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African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why

July 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Black Americans are dying from Covid-19 more frequently than white people. But two researchers found it’s not because of obesity or poverty. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management professor Christopher Knittel and graduate research assistant Bora Ozaltun analyzed […]

VIDEO: Endangered Maine senator calls for focusing coronavirus relief on small businesses

July 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Employers with more than 300 employees might get kicked out of the Paycheck Protection Program, if one senator succeeds. During debate on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, called for decreasing the maximum number of people […]

Movie review: ‘The King of Staten Island’

July 2, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

If you haven’t found Pete Davidson funny after six years on “Saturday Night Live,” two hours watching his semi-biographical film “The King of Staten Island” likely won’t change your mind. Prolonged adolescence, arrested development,and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have become […]

VIDEO: Fauci warns a coronavirus vaccine is not guaranteed

July 1, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The nation could see thousands more cases of coronavirus, the country’s top infectious disease specialist said Tuesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, testified for three […]

Free Food Distribution Friday July 3rd Washington D.C. At The TIS Foundation

June 30, 2020 admin 0

[wpgmza id=”1″] ABOUT TIS FOUNDATION We believe we can end the cycle of poverty one family at a time by investing in educational and economic opportunity initiatives for individuals and families in need. Since 1994, TIS Foundation has provided critical […]

Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding

June 25, 2020 admin 0

By NNPA newswire Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In a letter Democratic Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) sent this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the senators reveal that […]

PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers brave D.C rain as America enters a civil rights summer

June 20, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

After weeks of media coverage about rioters and looters who hijacked protests following George Floyd’s death, Washington D.C. held its breath as Juneteenth marches wound up their springs on Friday. No one needed to worry. It was festive, not angry. […]

Celebrity

What About Me Documentary- A look into the experience of African American Men and their history in America

June 16, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks An interview with D. John Jackson, Founder, Owner and Principal of 5J Entertainment who is the co-creator and executive producer of the documentary. Tell us about 5J Entertainment. 5J Entertainment is committed to educating, informing, entertaining […]

Africa Development Bank blacklists Chinese company building Kenyan power project

June 16, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Kenyans in rural areas and a port city region who expected to get electricity next year might be disappointed. The African Development Bank Group suspended the China-based Sinotec company for three years for fraud — a move that will likely […]

Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again

June 16, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Fire doesn’t occur naturally as part of the deforestation process in the ultra-humid Amazon rainforest. But vegetation is cut down, put in the sun to dry and then burned to clear the area. With the area “cleaned,” the land is […]

Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of clientele. Today is no different. Before winding up the last of her scheduled deliveries and returning to the warehouse in Waterfalls, the 27-year-old Mbambo […]

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE Virtual Legislative Policy Conference

June 15, 2020 admin 0

WATCH NOW The Legislative Policy Conference (LPC) is the National Urban League’s policy convening – bringing together members of Congress, elected state leaders, and community advocates from across the country for over 17 years. Through various tracks, leaders, organizers, and […]

The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let’s Not Put Our Health at Risk

June 15, 2020 admin 0

By J.C. Watts Washington, D.C., city attorney George Valentine was black, brilliant, and fit. But after contracting COVID-19, he became so weak, he had trouble moving and even speaking. When it got to the point where he could barely breathe, […]

Farming lures back young people in Africa

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Young farmers in Africa are continually striving to achieve food security, but many people in poor communities could starve if investment in agricultural projects is not sustained. Noticeable increases in farming activity on the continent, particularly among youth, suggest Africa […]

VIDEO: Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up Nepal pandemic protest

June 14, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Youth in Kathmandu staged a peaceful demonstration outside the prime minister’s residence Tuesday and Wednesday against the government’s negligence in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The peaceful protest later turned chaotic as the police charged batons and fired water cannons […]

Health

The Pfizer Foundation Awards the National Black Nurses Association Grants to Support Nurses and Older Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic

June 12, 2020 admin 0

Funds will support the NBNA Wellness and Mental Health Program for Nurses and Just in time COVID Assistance Program for Older Adults SILVER SPRING, MD, (June 12, 2020) – The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) is pleased to announce charitable contributions […]