned Business Leaders Unfairly Targeted
October 7, 2021
There is an old African proverb that captures one of the challenges that too many financially successful Black-owned business leaders face today in America. That proverb is “Your earned riches may engender envy and jealous criticism but be not dismayed by the foolishness of the envious.”
On The Issue of “Vaccinate or Terminate”
October 7, 2021
Those who chose not to be vaccinated have a right to their positions, but not a right to put the lives of others at risk.
LA City Council Votes to Require Vaccination to Enter Many Indoor Spaces
October 6, 2021
Patronizing indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, entertainment venues and personal care establishments in the city of Los Angeles will soon require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination under an ordinance approved today by the City Council.
Halloween Will Go On, Despite COVID Concerns
October 6, 2021
Despite the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, three- quarters of Americans plan to celebrate Halloween in some form this year, according to a survey released today by Goodwill Southern California.
Many celebrations for the spooky holiday were put on hold last year amid the pandemic, but Goodwill’s survey found that many people hope to again don costumes or mark the occasion in other ways.
DGA Alters Award Rules to Consider Films Released in Theaters & Streaming
October 6, 2021
With the COVID-19 pandemic still gripping the nation, the Directors Guild of America announced today it will again alter its rules for award eligibility, allowing films to qualify if they are released
simultaneously in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Vaccination Providers Require Patient Information, Boosters Available for Eligible Residents
September 30, 2021
Public Health wants patients to have better access to their COVID information and are offering the booster shots at sites offering the Pfizer vaccine.
COVID’s effects worsen America’s racial wealth gap: Blacks own 22 cents for every dollar held by whites Closing gaps would create 1.7 million jobs, add $300-450 billion to the economy
September 30, 2021
As the global pandemic continues to take lives and infect multiple generations, virtually every dimension of life is challenged. And people with the fewest financial resources before COVID-19 are being challenged more than ever before.
It is both a challenge and an opportunity for leadership in the Biden Administration, Congress, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, along with the private sector address to effect policies and practices that reverse the nation’s still-growing racial wealth gap. Tried and true wealth-building tools like targeted homeownership and expanded small business investments together would bring sustainable and meaningful changes to those who historically have been financially marginalized.
David G. Brown Weekly Cartoon: September 30-October 6, 2021
September 30, 2021
David G. Brown Cartoon: September 30-October 6, 2021
NBA releases protocols to teams for virus safety this season
September 30, 2021
The NBA released tentative health and safety protocols to its teams Tuesday, detailing how unvaccinated players will be tested far more often than their vaccinated colleagues and face a slew of other restrictions.
Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims
September 29, 2021
YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations.
The video-sharing platform said it will no longer allow users to baselessly speculate that approved vaccines, like the ones given to prevent the flu or measles, are dangerous or cause diseases.
NFL urges players, team staff to report COVID-19 symptoms
September 28, 2021
The NFL is stressing the importance of symptom reporting to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a video featuring coaches Pete Carroll, Andy Reid, John Harbaugh and Ron Rivera.
“It is vital for all players, coaches and other personnel to understand and report symptoms immediately,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo sent to teams on Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press. “It is also essential for our medical staffs to continue their efforts to monitor everyone in the club environment.”
LA County Reports 5 New COVID-19 Deaths; Hospitalizations Hold Steady
September 28, 2021
Los Angeles County’s number of COVID-19-positive hospital patients held mostly steady according to the latest data, increasing by one, while the county reported just five new virus-related deaths. Numbers of new fatalities and COVID infections tend to be low on Mondays due to delays in reporting from the weekend. The five new COVID deaths reported Monday gave the county an overall death toll of 26,018. The county reported another 986 cases, for a pandemic total of 1,455,155.
LAUSD Enrollment Falls By 27,216 Students in 2021
September 28, 2021
The district has 439,013 students in preschool through 12th grade, compared to 466,229 last year at this time, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited an annual count known as “norm day,” made on the fifth Friday of every new school year.
Nonprofit Groups and Health Agencies Partner to Increase Vaccine Access
September 23, 2021
The campaign to increase vaccine access in minority communities has stepped up a notch as churches and community organizations join with agencies such as Kaiser Permanente and Watts Healthcare Foundation to inoculate more Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC).