First up for COVID vaccine: 75 and older. The average Black person in Shelby County doesn’t live that long
Black people who die from COVID are about 10 years younger than whites who die from the virus. Vaccinating strictly by age leaves some Black people out, experts say Written …
Ethnic minority led businesses contribute £74bn to UK economy, report shows
Written by Leah Mahon Published on 10th February 2021 BUSINESSES RUN by black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) entrepreneurs annually contribute at least £74bn to the UK economy, according to …
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Africa: How African Startups Are Conquering Covid
Written by Silja Fröhlich Published on 15th February 2021 As COVID hits Africa’s economy hard, young entrepreneurs have declared war on the disease. Many startups have found creative ways to …
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‘Slavery Has Never Been Properly Addressed’: Reparations Bill Reintroduced to Congress
Written by Zayn Linly Published on 10th February 2021 On Juneteenth in 2019, lawmakers met with Black activists and scholars to discuss H.R. 40 —a bill to create a reparations …
Why Agribusiness Investment Is Most Exciting For Africa
Written by Godfrey Lvudria Published on 10th February 2021 Agribusiness investment is currently the most exciting venture for Africa. Africa’s food import bill-estimated by the African Development Bank annually at …
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Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named WTO boss
Written by Mohammed Momoh Published on 15th February 2021 Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named the new director-general of the World Trade OrganiNigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala set to be first woman …
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Black hospital faces vaccine mistrust from unlikely source
Published on 16th February 2021 In a makeshift vaccination center at a safety-net Chicago hospital, a patient services aide ushers an older woman with a cane toward a curtained cubicle. …
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Slave-built Infrastructure and Reparations
Written by Lindsey Tanner Published on 10th February 2021 The fact that centuries-old relics of slavery still support the economy of the United States suggests that reparations for slavery would need to go beyond …
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Black MPs accuse Labour of not taking racism seriously enough, as Forde inquiry remains unpublished
Written by Leah Mahon Published on the 12th February 2021 THE DELAY in publishing the Forde inquiry has led nine black Labour MPs question whether the party takes racism seriously …
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