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African American Nurse First to Receive Vaccine

African American Nurse First to Receive Vaccine

African American Nurse First to Receive Vaccine

News Staff
Friday, December 18, 2020
Queens, New York — Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first dose of the two-shot vaccine at about 9:20 a.m. EST on Monday, December 14. Medical officials administered the dose on camera as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others watched on a livestream.
CITY-WIDE KWANZAA CELEBRATION EVENTS ANNOUNCED

CITY-WIDE KWANZAA CELEBRATION EVENTS ANNOUNCED

CITY-WIDE KWANZAA CELEBRATION EVENTS ANNOUNCED

News Staff
Friday, December 18, 2020
The Kansas City Black United Front (KCBUF) will sponsor its 39th Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration from December 26th through January 1st. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kwanzaa 2020 will have an entirely different look from previous celebrations.
Medical experts hope that, after frontline workers receive a vaccine from Pfizer, which is expected as early as December 15, the African American community will embrace vaccination.

Medical experts hope that, after frontline workers receive a vaccine from Pfizer, which is expected as early as December 15, the African American community will embrace vaccination.

Health Officials Sound Alarm on Rising COVID Cases

News Staff
Thursday, December 10, 2020
“These next few months might be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
POLITICSU. S. Central Command/MGNLloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense Nominee and retired four-star general

POLITICSU. S. Central Command/MGNLloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense Nominee and retired four-star general

Biden Picks General Lloyd Austin for Secretary of Defense

News Staff
Thursday, December 10, 2020
MSR News Online--President-elect Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that retired four-star General Lloyd J. Austin III will be nominated to serve as the 28th United States Secretary of Defense. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin will be the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
Sen. Joe Manchin (R), Democrat of West Virginia, hands a poster describing a proposal for a Covid relief bill to Sen. Mark Warner (L), Democrat of Virginia, alongside a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce the proposal on Capitol Hill, on December 1, 2020. (Photo/SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Sen. Joe Manchin (R), Democrat of West Virginia, hands a poster describing a proposal for a Covid relief bill to Sen. Mark Warner (L), Democrat of Virginia, alongside a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce the proposal on Capitol Hill, on December 1, 2020. (Photo/SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus Stimulus: Lawmakers Unveil $908 Billion Bipartisan Relief Proposal

News Staff
Friday, December 4, 2020
A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion stimulus plan on Dec. 1, in an attempt to break through partisan gridlock after months of failed relief negotiations.
In 2019, after reviewing a General Accounting Office audit that revealed federal agencies only spend a pittance of its allotted $5 billion advertising budget with Black and minority-owned entities, Norton introduced H.R. 2576.

In 2019, after reviewing a General Accounting Office audit that revealed federal agencies only spend a pittance of its allotted $5 billion advertising budget with Black and minority-owned entities, Norton introduced H.R. 2576.

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

News Staff
Friday, December 4, 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned businesses, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).
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