According to a statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Children’s Hospital Association, more than one million children under 18 have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. During the week ending November 12, over 111,000 cases of children who tested positive was reported. “As a pediatrician who has practiced […]

1. Biden Administration Aims to Show Full Diversity of America What You Need To Know: On the heels of a historic campaign and win making a woman of color, Senator Kamala Harris, Vice President-Elect, many are now looking at the make up of the Biden transition staff and beyond, to a Biden administration. 2. Trump […]

In the race to fight the coronavirus pandemic, drug maker Moderna announced its vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus. Moderna is the second vaccine in the U.S. to tout a high success rate. “These are obviously very exciting results,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said in response to the news. “It’s just as good as it gets […]

1. Trump 2024 What You Need To Know: With apologies to poet Dylan Thomas, Donald Trump will not “go gentle into that good night.” Although…..during a recent coronavirus update, he did talk about the handling of the pandemic by the “next administration.” 2. One Stabbed, 20 Arrested During Trump Rally Disputing Election Results What You […]

The coronavirus pandemic has replaced the presidential election in the news headlines as infections in the U.S. spiral out of control. On Friday and Saturday, confirmed cases exceeded 350,000 while more than 2,600 people succumbed to the virus. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. has reported more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases […]

1. Reluctant Acceptance by Some Republican Leaders  What You Need To Know: While still not speaking publicly about his loss of a second term as President, Donald Trump continues to tweet up a storm about voter fraud. 2. NBA Player Sterling Brown Settles $750,000 Lawsuit Against the City of Milwaukee What You Need To Know: […]

1. Georgia Secretary of State: Official Recount of 5 Million Votes What You Need To Know: One week after elections, the state of Georgia has not been called for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Wednesday Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the official recount of five million ballots cast in that state during the presidential contest. […]

1. Attorney General Supports Trump Voter Fraud Claims What You Need To Know: While just a handful of leading Republicans have issued their congratulations to Joe Biden for his projected win as President of the United States, the great majority are stressing the need for all votes to be counted, along with the possibilities of […]

1. Young Black Voters Led Support for Joe Biden What You Need To Know: Latest research regarding the youth vote nationwide shows a 25% advantage by Joe Biden in last week’s election, 61% for the Democrat to 36% for Donald Trump. But according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, […]

The U.S. enters a period of explosive growth of coronavirus infections. Over the weekend, the U.S. became the first nation to cross 10 million COVID-19 cases after reporting about a million new cases in the past 10 days. Health experts warn that the U.S. is heading into the worst of the crisis and estimate another […]

A new coronavirus stimulus package is not expected before January, despite Biden’s election victory. Trump, who called for a major relief bill to be passed before the election, now has little incentive to approve a deal in his remaining weeks in office.  Democratic and Republican lawmakers continued their opposing positions on Friday as Biden inched […]

1. Biden Inching Ahead, Race is Still Too Close to Call What You Need To Know: After two days behind closed doors in the White House and against the advice of staff members, Donald Trump appeared in a briefing room Thursday evening to attack the current system used to count votes. 2. As Trump Files […]