ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — On Sunday (December 26), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his death in a statement, saying, “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa.”
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IN MEMORIAM: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and More Mourn the Death Of Desmond TuTu
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — On Sunday (December 26), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his death in a statement, saying, “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa.”
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Vaccine Uptick found in African Americans, But Access and Misinformation Still Confounds Community
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Hilton repeatedly has asked the CDC about changing protocols when it comes to booster shots. “How are we not repeating this same injustice in the face of racial health disparities as it pertains to boosters? As a result, black Americans die at younger ages, higher rates, and have already lost three years of life expectancy,” Dr. Ebony J. Hilton, a Critical Care Anesthesiologist doctor at the University of Virginia and founder of GoodStock Consulting, LLC, demanded. “Race is an independent risk factor,” she declared, adding further that “this will be a stain on the history of America.”
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OP-ED: Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap to Help Break the Cycle of Health Inequities
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I have been vocal about ensuring that we address this injustice as we structure the Build Back Better Act. I am imploring my colleagues to address the racial inequities exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19. This is a not a red state/blue state issue. This is a moral issue for all Americans. I don’t want this President and this Congress to ignore existing racial inequities. This is our opportunity to address the systemic inequities.
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COMMENTARY: Choose Celebrity Over Humility if You Dare
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In order to honestly accept the reality of faith, I believe we must become naked in those things that God expects and adores submission, selflessness, humility, reverence, charity, love and more. We all know the world to be a cruel place for people who demonstrate these qualities. The world can be lethal for those it views as submissive and passive and humble.
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OP-ED: Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Not only does obesity impact 1-in-3 Americans, it also takes a disproportionate toll on communities of color since almost half of Black Americans are living with obesity. Obesity is also a leading risk factor for COVID-19; 78% of people who were hospitalized, placed on a ventilator, or died from the pandemic were overweight or living with obesity. And we know that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities, who are nearly three times as likely to be hospitalized for severe cases of COVID-19 than whites.
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PRESS ROOM: Bimbo Bakeries USA Pledges $1 Million Commitment to Minority Equity Organizations in Addition to Internal Focus on Diversity, Equity and Belonging
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Last year, the U.S. experienced a reckoning moment with racial equity and injustice,” said Fred Penny, president of Bimbo Bakeries USA. “BBU acknowledged our responsibility to do more within our organization and our communities. We have taken the last nine months to engage and learn from our diverse associates and thoughtfully consider how we could have the broadest impact.”
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COMMENTARY: Always Right to Fight!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After the horrific murders of some of our Asian sisters in Georgia, the press started asking whether or not the Black community would align with them to stop the senseless racist attacks against them spurred on by Trump and his merry band of White Supremacists. It was devastating to me to read many of the social media responses and sickening to hear them among friends and family.
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OP-ED: Where We Go from Here
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, for me, 2021 is about hope and about working for a better life for all and a better nation together as we rise from the terrible test that 2020 has been. It is about recommitting to one another and to good works to help our brothers and sisters in need. And even before we voted for inclusion, we were already making good trouble. White, Black and Brown nationwide took to the streets this past spring and summer to ask our nation — to demand of our nation — that we address the systematic racism that has plagued this country since its founding. That has torn the very fabric of our country and created so much pain and loss. With one voice, all were saying: ‘Please, at long last, fix this.’” — Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW
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Attorney Ben Crump Wants White Woman Who Attack Black Teen Over Cell Phone Prosecuted
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As this year of racial awareness is drawing to a close, it’s deeply troubling that incidents like this one, in which a Black child is viewed as and treated like a criminal, continue to happen,” stated Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, who in 2020 has represented the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Jacob Blake.
