Month / October 2020
Black NY Children Dealing With Deaths Of Parents Or Caregivers From COVID-19 At Twice The Rate Of White Kids
A new report from the United Hospital Fund and Boston Consulting Group foundthat Black children in New York are facing the brunt of the state’s high COVID-19death toll. The study looked at the death toll between March and July, discovering that 4,200 children in New York State lost a […]
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Announces Monthly $1,000 Income Program For Artists
In an effort to provide some help to struggling artists, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a new universal basic income program that will provide $1,000 each month to 130 artists in the city, according to the mayor’s office. The program is part of a larger package of […]
Harvard Medical Society Renamed in Honor of Harvard Alumnus and Professor Dr. William Augustus Hinton
Harvard Medical School has approved renaming the Oliver Wendell Holmes Academic Society in honor of the late Dr. William Augustus Hinton, a former HMS clinical professor of bacteriology and immunology and 1912 HMS graduate. The recommendation from a Faculty Council Subcommittee on Artwork and Cultural Representations task force is part of an […]
Parole Granted to Black Man Serving Life Sentence For Stealing Hedge Clippers
A Louisiana Black man who was serving a life sentence for stealing a pair of hedge clippers back in 1997, was given parole last Thursday after being in prison for more than two decades, according to NBC News. This decision was made after the Louisiana State Supreme Court […]
VP Candidate Kamala Harris Gets Comic Book Makeover / LOOK
Publisher TidalWave has announced Sen. Kamala Harris is the latest edition to its Female Force series of biographical comic books. Harris, the VP running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, joins TidalWave’s ever-growing library of more than 200 comic book biographies. Written by Michael Frizell, drawn by […]
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