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Implicit Bias A Driver of COVID-19 Among African-Americans

By Khalil Abdullah Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Ethnic Media Services (Trice Edney Wire) - Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson knows the data on the...

Drop In Vaccinations Leave Children Vulnerable To Other Diseases

Immunization rates among children appear to be dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic. This leaves children and communities at risk. Providers in Washington’s Childhood Vaccine Program...

Coalition Of Civil Rights Leaders Support CBC In Protecting Black Health

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior Correspondent National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., National Action Network (NAN) Founder Rev....

Black America: How Do We Get Out Of COVID-19?

By Glenn Ellis (Trice Edney Wire) - Where should we be focusing our attention as a community at this point in the COVID-19? First, while we...

LeBron James Unhappy At Suggestion Of Canceling NBA Season

By John Lynch (CNN) -- As April was turning to May in this star-crossed year of 2020, LeBron James thought he'd be answering questions about...

Trump Points The Finger Of Blame At Another Black Man For COVID-19

By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News (Trice Edney Wire) - President Trump has found a Black man other...

COVID-19 And Black People

By Dr. Oliver Brooks President, National Medical Association It is oft stated in the Black community: “when the country gets a cold, we get pneumonia.” The genesis...

Coronavirus Epidemic: What Are Viruses Anyway?

By Glenn Ellis (Trice Edney Wire) - During the current coronavirus epidemic, the CDC recommends that we wash our hands long enough to sing Happy...

Patient May Have Exposed Employees At Harborview To Coronavirus As Early As Feb. 24

UW Medical Centers is reporting that a patient who died at Harborview Medical Center last Wednesday has presumptively tested positive for the coronavirus. According...

CDC Hasn’t Revealed Information To Doctors That Would Help Coronavirus Patients

By Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) -- As new cases of coronavirus arise daily in the United States -- including several announced over the...

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$300 Million Plan to Turn Portland Expo Center into Regional Sports...

Metro Council is poised to make a landmark decision in January regarding a comprehensive $300 million proposal to transform the 53-acre Portland Expo Center into a modern sports and cultural complex.