ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first black president and echoed the call for “justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” in America. For more than four decades after the death of his friend and civil […]
1. U.S. Now Has More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Country On Earth What You Need To Know: States in the U.S. are struggling to combat the affects of the coronavirus on both the health and economic fronts. The case count for the U.S. has topped 82,000, the most reported cases in the world. 2. Coronavirus Damages Physical […]
Happy Birthday to me! March 24, 2020 was my 50th birthday. And I was recently unemployed and if that wasn’t bad enough – here comes the coronavirus. No big celebration and social distancing has begun. My last assignment ended in November 2019 and I did have some savings to manage for a “rainy day”. […]
1 MINUTE READ What You Need To Know: A math teacher in Detroit is doing her part to help bring some normalcy in a time where uncertainty is the theme of the day. Every night at 8:00pm, Voncile Campbell goes from being a math teacher to bedtime storyteller for the children at Bow Elementary Middle […]
The number of people around the world who have contracted coronavirus has surged past 500,000, and the United States tops the list, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. That comes as U.S. deaths from the pandemic have now topped 1,100, in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaked […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is inflicting on the economy. Filings for […]
Fred “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77. The Globetrotters said Neal died in his home outside of Houston on Thursday morning. “We have lost one of the most genuine human beings the world has ever known,” Globetrotters general manager […]
1. Stimulus Package Passed By Senate What You Need To Know: Despite an effort by a group of Republican senators to reduce money and benefits for out of work Americans, the United States Senate passed phase three of coronavirus relief in the form of a $2 trillion stimulus plan Wednesday night. 2. Workers On The Frontlines Of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes too far or not far enough and capped days of difficult negotiations as […]
Garbage collectors in Pittsburgh walked off the job on Wednesday after claims of lack of protective equipment during the coronavirus outbreak. “We’re playing Russian roulette with every garbage bag that we’re grabbing,” employee Sheldon White said. “Half the people don’t tie their bags, so when the stuff spills out, they tell you to pick it […]
Update: On behalf of the WYNTK team, I wanted to send out a special thanks to all of the first responders. THANK YOU. Your courageous dedicated commitment to keeping us safe and well is forever embedded in our hearts. To my cousin Candi and the many people who have called, emailed, text, and Facebooked with […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. The estate announced Wednesday that it will give $100,000 apiece to Broadway Cares, the food bank Three Square in Nevada and MusiCares, […]
