Small businesses impacted by COVID-19 can now apply for SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans. Forgivable SBA loans are designed to help small businesses keep their workforce employed. Tennessee small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis are eligible to apply for…
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Rev. Joseph Lowery: One of the most influential leaders of the latter 20th Century
by Deric Gilliard •
It took the most life-altering event of the 21st century to finally mute the importance of one of the most significant figures of the second half of the 20th century. Joseph Echols Lowery, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference…
House passes $2T stimulus package deal
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior correspondent •
The $2 trillion stimulus deal reached earlier by the Senate, was finally passed by the House on March 27. President Trump is expected to immediately sign the massive legislation that promises to provide a much-needed shot in the arm for…
Jails, prisons struggle with spread of coronavirus
by Brianna Nargiso •
(TriceEdneyWire.com) — As COVID-19 continues to spread globally and the U.S. has now become the first country to top 100,000 cases, prisons and jails across the country continue to house inmates and employees who have tested positive for the Coronavirus…
#QuarantineAndChill — things to do during Covid-19 crisis
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
Covid-19, coronavirus or ‘Rona’ as some are calling it has changed the way society typically functions. Some cities have imposed mandatory quarantines while others are encouraging self-control and self-quarantining. Many are complying with official requests for social distancing and eliminating…
COVID-19 — prioritizing what is important
by William T. Robinson, Jr. •
With the presence of the pernicious and unapologetic COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) visiting our communities, the world is caught unprepared and vulnerable to this unforgiving pestilence. We are left with an enemy that we know very little about but are forced…