In Chicago, 70 of the city’s 100 first recorded victims of COVID-19 were black. Their lives were rich, and their deaths cannot be dismissed as inevitable. Immediate factors could — and should — have been addressed.
By Duaa Eldeib, Adriana Gallardo, Akilah Johnson, Annie Waldman, Nina Martin, Talia Buford and Tony Briscoe, Pro Publica Illinois LARRY ARNOLD lived less than a mile from a hospital but, stepping out of his South Side apartment with a 103-degree fever, he told the Uber driver to take him to another 30 minutes away. Charles Miles’ […]
Amber Isaac Photo: Courtesy Bruce McIntyre/The City By Irin Carmon, NY Mag On April 17, 26-year-old graduate student Amber Isaac tweeted, “Can’t wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore.” Her partner, Bruce McIntyre, told The City that throughout her pregnancy, Isaac had […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during visit at food pantry by The Campaign Against Hunger amid COVID-19 pandemic in Brooklyn: New York, NY – April 14, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Julia Marsh, NY Post City leaders slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio Wednesday for his willingness to sacrifice the jobs of city cops, doctors and teachers before cutting […]
The coronavirus has taken a steep toll on the often-invisible army of employees who keep New York hospitals running.
Rosalyn Washington’s husband, Gary, 56, died from Covid-19 the day before their wedding anniversary. (Credit: Sara Naomi Lewkowicz for The New York Times) By Nicole Hong, NY Times They did not treat patients, but Wayne Edwards, Derik Braswell and Priscilla Carrow held some of the most vital jobs at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens. As […]
Image Credit: Facebook: Daquan Owens There is an outcry over a video of an NYPD officer taking down a bystander who was watching officers make an arrest for an apparent social distancing violation this weekend. The incident was reported Saturday evening around 5:30 on 9th Street and Avenue D in the East Village. As a […]
Photo caption: Designer Glenroy March (in black) pose with the frontline workers at Brooklyn Hospital after making the donation NEW YORK, NY: Jamaican-born designer Glenroy March and his fashion brand D’Marsh Couture has joined in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the independent fashion designer presented healthcare workers at Brooklyn Hospital with a donation […]
By Michael Hollingsworth I glance over at my clock and it reads 4:50. I’ve spent the majority of my day struggling to breathe as my body and lungs try to recover from almost a month’s long battle with COVID-19. My morning started before dawn. I toss and turn in bed trying to find a comfortable […]
By James A. Parrott and Lina Moe A crisis, either personal or social, can clarify what tasks are important, what choices really matter, and what values are essential. That’s certainly true of the crisis New Yorkers face because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Because on the social and economic front, here’s a paramount challenge we clearly […]
Beautiful empty Long Bay Beach, with small boats, turquoise sea and white sugar sand, just before the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, Caribbean 11.28.19 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders COVID-19 is destroying the prosperity that several Caribbean countries anticipated at the beginning of 2020. The growth projections by the Economic Commission […]
By Caribbean360 WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday April 30, 2020 – St. Lucia will benefit from US$10.5 million activated from World Bank projects to support the country’s COVID-19 response. This financing will strengthen the island’s efforts to address the health and economic impacts of the pandemic. “The health and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 are placing a heavy […]
