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Today - Season 69
Tyler Perry To Receive Humanitarian Award At Oscars

Tyler Perry will be awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2021 Oscars for his philanthropic efforts.
by NewsOne Staff
01.17.21
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NBA Star Karl-Anthony Towns Battling COVID-19

The coronavirus has continued to disproportionately affect Black and brown people at an alarming rate as cases surge across the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.15.21
President-Elect Biden Delivers Remarks On COVID-19 Pandemic And Planned Response
Details On Biden's Bold $1.9T Relief Package

Days before his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden announced the “American Rescue Plan,” a $1.9 trillion recovery plan to combat COVID-19…
by Anoa Changa
01.15.21
Mother preparing her daughter for school
More Black, Latino Kids Have COVID-19 Hardships: Study

Black and Latino Households are almost twice as likely as their white counterparts to experience three or more hardships related…
by Anoa Changa
01.14.21
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin Arrested For George Floyd Death
George Floyd's Accused Murderer Faces Solo Trial

The ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd's neck stripping him of life and dignity, will be tried separately from the…
by Charise Frazier
01.12.21
Sara Sidner
CNN Journalist's Emotional Reaction As A Frontline Worker

Sidner's emotional reaction broke the fourth wall that many journalists uphold in order to deliver objective, fact-based reporting.
by Charise Frazier
01.13.21
Q&A Broward Health Medical Center Administers First Of Its Covid Vaccinations To Healthcare Workers
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What The COVID-19 Vaccine Means For Black Folks

Dr. Armen Henderson, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami and internal medicine physician, discusses the coronavirus vaccine…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.12.21
The Sean Combs Foundation & T.E.E.S. Miami Support Needy Families During The Holidays
Diddy Covers Rent For Over 175 Miami Families

In an effort to combat housing insecurity, Diddy covered rent costs for over 175 low-income families in Miami.
by NewsOne Staff
01.02.21
Economic Stimulus Package Tax Rebate Checks Printed
When Do Stimulus Checks Arrive, Who Gets Them?

There are still plenty of questions as Congress plays a game of see-saw with Americans waiting for certainty about a…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.28.20
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Covid Vaccine Must Address Racial Health Disparities

From speaking out about racial disparities in our health care system and even participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, Dr.…
by April Lockley, DO
12.23.20
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DEC 17 Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame - Providence vs Florida
College Hoops Star Keyontae Johnson Released From Hospital

Keyontae Johnson, the University of Florida college basketball star who collapsed on the court in the middle of a game,…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.22.20
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'Significantly More Contagious'

Parts of Europe were in full panic mode as public health officials there reported what seemed to be the U.K.…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.22.20
Healthcare Worker Portrait
Initiative Aims To Increase Black Doctors' Representation

Morehouse School of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health are on a mission to increase the representation of Black doctors.
by NewsOne Staff
12.21.20
Chicago's Roseland Community Hospital Administers Covid Vaccinations To Hospital Staff
Your Covid Vaccine Questions Answered

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a public health pediatrician whose research exposed the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, answers questions about the vaccine…
by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
12.19.20
Sandra Lindsay
Black ICU Nurse Among First For COVID-19 Vaccine

Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse, was the first person in New York State to receive the shot, during a livestream…
by Charise Frazier
12.15.20
Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Apollo Theater Receives $1M Endowment

The Apollo Theater has received a $1 million endowment from its new board chairman.
by NewsOne Staff
12.14.20
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Closing The Racial Covid Gap

Research psychologists who study the social influences of health and mental health among marginalized groups and help design interventions for…
by Tamra Burns Loeb and Dorothy Chin
12.12.20
President Donald J. Trump
Fauci Tries To Calm Black Folks' Vaccine Concerns

Cleary the hope is that if the information comes from Black people who work in the medical field and public…
by Charise Frazier
12.11.20
Young Woman Looking out the Window
Ways To Help With America’s Growing Hunger Crisis

As the pandemic moves into its deadliest wave yet and economic relief from the federal government remains up in the…
by Mekita Rivas
01.06.21
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris TIME 2020 Person of The Year
Biden, Harris Named TIME's 'Person Of The Year'

TIME announced this year marks the first time a vice president-elect has been included as a Person of the Year…
by Charise Frazier
12.11.20
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