August 2020 – Page 5 – Heart & Soul

Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19

August 6, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The novel coronavirus has ravaged most of the globe, but in the U.S., African Americans and other communities of color have disproportionately born the lethal impact of the pandemic. Darnisha Harrison, a […]

Famed painting had tech help

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A small painting hidden away in England for more than a century that was thought to be a copy of Spanish artist Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” masterpiece was not only painted by him but also used a pictographic negative to […]

Autos drive US manufacturing in June

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The U.S. Department of Commerce delivered some good news as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the economy. Factory orders for U.S.-made goods increased 6.2 percent in June, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday, suggesting the manufacturing sector is […]

Google ad revenues decrease for first time in company history

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Google notched an 8% decline in its second quarterly report amid global economic instability fueled by the ongoing pandemic. The quarterly revenues published by Google’s parent company Alphabet shows a $2.6 billion drop, the first decrease in advertising income since […]

American Psychological Association Called on Facebook to Prohibit Hate Speech

August 5, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association has called on Mark Zuckerberg to ban hate speech on Facebook, citing decades of scientific research demonstrating that such speech can cause significant psychological harm to the target audience, observers and society as a […]

An Interview with Sherman C. Urquhart

August 5, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks Sherman C. Urquhart is an educator, author, certified fitness trainer and certified life coach. He is a Virginia native, and he has served in the education field for over a decade. After battling the storms of addiction, […]

How new guidelines could affect retirement investing

August 5, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The U.S. Department of Labor proposed barring fiduciaries from investing in funds that prioritize certain values if the potential returns are lower than other funds. The proposed rule means the people who run private retirement funds may no longer have […]

Congress presses Big Tech on competition

August 5, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The hostility toward Big Tech was on display from both Democrats and Republicans during last week’s antitrust hearing. And despite expectations, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had thoroughly prepared. “It was not a great day for the tech […]

Congress grills tech execs on private messages

August 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The antitrust suit against Microsoft more than two decades ago should have been a warning to today’s tech giants. The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google came under fire Wednesday for their alleged anticompetitive behavior, hearkening back to […]

In the hot seat, Fauci gets a free pass on mask use

August 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

WASHINGTON—Lawmakers did not address one topic of popular debate while questioning Anthony Fauci on Friday: Why did you take your mask off? Fauci, the federal government’s top infectious disease expert, was photographed July 23 sitting in the empty stands at […]

For first time, Fitch sounds warning on U.S. debt

August 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The United States’ credit rating is on the line amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has stifled the economy, leading to a surge in unemployment and the U.S. recording its worst quarter on record. The […]

A GOOD DAY TO DIE: Inspired by the Legends of Black Outlaws of the Wild West- written by James Ciccone

August 3, 2020 admin 0

About the Author James Ciccone was born in Auburn, New York. He graduated Colgate University with a B.A. in Religion and earned a law degree at Albany Law School. This is his debut novel. INSPIRED BY THE LEGEND OF CRAWFORD […]

Business

USBC & Google Create “Black-owned” Virtual Badge

August 3, 2020 admin 0

Washington, D.C.– In honor of National Black Business Month the U.S. Black Chambers (USBC) has partnered with Google to release a first of it’s kind “Black-owned” virtual badge, which helps consumers easily identify Black-owned businesses when using Google Search and Google Maps.USBC President […]

Bernell Trammell supported Black Lives Matter and Trump. Police are looking for his killer

August 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Bernell Trammell, a local personality of Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood who was known for his political activism and religious proselytizing, was shot and killed in broad daylight. Trammell, a vocal Rastafarian sometimes nicknamed “Ras,” was best known to his neighbors as […]

Visual Artist – MARRYAM MOMA

August 3, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks Marryam Moma is an Atlanta-based interdisciplinary artist with an emphasis on collage art. Tell us about your style. I am Visual Artist with a current core focus on hand cut collage art. I work within an organic, […]

Food and Housing for Liberian children

August 1, 2020 admin 0

Kendra Kennedy is organizing this fundraiser. Over the last 4 years, our Glorious Church of God in Christ family has faithfully fed, clothed and assisted with housing & food for several orphaned Liberian children. Each month we ship 600 lbs […]