Asia Tonight: COVID-19 news in brief May 21
COVID-19 briefs on Asia Tonight, May 21: – New Zealand reopens bars and pubs as more restrictions are lifted – Foot pedal elevator buttons in Thai mall help … source
Cyclone Calvinia hits Mauritius [Morning Call]
Mauritius closed its only airport at midday on Monday and the Indian Ocean island nation’s stock exchange was shut for the day after the meteorological service … source
2016 African American Music Association Scholarship Week College Fair
The 2016 Infinite Scholarship Fair held in Cleveland, Ohio was a great success! Nearly 200 students attended and over $2000000 in scholarship assistance was … source
LisaRaye on why she turned down ‘Real Housewives’: ‘I have a legitimate career’
LisaRaye McCoy attends the 2019 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET) Despite numerous invitations, actress…
Antibody tests for Covid-19 wrong half the time, CDC says
Antibody tests, often called serologic tests, look for evidence of an immune response to infection. “Antibodies in some persons can be detected within the first week of illness onset,” the…
The Forgotten Story of How 13 Black Men Broke the Navy’s Toughest Color Barrier
In 1942, a group of African American sailors were chosen to integrate the Naval Officer Corps, forever changing what was possible in the U.S. Navy. Sam Barnes racked his brain…
Ron Finley’s gardening MasterClass will teach you how to grow food & change your life
Because gardening is so much more than a hobby. If you want to learn to grow your own food, there’s no better teacher than Ron Finley. Lucky for you, he…
Lillian Fishburne, U.S. Navy’s first African-American female rear admiral
Lillian Fishburne is one of the many pioneering black servicemen and women who have made positive contributions to the nation’s armed forces while serving. In 1998, she became the first…
‘Economic duress is nothing new’: Can America’s oldest black bookstore survive the pandemic?
Oakland’s Marcus Books has remained a space for ‘black living and thinking’ through gentrification and online competition. Now it’s turning to readers for help Since 1975, Oakland’s Marcus Books has…
4 Minneapolis Police Officers Fired Over George Floyd Death
The move comes comes after a video showed an officer kneeling on the neck of Floyd, an unarmed Black man, on Monday. Four Minneapolis police officers were fired Tuesday following…