NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusAntonio Brown Suspended by NFL AgainTampa Bay star allegedly misled the league about vax statusByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 3, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusThe Covid-19 Vaccine Reality No One Is Talking AboutLack of transportation, limited access to care and the inability to take time off work have disproportionately…ByChioma Torres, MD and Nikki Hamp, MDPublishedNovember 23, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusThere Is Racial Bias in Medical Devices That Have Led to More Covid Deaths in People of Color in the UK and USDevices that are meant to help save lives are actually hurting people of color.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedNovember 22, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusReport: NFL Investigating Allegations That Antonio Brown Obtained Fake COVID-19 Vaccination CardThe Tampa Bay Bucs receiver has a very long history of making incredibly poor decisions.ByJay ConnorPublishedNovember 19, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus'Power to the People': Floyd Mayweather Throws His Support Behind Kyrie Irving's COVID-19 Vaccine StanceThe five-time world champ heaped praise upon the embattled NBA superstar.ByJay ConnorPublishedOctober 26, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusBlack People Disproportionately Died of COVID-19 Last Year, Study SaysThe study concludes that the last 20 years of effort to close the mortality rate gap between Black and white people…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 6, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusThe Black-White Vaccination Gap May Be Gone but Republicans, Whites Still HesitantNow that we have virtually eliminated racial disparities in the vaccination rate, will we be able to convince…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says Asymptomatic Students Exposed to COVID-19 Can Go to SchoolIn this latest attempt to kill off his constituents, Gov. DeSantis says the new policy acknowledges that quarantines…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 23, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusPfizer Announces Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works for Children Ages 5 to 11During a time when COVID-19 cases have risen in children, Pfizer-BioNTech announces that its two-shot vaccine can…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 20, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusFormer NBA Star Cedric Ceballos Declares Himself ‘COVID-19 Free,’ Still Unable to ‘Breathe, Walk or Function’ on His OwnThe former NBA-All Star provides an update on his condition after contracting COVID-19.ByJay ConnorPublishedSeptember 14, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusCompanies Announce One-Dose Flu and COVID Vaccine BoosterPharmaceutical companies Moderna and Novavax are working on a one-shot vaccine that offers protection against…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 9, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusFact-Checking Fauci: Black Doctors on Vaccine Hesitancy, Misinformation and America's Most Famous PhysicianWe spoke to Dr. Anthony Fauci about the COVID vaccine, conspiracies and hesitancy. Then we asked trusted Black…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 8, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusDid a Lab Really Refuse to Test Candace Owens for COVID-19? The Root InvestigatesOwens claims a testing lab sent her an email that it wouldn't be testing her for COVID-19 because of her political…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedSeptember 2, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusConservative School Districts Where Trump Held Maskless MAGA Rally Suddenly Reverse Course on COVID MandatesOne week after Trump brought his traveling COVID circus to town, nearly one-third of students in Cullman County,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusPlay Stupid Games: Florida Anti-Vaxxer Who Dubbed Himself ‘Mr. Anti-Vax’ Dies of COVID-19Florida DJ Marc Bernier reportedly refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. On Saturday, he died of complications…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 30, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusRev. Jesse Jackson Moved to Rehab Center After COVID-19 Diagnosis While His Wife, Jacqueline, Is Moved to the ICUThe Jackson family said they are thankful for the support they've received and urged people to get vaccinated…ByJ.L. CookPublishedAugust 28, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusPoll: Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Higher Rates Than Whites71 percent of Black people say they have received a vaccine versus 61 percent of whites.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 25, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusMississippi Officials Urge Residents Not to Treat COVID-19 With Meds Designed for Cows and HorsesIvermectin isn't meant to fight COVID-19, but some Mississippi residents are trying anyway.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 25, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus'Freedoms,' ExplainedMaybe it's time we find out which specific 'freedoms' are being taken away by COVID protocols and mask mandates.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 19, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusTexas Governor Greg Abbott Unsurprisingly Tests Positive for COVID-19The Republican governor has been decidedly anti-mask and anti-vaccination mandates throughout the course of the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 18, 2021