— BY, JACQUELINE CHARLES, SHIRSHO DASGUPTA, KEVIN G. HALL AND ROSMERY IZAGUIRRE Julia Guzmán lost her husband Victor Raúl Vega last August when 13 members of her household in the Peruvian capital of Lima contracted the coronavirus at the same time. She was quickly kicked off her husband’s state insurance plan and now fears reinfection, unable […]
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Black America Has Reason to Question Authorities | The New Yorker
— KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR, THE NEW YORKER On the grounds of the Chelten Hills Cemetery, in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, not far from where I live, brightly colored helium balloons stretch toward the sky, and fresh mounds of light-brown dirt mingle with brilliant potted flowers. These days, the cemetery hums with families, who stagger to […]
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Why Africa’s COVID-19 Outbreak Hasn’t Been as Bad as Everyone Feared | TIME
— Aryn Baker, TIME When COVID-19 initially blazed through Asia, Europe and then the United States, global public health experts worried that it could be catastrophic for Africa, with its crowded cities, poorly funded health sector and lack of testing facilities. The U.N. Economic Commission for Africa in April predicted up to 300,000 deaths this year if the virus […]
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They Helped France Fight the Virus. Now France Is Fast-Tracking Their Citizenship. | The New York Times
Some 700 foreigners who were exposed to the coronavirus through their frontline work are being given expedited naturalization reviews. — Constant Méheut, The New York Times PARIS — Nine months after its president declared “war” against the coronavirus, France announced Tuesday that it has fast-tracked hundreds of citizenship applications from foreign frontline workers who have distinguished […]
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Black Doctor Dies of Covid-19 After Complaining of Racist Treatment | The New York Times
“He made me feel like a drug addict,” Dr. Susan Moore said, accusing a white doctor of downplaying her complaints of pain and suggesting she should be discharged. — John Eligon, The New York Times Lying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube hugging her nostrils, the Black patient gazed into her smartphone […]
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‘It’s been shattering’: Heartache and hope in America’s Black churches | NBC News
Black churches have suffered big losses this year. They’ve also adapted, and some are thriving. — Curtis Bunn, NBC News Black churches have certainly not been spared from the incalculable loss from the coronavirus pandemic. Churches have long been a haven for Black communities, as places for spiritual nourishment, social connection, community organizing. But […]
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The Virus Is Showing Black People What They Knew All Along | The Atlantic
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate by race, yet it has still laid bare the brutality of racism in the United States. — Patrice Peck, The Atlantic All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk, but as Black people in America, we still feel a connection with one another. A reciprocated smile as we pass one another on the street; a spontaneous, […]
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The Scientists Leading the Coronavirus Vaccine Race | Bloomberg
Researchers from countries across the globe are developing more than 200 experimental coronavirus vaccines, according to the World Health Organization, 51 of which have entered human trials. — Riley Griffin, Bloomberg Dan Barouch, Chen Wei, Kizzmekia Corbett, Sarah Gilbert, and Ugur Sahin are the vanguard of the effort to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. No shot […]
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Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing | The Atlantic
The story of the coronavirus in the state is one of government inaction in the name of freedom and personal responsibility. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic IOWA CITY, IOWA—Nick Klein knew the man wasn’t going to make it through the night. So the 31-year-old nurse at the University of Iowa ICU put on his gown, […]
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Remote school is leaving children sad and angry | The Washington Post
A rising emotional toll is hitting the youngest students hard — Hannah Natanson, Laura Meckler, The Washington Post Sophia Sanchez, age 9 and stuck in perpetual Zoom school, is crying a lot lately. Her mother and sister rush in and ask what went wrong. Did the Internet go out again? Is her computer plugged in? […]
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