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While Struggling Americans Await $1,200 Stimulus, Nation’s Wealthiest Reap Windfall
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While Struggling Americans Await $1,200 Stimulus, Nation’s Wealthiest Reap Windfall

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentApril 23, 2020

The $2.3 trillion coronavirus stimulus package includes a temporary tax change for individuals who make at least $1 million a year, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The Joint Committee’s analysis shows 43,000 taxpayers in the highest income bracket, making more than $1 million a year, could save a combined $70 billion in taxes. Almost all benefits from the tax break go to people making more than $100,000 a year.

AARP and NNPA Join Forces for Riveting Webinar on Saving Black Lives During COVID-19 Pandemic
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AARP and NNPA Join Forces for Riveting Webinar on Saving Black Lives During COVID-19 Pandemic

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentApril 23, 2020

“People are stressed and worried, not only about caring for themselves but protecting and caring for someone in the home or someone long distance,” Choula stated. 

“It’s very important that there is increased conversation with nursing facilities through virtual visitation and phone calls, which is what AARP is advocating.” 

Lamar Tyler, creator of Traffic Sales & Profit discusses the future of Black small businesses after the COVID-19 pandemic
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Lamar Tyler, creator of Traffic Sales & Profit discusses the future of Black small businesses after the COVID-19 pandemic

Lapacazo Sandoval, Contributing WriterApril 23, 2020

LT: What I am telling the African-American business owners in my community is that to look at their biggest competitors, people can’t buy those big name brands with the same ease, right now.   

So this is the opportunity for online retailers to use Facebook Live and Instagram to promote their products and services.  

L.A. County Gathering Additional Data on COVID-19 Impact by Race, Ethnicity
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L.A. County Gathering Additional Data on COVID-19 Impact by Race, Ethnicity

ELIZABETH MARCELLINO City News ServiceApril 16, 2020

“The fact that many communities of color fare poorly in health outcomes, and are more susceptible to COVID-19, is not an accident,” Solis said. “Decades of institutional racism have made our communities more vulnerable, so we must consider this reality in our policy solutions. We need our public health experts to keep robust data collection on COVID-19 patients to ensure resources are distributed equitably to high-need areas.”

Keeping Vulnerable Homeless Seniors Housed Post-Pandemic
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Keeping Vulnerable Homeless Seniors Housed Post-Pandemic

Sentinel News ServiceApril 16, 2020

“We’re using unprecedented resources to bring people off the streets and indoors during this pandemic,” Supervisor Hahn said. “This is the level of urgency that the homeless crisis has demanded for years and when the day comes that this pandemic is behind us, we need to ensure that we can take advantage of the progress we have made and make sure that the people we have found shelter do not end up back on the streets.” 

Councilmember Harris Dawson Saves South LA Businesses with Emergency Senior Meals Program
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Councilmember Harris Dawson Saves South LA Businesses with Emergency Senior Meals Program

Sentinel News ServiceApril 16, 2020

“I feel a personal connection and responsibility to every resident in my district and in the South LA community, ” said Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson. As soon as this crisis hit, I took immediate action to protect our seniors as well as small businesses and their employees. We can make it through this crisis together and come out stronger in the end.”

Black Communities Deserve Health Equity During COVID Crisis
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Black Communities Deserve Health Equity During COVID Crisis

Kristen ClarkeApril 16, 2020

Data revealed from pockets of the country have made clear that the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on Black Americans. The Trump administration’s lack of transparency and failure to release racial data on a national level has undermined efforts to develop a targeted response to the crisis. As a result, too many of our communities are left without fair and equitable access to testing, care and treatment. 

L.A. Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson Hosts Diaper Grab-and-Go
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L.A. Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson Hosts Diaper Grab-and-Go

Sentinel News ServiceApril 16, 2020

Los Angeles City Council President Emeritus Herb J. Wesson Jr. and Good Plus Foundation hosted a diaper grab-and-go for last Saturday morning at his district office in West Adams. Diapers were given to families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Priority was given to families in the 10th Council District but no families were excluded and cars were lined up down the block and around the corner before the event even started.

Rep. Maxine Waters Working for the 43rd District During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Rep. Maxine Waters Working for the 43rd District During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Sentinel News ServiceApril 16, 2020

On March 19 and April 2, Congresswoman Waters conducted the first two in a series of 43rd District telephone town hall meetings that included approximately 19,000 and 15,000 local residents, respectively. Her calls featured presentations by the Los Angeles County Department of Health, the IRS, the Small Business Administration, all of the school districts in the 43rd District, LA Metro, LA Homeless Services Authority, LA Regional Food Bank, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Watts Health Care, South Bay Family Health Clinic, and UMMA Community Clinic. 

Writer & Director Tayarisha Poe delivers in first feature film ‘Selah and The Spades’
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Writer & Director Tayarisha Poe delivers in first feature film ‘Selah and The Spades’

Lapacazo Sandoval, Contributing WriterApril 15, 2020

TAYARISHA POE: I made an overture to “Selah and the Spades,” called “Overture,” in 2014, knowing I eventually wanted to make a feature. But I didn’t know how to write a feature script, and I didn’t know what it would be about, so I wrote short stories about the characters and their world — one every day for the month of November 2014. At the end of the month, I had all these stories. Since I knew how to write and take photos, I turned the stories into separate multimedia works. It’s not the most conventional approach to making a movie but it worked for the story because I wound up spending so much time world-building and thinking about the lives of these kids, which in the end made the feature itself so much more complex and rich. 

IN MEMORIAM: Earl Graves Sr., Black Enterprise Founder Dies
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IN MEMORIAM: Earl Graves Sr., Black Enterprise Founder Dies

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentApril 9, 2020

“At 9:22 p.m. this evening, April 6, my father and hero, Earl Graves, Sr., the founder of Black Enterprise, passed away quietly after a long battle with Alzheimer’s,” Earl Graves Jr. wrote on Twitter. “I loved and admired this giant of a man and am blessed to be his namesake. Love you, dad.”