Bare shelves in the blood bank means threat to patient care
A huge walk-in refrigerator at the heart of Michigan Medicine’s main hospital should be full of bags of blood right now.
But instead, some of...
One in ten people may still be infectious for COVID after ten days, new...
One in 10 people may have clinically relevant levels of potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 past the 10 day quarantine period, according to new research.
The study,...
Urban Media Today Celebrates the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Urban Media Today celebrates the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on what would have been his 93rd birthday:
"Between 1965 and...
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Initiative aims to tackle Black women’s economic disparities
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) kicked off 2022 with a suite of new investments following its One Million Black Women Advisory Council meeting...
Black Political Empowerment Project Declares Voting Rights Emergency
“When I, along with others, officially launched the Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP) 35-plus years ago, on May 21, 1986, our key mission statement...
White House turns up temperature on voting rights, filibuster with speeches in Atlanta
The political fight for voting rights and filibuster reform got a strong boost on Tuesday from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris...
Researchers discover COVID-19 strain combining delta and omicron variants: report
A new combination strain of the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19 was recently discovered in the Middle East, Bloomberg News reported Saturday.
A team...
Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier is dead at 94
A true Hollywood legend has passed away. Academy Award-winning actor and activist Sidney Poitier has died, NBC News confirmed. The trailblazing Bahamian-American actor was...
Can Stacey Abrams overcome voter suppression in her second bid for Georgia governor?
Stacey Abrams is poised to be a strong gubernatorial candidate among Democrats seeking to win statewide races in states with traditional republican strongholds.
As the...
Gainey Inaugurated As Historic First Black Mayor of Pittsburgh
Most inaugural events are moments in history, but some are more significant than others.
On Monday, January 3, 2022, Pittsburgh history was forever marked by...