Tag Archives: Coronavirus

On Seth Meyers’ Late Night show this past Wednesday, Ice Cube spoke on how he’s giving back to the first responders that have been doing an amicable job during the coronavirus pandemic. The rapper turned actor announced the launching of a fundraiser to give back to the heroic essential workers …

Written By- @pistolwhippedya According to CNN, Senators Kamala Harris of California and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, along with Ed Markey of Massachusetts, will introduce a bill aimed at creating a rebate payment program that would deliver $2,000 to US residents, including children until the Covid-19 pandemic has ended. If the …

Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter, amongst other social media outlets, are working to rid its platforms of a viral 26-minute coronavirus conspiracy video, which is spreading misleading and unproven claims about the pandemic. The problematic “Plandemic Documentary” movie had been viewed and shared widely across YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Vimeo. The …

A white New Jersey police officer is under fire after a video surfaced showing him repeatedly beating a black man in the face as he lay pinned on the ground. The incident unfolded on Tuesday afternoon when Jersey City police officers responded to a street fight on Bostwick Avenue. While …

On Tuesday, a Dallas salon owner was arrested and sentenced to seven days behind bars for violating Governor Greg Abbott’s stay-at-home policy. But now, just two days later, the Texas Supreme Court has ordered the owner’s release. Last week, Shelley Luther received a cease-and-desist order from Dallas County Judge Clay …

 blogged by @_cierra.jones Donald Trump sat down with ABC’S David Muir in his first non-Fox interview in five months to discuss reopening the country, as many states have already begun the process to do so. During the sit-down interview, Muir asked if reopening the country was the hardest decision that …

An NYC police officer has been stripped of his gun and badge after a video went viral showing him violenting arresting a black man for not social distancing. Officer Francis X. Garcia was seen in the video in plain clothes, pointing a taser at a man before punching and slapping …

blogged by @_cierra.jones On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence informed reporters of the possibility of removing the coronavirus task force due to “tremendous progress we’ve made as a country.” “I think we’re having conversations about that and about what the proper time is for the task force to complete its …

A new sickness is going around in children that doctors believe is connected to coronavirus. At least 15 children between the ages of 2 and 15 have been hospitalized in New York City with a mystery inflammatory disease similar to the rare blood vessel disorder Kawasaki syndrome. Symptoms include fever, …

San Diego County law enforcement is looking to file criminal charges against a white male wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood while shopping at Von’s grocery store over the weekend. On Saturday, the unidentified white male stunned shoppers and employees as he nonchalantly wore his KKK hood as he pushed …

Rick Bright, a government scientist, is coming forward after he claims that he was ousted by after warning the Trump administration about both the spread of COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine, the drug that was praised by Donald Trump as a treatment for the coronavirus, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday …

blogged by @_cierra.jones Through BeyGOOD, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Tina Lawson have launched their new campaign #IDIDMYPART, a mobile COVID-19 testing relief campaign. It will provide more than 1,000 coronavirus testing kits to local hospitals in Houston. The campaign comes one month after BeyGOOD donated $6 million to help essential workers. …

Flint, Michigan authorities have charged a family of three for the shooting death of a security officer working his shift at a Family Dollar. Sharmel Teague, her husband Larry Teague, 44, and son, Ramonyea Bishop, 23, have been charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Calvin …

Gabrielle Union says Black entertainers are “one or two checks away” from not being able to pay their bills. While they may be getting paid big money, it doesn’t mean they aren’t suffering amid the coronavirus pandemic, Union explains. The 47-year-old sat in for an Instagram Live chat with IG …

 -written by: @dawnnnyy_ The U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has given Roche emergency approval for an antibody test that determines whether or not someone has been infected with the coronavirus. The new test “has proven 100% accurate at detecting antibodies in the blood and 99.8% accurate at ruling out the …