A new report by The Washington Post examines the change in Covid-19 mortality that started in October 2021. From the beginning of the pandemic, the racial disparity between Black and white folks dying from the coronavirus was substantial. Black people were more than three times as likely to die from covid […]
Much to NBA legend John Stockton’s dismay, it’s possible that mercurial point guard Kyrie Irving could be making his triumphant return to the court a lot sooner than any of us expected. Kid from Viral Popeye’s Meme is H.S. Football Champion 8 Years Later Per Shams […]
Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to workers whose jobs are deemed essential Communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for heavy traffic and long waits at ports of entry on Monday when the U.S. will […]
Pfizer to ask the FDA, international regulators for authorization of use Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joined the race for an easy-to-use medication to […]
Rev. Jesse Jackson celebrated his 80th birthday at the National Action Network headquarters in Harlem, New York. Families and friends gathered at the location on October 22 to salute the civil rights leader. He turned 80 on October 8. “In New York today with @real_sharpton,” Jackson wrote […]
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Bobby Childs In the month of October, a few things are expected. The leaves begin to fall from trees, a slight chill enters the air, and the NBA starts their season. The New York Knicks will be starting their 75th year […]
Reuters – COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States are at a six-month high, fueled by the rapid spread of the Delta variant across swathes of the country grappling with low vaccination rates. Nationwide, COVID-19 cases have averaged 100,000 for three days in a […]
July 15, 2021 Alisa White—a walking miracle who beat COVID-19 against the odds—returned to Huntington Hospital in New York to thank medical professionals who gave her a second chance at life. The 61-year-old grandmother of 11 was in “a medically induced coma with only a 10% chance […]
A Black woman who was a cashier at an Atlanta area supermarket was shot and killed for asking a customer to put on a face mask. LaQuitta Willis, 41, died on Monday in a triple shooting at the Big Bear Supermarket in Decatur, GA., according to […]
In South Africa, which has the continent’s most robust economy and its biggest coronavirus caseload, just 0.8% of the population is fully vaccinated In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. In fact, it has […]
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