Rev. Jesse Jackson leaves the hospital for rehab center after surgery

(CNN)Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has left the hospital for a rehabilitation center in Chicago after surgery, according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.Jackson, the 79-year-old civil rights leader, was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for abdominal discomfort on January 29, according to a statement from the Rainbow PUSH […]

SafeWalks NYC takes action to protect the Brooklyn community

Viviane Faver A Brooklyn-based group called Safe Walks NYC offers safe walking from subway stations in response to violence in the neighborhood. In an exclusive interview for the New York Beacon, founder Peter Kerre -also founder of Street Riders NYC and involved in the Black […]

Stacey Abrams nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!

By Viviane Faver  Norwegian Socialist Party member Lars Haltbrekken announced his appointment on Monday: “Abrams’ work follows in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for equality before the law and civil rights.    American Woman Says She’s Being ‘Deported’ From Bali […]

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may cut coronavirus transmission, researchers say

London (CNN)The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the virus, rather than simply preventing symptomatic infections, UK researchers have suggested.The rate of positive PCR tests declined by about half after two doses, according to preliminary results by researchers at the University of Oxford that […]