New Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Among Blacks have leveled off at Deadly High Rates
Countywide — Los Angeles County Black Vaccination Rates Up Slightly Black Wednesdays COVID-19 – The Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported 504... Read More
Mass Vaccination Seeks To Win The Race Against New Strains Of COVID-19
By: Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services The B117 mutant variant, more contagious and virulent than its predecessor, could become the dominant strain by... Read More
Don’t Let COVID-19 Stop You From Seeking Critical Healthcare
BPT — Despite falling rates of COVID-19 cases, seeking in-person healthcare is still a concern for many people. The Centers for Disease Control... Read More
Covid-19 Vaccinations —A Spring of Hope!
People seem to be in two camps right now; vaccinated and hopeful, and unable to find vaccines and despairing. How do you... Read More
How the Pandemic is Impacting Children and Families
Statepoint — More than 2.7 million American children are growing up in grandfamilies — families in which grandparents, other adult family members, or... Read More
Amid COVID, LA County Hustles to Help the Hungry
“You can’t fight a pandemic on an empty stomach” By: Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Los Angeles County officials’ cautious optimism about the... Read More
COVID-19 Fuels The Threat Of Global Famine
By: Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services The pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity around the world. The World Food Program is short of resources... Read More
New State Vaccine Push Focuses On K-12 Education Workers
By: Bo Tefu, California Black Media Sprawling parking lots at California State University Los Angeles and Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in “Oaktown” are two... Read More
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well In Big ‘Real World’ Test
By: Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press Nationwide — A real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in more than half a million people confirms that it’s... Read More