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A Virginia pastor who downplayed the coronavirus on social media has died following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Pastor Landon Spradlin described the global pandemic as media “hysteria” and once shared a post suggesting the deadline virus was being used to smear Trump. Spradlin died late last month after having developed pneumonia in both lungs and testing…
Police arrested the Ohio man behind a YouTube video showing himself and others defying the coronavirus lockdown at a street party in Cincinnati. In a clip that has gone viral, Rashaan Davis, 25, can be heard narrating the large gathering on Friday night, showing some folks standing on cars and dancing to music. The following day he…
ATLANTA (AP) — Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective Democratic nominee perhaps his biggest symbolic endorsement among the many veteran black lawmakers who back his candidacy. “We need his voice,” the 80-year-old Lewis told reporters ahead of the campaign’s Tuesday…
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is launching a health campaign focused on the city’s black and brown communities, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday following a media report highlighting the disproportionate number of black residents among those who have died of COVID-19 complications in the city. Lightfoot called WBEZ’s finding that 70% of recorded…
The wife of actor Terry Crews was diagnosed with breast cancer weeks ago, and has since undergone a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. “Though it was Stage 1, you’re overwhelmed with fear,” Rebecca, 54, shared with PEOPLE of her experience. “Like cancer is this all-consuming, all-powerful evil entity.” As noted by Page Six, the mother of five…
NEW YORK (AP) — A hacker posted a racial slur hundreds of times in an online fan video chat Friday with a black New York Rangers prospect. The NHL team scrambled to disable the hacker on the Zoom chat with K’Andre Miller, the 20-year-old former Wisconsin defenseman drafted No. 22 overall…
At the rate he’s going, we’re gonna be adding the word/name “Angel” to Tyler Perry‘s moniker; he is constantly an angel for those in need. He earned another star on Sunday when he went to a Houston’s restaurant in Atlanta and left a $500 tip for each of the 42 out-of-work servers….
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A Detroit bus driver who recently complained about people not taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously after a passenger coughed several times without covering her mouth, has died after contracting the virus, CNN reports. Jason Hargrove posted a video to Facebook on March 21 criticizing a woman who he said got on…
Philadelphia officials say the majority of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus are Black. There’s a total of 1,675 positive cases currently in Philadelphia but only 528 of those cases have racial data. The information indicates that around 46 percent of those 528 positive cases in the city are…
Fans of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are concerned about his well-being after he posted message about “forgiveness” amid the coronavirus pandemic. As noted by Ace Showbiz, several of Diddy’s Instagram followers hit up his comments section, asking if he’s “alright” after a video of him sharing messages about God sparked debate about his mental health. SIGN…
Now that most colleges and universities have moved their classes to online lectures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic many are utilizing the popular Zoom video conferencing tool. On Monday a University of Texas organization had to cut their session short after someone logged on and began hurling racial slurs…
Former President Barack Obama appeared to take aim at President Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, tweeting Tuesday that Americans should “demand better of our government” As of Wednesday morning, there are 188,578 confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. and 3,890 deaths, according to reports. “We’ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied…
A student at Western Michigan University has died from the coronavirus. Fox 17 reports, the university and Kalamazoo County both released statements on the passing of WMU student Bassey Offiong. They didn’t disclose if Offiong was one of the three students who recently tested positive for the virus. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: …
Some of Atlanta’s homeless residents have one less thing to stress about amid the coronavirus […] …