Transportation access provides vaccinations for vulnerable communities
Millions of people lack access to essential resources — including healthcare — simply because they can’t get a ride.
President Biden Taps Meharry Medical College President for COVID Task Force
Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James Hildreth has been named by President Joe Biden as a member of his COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.
Exelon Utilities CEO Honored with BEYA Chairman’s Award for Contributions to STEM
Exelon Utilities CEO Calvin G. Butler Jr. was honored February 13 with the BEYA Chairman’s Award during the organization’s annual BEYA STEM conference, hosted virtually.
High School Sisters Launch New “Vaccinated While…” Clothing Line To Combat Vaccine Skepticism
High school students Zoe and Jordan Sims Rhodes, recently launched a new fashion and accessory line, Vaccinated While... Part of a campaign aimed at raising vaccine experience awareness among impacted communities and across social media, the “Vaccinated While…” branded clothing, face masks and accessories are now available for purchase at https://www.redbubble.com/people/VaccinatedWhile/explore
HIGHER EDUCATION AGENCIES ENCOURAGED BY STEADY FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AMIDST PANDEMIC CHALLENGES
Despite budget woes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker recommended several increases for programs to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in his budget address.
ARTIST RAISES MONEY THROUGH HOODIE COLLABORATION
Local artist, Maxwell Emcays, created Demand Justice as an art activism project. In February, he collaborated with 26 organizations throughout the city of Chicago to create hoodies. The sale of the hoodies resulted in raising $10,000 for those organizations.
20 Million Years Of Life Lost To COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 20 million years of life across 81 countries, according to a new analysis of the disease’s mortality through all of 2020. That’s an average of 16 years of lost life per death.
MATTESON ON THE ECONOMIC RISE
Chalmers-Currin has been president of the Village of Matteson for three and a half years. Prior to that, she was a trustee for the Village for eight years.
PIGMENT INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS SAVING DEMOCRACY:
“There are some years that ask questions and some years that answer.” So said author and cultural anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston. When we look back on the year 2020 it will be hard to tell which this year was. Already enduring a once in a century viral pandemic, the long-simmering cauldron of Black anger and resentment toward an America that has ignored our grievances came to a head in 2020 in response to the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Floyd was the match that lit the tinderbox of centuries of grievances too numerous to mention.
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF THADDEUS JONES DECLARING HIM THE OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE CALUMET CITY MAYOR’S ELECTION
Illinois State Representative Thaddeus Jones- Current Mayor-Elect of Calumet City, Illinois- is now the official winner of the recent February 23rd election. This has now been confirmed by the Illinois State Supreme Court.
Building on the Impact of Tiger Woods, University Park to Name First Black Firm to Manage A Golf Club in Illinois
On Monday, officials from the village of University Park, located some 40 miles south of Chicago, will officially name the CHW Management Group of Columbus, Ohio to oversee its popular golf course, the University Park Golf Club. With that announcement, CHW Management becomes the first and only Black firm to manage a golf course in Illinois, and one of just a handful of Black firms to manage golf courses in the U.S. CHW Management is also headed by a woman, making Sonia Coffee, one of the few women-led management companies serving the estimated $84 billion golfing industry.
City of Chicago Announces Comprehensive Vaccination Outreach Campaign Targeting Seniors
As the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to vaccinate all individuals eligible in Phase 1b against COVID-19, which includes seniors age 65+ and essential workers, it is launching several new initiatives specifically for seniors to receive the vaccine. To date, one in three Chicagoans age 65+ has received a first dose of vaccine.
What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines
The new year has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight against COVID-19. More transmissible variants of the coronavirus which have emerged are swiftly sweeping their way across the United States. This latest trend in the almost year-long pandemic is especially troubling for Black people who are 4 times more likely to be hospitalized and 3 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people.
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines
frican American grandparents play a significant role in the homes across America. The 2020 Neilson African American Report, research found that 5 percent of African American grandparents live with their grandchildren and 40 percent of those grandparents are the main caregivers for their grandchildren. Twenty-nine percent of African American households are more likely to have children under 18 compared to 27 percent of all U.S. households according to the report.
ComEd Urges Customers to Act Now to Take Advantage of Millions in Bill-Assistance Dollars
As the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic nears, ComEd recognizes that families and businesses are still dealing with continued financial challenges and urges customers with past-due balances to call the energy company so that they can be connected to available financial assistance.
DJ TALKS ABOUT COVID PIVOT, MUSIC AND WHAT’S NEXT
Duerell Jones used to play around with DJ equipment for years, but it wasn’t until 2008 that he really got serious about being a DJ. He put himself on a schedule and practiced for 20 hours a week in his basement.
