Texas Governor Greg Abbott, one of the staunchest Republican governors in regards to mask mandates as COVID-19 cases rise in the state and ICU wings become overwhelmed, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Several Tuskegee Study descendants joined an ad campaign to correct misinformation about the study and encourage Black people to be vaccinated as the Delta variant is on the rise.
With newly-mandated vaccine requirements, will unvaccinated Black people be at an even higher risk of being ostracized from our communities?
Photos and video footage showed dozens of white people rioting at a rally in Los Angeles protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in a violent demonstration that the LAPD is being accused of allowing the Proud Boys to instigate.
As music festivals, concerts and other large gatherings planned for the fall begin to get canceled over concerns of the COVID-19 delta variant spreading, the infamous FreakNik event is still expected to go on as scheduled in Atlanta.
The right-wing trolls crying hypocrisy about recent large "maskless" gatherings attended by prominent Democrats have been silent about how the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota is a proven COVID-19 superspreader.
Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance, who was fully vaccinated, died in his Mississippi home nearly two weeks testing positive for COVID-19, underscoring the strength of the coronavirus delta variant.
It may feel as though COVID-19 restrictions are slowly being lifted across the nation, but the rise of new variants continues to climb and present great challenges for getting the pandemic under control.
Dr. Brytney Cobia's viral Facebook post brought attention to misconceptions about the vaccine that have proven deadly for people she's treated: They thought if they weren't "a certain skin color they wouldn't get as sick."
Data shows communities of color that have experienced COVID-19-related trauma are not “vaccine hesitant” but rather “vaccine impeded.”
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith says people shouldn't gamble with Covid-19 or their lives, reminding communities that vaccination remains the best protection as the pandemic continues.
Chris Paul is in the league's COVID-19 protocol "indefinitely" in the middle of a major playoffs run, prompting NBA fans to wonder if the Phoenix Suns' star point guard is fully vaccinated.
