As drugstores and doctors’ offices take on vaccination efforts, residents of ‘pharmacy desert’ communities face a big hurdle to get shots When Charlome Pierce searched where her 96-year-old father could get a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she found zero options anywhere near their home in Virginia. The lone medical clinic in Surry County had none,…
Five players on the Nebraska school’s basketball team shared their reaction to head coach Greg McDermott’s unity message invoking slavery Five Creighton basketball players explained in a short pregame video Saturday why they were hurt by coach Greg McDermott’s remarks in his locker room talk following a loss last weekend. A sixth player who didn’t…
Many workers in restaurants and retail say changes may help the economy, though they wonder at what cost to health Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald’s cook in…
The order seeks to expand voter registration and information access, give federal employees time off to volunteer in elections and revamp Vote.gov A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to…
The actress shares ways she copes with depression, which she says reached a low point in December Gabrielle Union appeared on fellow actress Gwyneth Paltrow‘s wellness summit to discuss her mental health challenges throughout her life. During a one-on-one with Paltrow at the “In Goop Health” virtual event, Union revealed that she recently had a…
Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery; among those pictured are, front row, politician and civil rights activist John Lewis (1940 – 2020), Reverend Ralph Abernathy (1926 – 1990), Ruth Harris Bunche (1906 – 1988), Nobel Prize-winning political…
Porsha Williams‘ adorable daughter Pilar Jhena’ is already working on her edge slaying technique and making her mama proud. Porsha Williams has passed her hair slayage gene on to her daughter, Pilar Jhena’. (Photo: @porsha4real/Instagram) “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member shared two videos of little PJ tenderly taking care of her doll Samantha’s…
Now that the Seahawks’ season has ended, Russell Wilson has a little bit more free time that he is choosing to spend with his family. Earlier last week, Wilson first showed him swimming in a pool full of sharks with his wife Ciara. Next, he went swimming again with his baby girl, Sienna Wilson, and…
Source: MoMo Productions / Getty A new report looking at the experience of Black workers in the private sector found that unless specific measures are undertaken, it will take close to 95 years to close racial gaps in the workplace. A concerted effort to remove the barriers for Black workers could close the gap within…
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty While the Mississippi city of Jackson works to fully restore water, various community organizations have been filling in the gaps with relief. Mutual aid is a new term for some, but providing it is an old practice in many Black communities. “As a southern Black girl, who grew up…
