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Gun ownership
August 8, 2022
As gun violence continues to increase across America, more Black women are purchasing firearms to protect themselves and their families.
May 16, 2022
One million, a figure that only hints at the multitudes staggered by grief in America, is now the number of…
April 8, 2022
WHO estimates that the number of actual COVID-19 cases in Africa may have been nearly 100 times more than reported.
March 31, 2022
"The State of Black America and COVID-19" warns Blacks aren't being studied enough in trials, treatment programs and registries.
Joy Reid, theGrio
January 11, 2022
Reid shared videos of health care professionals saying they are overwhelmed with COVID patients who are largely unvaccinated.
January 7, 2022
Boosters given over the past few months will protect those vaccinated through this winter, but their effectiveness could dip by…
January 7, 2022
The Washington Post says a website will soon be established from where Americans can request test kits, and they will…
January 4, 2022
"Sometimes a rapid-fire could burn through very quickly," Dr. David Ho says of the omicron variant, "but then put itself…
December 31, 2021
The Lakers legend was compelled to reprimand current NBA star James for fueling conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 vaccines.
December 31, 2021
The Republican governor, who's up for reelection in 2022, has not made a public appearance in Florida since Dec. 17.
December 30, 2021
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have climbed over the past two weeks from an average of 1,200 per day…
December 28, 2021
The number of COVID-19 cases in Washington D.C. has skyrocketed 987% over the last two weeks, according to NBC Washington.
December 22, 2021
Federal borrowers will have a little more time to repay students loans now that the deadline has been extended to…
December 21, 2021
The NFL may be leading the way in how sports and business responds to COVID testing as they've issued new…
December 21, 2021
President Joe Biden has announced that his administration will over 500M free rapid tests for COVID to combat the omicron…
December 20, 2021
Maryland governor Larry Hogan, a cancer survivor who is fully vaccinated announced Monday that he'd tested positive for COVID-19.
December 3, 2021
According to ESPN, James has taken eight more tests since entering NBA protocols Tuesday, and none has been positive.
December 1, 2021
The Los Angeles Lakers' star player, who is vaccinated, didn't suit up in Tuesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
November 29, 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa called on countries that have enacted travel bans to "urgently reverse their decisions."
Dr. Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Corbett
November 10, 2021
Dr. Kizzy, who helped develop the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, spoke with theGrio’s April Ryan about the legal battle over its…