Reddit, Twitch clamp down Trumpist forums for hate speech
This Monday, June 29, 2020 photo shows the Reddit logo on a mobile device in New York. (AP Photo/Tali Arbel) Reddit, an online comment forum that is one of the…
Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February
By BlackPressUSA New statistical table and analysis available on the American Banking Institute’s (ABI) SBRA Resources website show that 471 small businesses have elected to file for bankruptcy relief under…
Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Rebel Emblem from Flag
By Emily Wagster PettusThe Associated Press Mississippi lawmakers voted June 28 to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted…
ESPN and ESPN2 Programming for Tuesday, June 30
SUBJECT TO CHANGETIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN 5:30 AM | KBO LEAGUE: DOOSAN BEARS vs KIWOOM HEROES LIVE 6 AM | GOLIC & WINGO LIVE (**ALSO ON ESPNEWS) 8:30 AM |…
Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act
By NNPA Newswire Staff June 25 marks the 7th anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965…
Millions of African Women At Risk Because of COVID
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rebecca Nakamanya rolls her eyes, dismissing a question about school fees. What really worries her is how to feed three children…
World Leaders, Stars Unite at Event Aimed at Fighting Virus
By The Associated Press A summit that included a star-studded virtual concert hosted by Dwayne Johnson has raised nearly $7 billion in cash and loan guarantees to assist the poor…
Humanitarian Disaster Institute Joins Healthcare Ready and World Impact to Create Free Resource for Church Leaders Advocating COVID-19
(Black PR Wire) — As our country faces both a global pandemic and racial unrest, the importance of the Black Church as a catalyst for social change has never been…
Worst Virus Fears Are Realized in Poor or War-Torn Countries
By GERALD IMRAY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems in some…
Gilead’s $2,340 Price For Coronavirus Drug Draws Criticism
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical…