NNPA NEWSWIRE — The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is exacerbating a perennial problem of misinformation about immunization. To support additional debunking efforts, the Google News Initiative is launching a COVID-19 Vaccine Counter-Misinformation Open Fund worth up to $3 million. While the COVID-19 infodemic has been global in nature, misinformation has also been weaponized to target specific populations. Some of the available research also suggests that the audiences coming across misinformation and those seeking fact checks don’t necessarily overlap.
An open fund for projects debunking vaccine misinformation
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Rep. Maxine Waters Warned Police Chief of Violence Eight Days Before Attack on U.S. Capitol
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Maxine Waters is looking for answers to exactly how the U.S. Capitol’s security was breached by an angry violent mob of Donald Trump’s supporters on January 6.
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Congress Seeks Trump Removal, Introduces Impeachment Measures
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congress introduced an impeachment article against Trump on Monday for “incitement of insurrection” when his supporters violently breached the Capitol last Wednesday. The measure, which has more than 200 co-sponsors, says Trump “gravely endangered the United States’ security and its institutions of government.”
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Black Woman Takes Over as Chief of U.S. Capitol Police
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Yogananda Pittman, a Morgan State graduate, takes over as acting Chief of the 2,300-member U.S. Capitol Police just one week after the violent insurrection desecrated American democracy.
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The Capitol Riots and a Tale of Two U.S. Government Coup Attempts
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After fanning false and racist beliefs that the newly elected government would promote a Black uprising, upend their way of life, endanger white women, and bring about an unfathomable new American reality in which Black men – not white – governed, white leaders pledged harm.
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“Let It Be Known” NNPA Rolls Out Live Daily Breaking News Broadcast
Black Press USA — The new program, which kicked off earlier this month, features an interactive rundown of the hot topics of the day – providing news and information to an audience that demands Black inclusion.
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FILM REVIEW: Sylvie’s Love
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If this story doesn’t make your heart flutter, nothing will. If Sylvie and Robert don’t make you root for love, no one can. The dialogue is either so completely natural it’s invisible or so poetic it conveys deep feelings and profound thought. Says the career-orientated Sylvie to her very traditional husband: “I can’t be the woman of your dreams when I want to be the woman in mine.” Husband: “I never wanted you to be the woman of my dreams—I wanted to be the man in yours.”
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FILM REVIEW: Herself
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Actor/writer Clare Dunne was inspired to write the script after hearing from a female friend who was declaring herself “homeless,” upon realizing she and her children had no place to live. It was a gut check for the Irish actress who decided to write her first screenplay and put her thoughts into motion.
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OP-ED: Waters Urges Lawmakers, D.C. Residents, to Remain Safe as Right-Wing Extremists Protest Election Results
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe that the President’s message to the proud boys on September 29, in which he ordered them to “stand back and stand by,” is dangerous and threatens the safety of government officials, activists, and others who condemn Trump’s attempts to undermine our democracy.”
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Ossoff: “I Thank the People of Georgia for Electing Me to Serve You in the United States Senate”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “At this moment of crisis, as COVID-19 continues to ravage our state and our country, when hundreds of thousands have lost their lives, millions have lost livelihoods, Georgia families are having difficulty putting food on the table — fearing foreclosure or eviction, having difficulty making ends meet — let’s unite now to beat this virus and rush economic relief to the people of our state and to the American people.”
