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Today in Black America - August 18

POSTED: August 18, 2021, 10:00 am

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Associated Press

Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in ‘good health’

Injured in Haiti’s quake continue to show up at hospitals

‘Heartbroken’ Florida town has ties to Haiti’s quake zone


The Washington Post

Delta variant puts America’s hospitals back into crisis mode

Rise of delta variant, waning immunity are fueling breakthrough infections, experts say

Tulsa Race Massacre survivors ask Justice Dept. to intervene as city reinters remains found in mass grave


USA Today

'This will be a tough year': Thousands of kids are in COVID-19 quarantine across the US, and school has just begun

Tropical storm tracker: Fred brings tornadoes to South, Grace strengthens while Henri eyes New England

Florida school district to pay $300,000 to teacher who displayed Black Lives Matter flag


The Batimore Sun

More kids are being hospitalized with COVID and other viruses in Maryland. When school starts, doctors say it could get worse.

Harford school board dismisses unruly audience from meeting as parents rally against mask mandate

GRAPHICS: How Maryland’s demographics have changed over the last 10 years, per new census data


NJ.com


Petition calls for mandatory faculty COVID-19 vaccinations at Rutgers

Black people make up 2% ownership in cannabis industry. Accountability can change that, insiders say.

Biden’s increase in food stamp funding means $376M more for N.J. households


The Los Angeles Times

L.A. City Council to vote on requiring COVID-19 vaccine for city employees

UC pledges ‘transformational change’ to bring more equity, transparency to campus policing

Love of a Black planet: Artist April Bey’s Atlantica soars beyond Wakanda


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta candidates for mayor qualify for Nov. 2 election

Atlanta: ‘Lion of the Confederacy’ statue will be removed


SPLC aims to join eviction lawsuit against extended stay motel with ties to Roy Barnes


The Chicago Sun-Times


Ethics, integrity top of mind for residents as COPA launches search for next police oversight leader


Squeak, member of West Side hip-hop collective Pivot Gang, shot dead at 26

Business leaders, residents call for $2 billion in federal infrastructure bill to overhaul West Side transit


The New York Times

In Some States, Early Data Hint at a Rise in Breakthrough Infections

How Haiti Was Devastated by Two Natural Disasters in Three Days

5 Things to Know About the R. Kelly Trial









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