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Relaxing 30 Minute Vinyasa Yoga Flow – Great For Beginners!

May 22, 2020 admin 0

The St. James online workouts can be done anywhere! The You & Improved: At Home Series features full-body workouts ranging in complexity, intensity, and duration from our expert Personal Training, Performance Nutrition, and Strength & Conditioning teams. This video features […]

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PULLING AT THE HEART: Faces of COVID-19 Survival and Ongoing Disparities in Diverse Populations Wednesday, May 20 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

May 20, 2020 admin 0

RSVP Today:bit.ly/ABC_Heart ABC Resources ABC’s COVID-19 Information & Resource Hub page, features a recently released collection of downloadable community-oriented FAQs meant to inform people about the medical impact of the coronavirus infection as well as to raise awareness and encourage action within diverse […]

PROTEST VIDEO: Meet the clergy who won’t stop in-person preaching during COVID-19

May 17, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Dozens of Christian conservative activists and clergy members defied Virginia’s stay-at-home order and gathered Saturday for a “Pray for VA, Pray for USA event.” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam put an executive order in place on March 30 because of the […]

Protest against COVID-19 quarantine erupts at Ohio state capitol

May 16, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Nearly 100 protesters descended Thursday on the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio in defiance of Gov. Mike DeWine’s coronavirus stay-at-home order, claiming it violates their constitutional rights of freedom of assembly and freedom of religion during the Holy Week that precedes […]

What protection do different face masks offer against coronavirus? – BBC Africa

May 16, 2020 admin 0

Many countries around the world are urging their citizens to wear face masks in public to protect themselves from coronavirus. This is despite the World Health Organization’s recommendation that they should only be used by medical workers, caregivers and those […]

Nigerians take the law into their own hands to fight COVID-19

May 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Some Nigerians who rejected a government order to stay in place and left COVID-19 affected states for home are being turned in by their own communities. The majority of Nigerians living and working in the three most densely populated states […]

Black and multi-ethnic Brazilians hit hard by COVID-19

May 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Brazilians are dying from COVID-19, but the Health Ministry doesn’t know who they are. Official numbers show black and multi-ethnic Brazilians, who make up about 32% of the population, account for one-third of COVID-19 deaths. That data, however, might not […]

Malik Yusef raised more than $10,000 to help slow COVID-19 behind bars

May 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The sweeping coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on people from all walks of life. While many are at home practicing social distancing and wearing masks—which has been shown scientifically to slow the spread of the disease—there are some unable […]

Stop Excluding People of Color in Environmental Policies

May 7, 2020 admin 0

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.– NNPA NEWSWIRE Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, their ethnicity or race, where they live or how much money they make. The fight to save […]

COVID Exposes How Blacks are in Danger in Medical Facilities: Why Family Advocates are Needed

May 4, 2020 admin 0

By Annette M. Alston My mother prays every day that my father who has been in and out of the hospital over the past few years, won’t have to suddenly go into the hospital during this COVID-19 pandemic. We know […]

National Black Nurses Association and the Black Nurses Association, Miami Celebrate National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2020 with Free Webinar: COVID-19 & Mental Health Consequences

May 1, 2020 admin 0

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges and aggravated existing obstacles to mental health care and well-being. There are multifaceted issues surrounding the pandemic and therefore, nurses nationwide are grappling with an elevated level of overall stress and anxiety. […]

The Greater New York City Black Nurses Association Zoom Town Hall, Wednesday, April 29th at 8 p.m. featuring U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Lauren Underwood.

April 29, 2020 admin 0

By Greater New York City Black Nurses Association, Inc. Presents: PART 2: Voices from the Front Lines: The State of Nursing during COVID-19 DATE: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 TIME: 8 PM – 10:00 PM EST Web Zoom Link: https://liu.zoom.us/j/3340892781 Phone: […]

Resources from NIH

April 28, 2020 admin 0

Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients (Grants & Funding) COVID-19 Social Media Resources Clinical Trials Related to COVID-19 Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov Coping with the Collision of Public Health Crises: COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders The Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Stealthy Spread (NIH […]

New study links severe sleep apnea to higher blood glucose levels in African Americans

April 28, 2020 admin 0

By National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Suggests that targeting sleep may help prevent diabetes and improve treatment African Americans with severe sleep apnea and other adverse sleep patterns are much more likely to have high blood glucose levels —a risk […]

The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on the Black Community

April 24, 2020 admin Comments Off

By National Black Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland) April 23, 2020 – The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), the largest association of professional Black nurses in the country across all specialties, today called for policymakers, professional healthcare organizations and health […]

Rockville Pulmonary Care Physician Says More Actions Need to Be Taken to Protect African Americans Against the Coronavirus

April 23, 2020 admin Comments Off

“Or Multiple Deaths Will Continue to Occur” Rockville, MD – A Rockville pulmonary and critical care medicine consultant and physician said more actions need to be taken immediately to protect African Americans against the coronavirus “or multiple deaths will continue to […]