New virus strain emerges in Florida
TALLAHASSEE - A contagious new strain of the coronavirus that has spread in Britain has been detected in a man in Florida, the state...
Trying to revive a legend
Former NBA star buys Ebony magazine
BY STACY M. BROWN
NNPA NEWS WIRE
The legendary Ebony magazine is being revived.
Former NBA star Junior Bridgeman reportedly has anted-up...
Doctor who died of virus had complained of racism
BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE
NNPA NEWS WIRE
“He made me feel like a drug addict,” Dr. Susan Moore, 52, said on a video days before...
How will Orlando, theme park capital, recover from 2020?
BY GABRIELLE RUSSON
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
ORLANDO — The year 2020 brought images of Orlando never seen before.
Interstate 4, the eternally trafficclogged gateway to the theme parks,...
STIMULUS CONCERNS
Questions remain about when the state’s jobless benefits will kick in.
BY JIM TURNER
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Questions remained Wednesday about when extended...
Jack ‘Cy’ McClairen, legendary B-CU player, coach, administrator dies at 89
BY ANDREAS BUTLER
DAYTONA TIMES
Jack “Cy’’ McClairen, Bethune-Cookman University’s legendary player, coach and
administrator, died Monday morning at age 89.
McClairen spent 55 years with the Daytona...
Health care workers urged to get vaccinated
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Two of Florida’s largest medical associations sent an open letter to front-line health care workers Tuesday lauding them for their service...
FAMU among HBCUs to receive COVID-19 aid from Congress
BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
Florida University A&M University (FAMU) will be among the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) slated to receive funds through the...
Handling the stress of 2020
Two Florida psychiatrists offer insight on
managing your emotional health.
Editor’s note: Dr. Carlin Barnes, MD, and Dr. Marketa Wills, MD, MBA - two Harvard University-trained...
COVID-19 VACCINE CLEARED FOR 65 AND UP
Florida’s seniors will be first in line to be vaccinated when doses become available this week.
BY CHRISTINE SEXTON
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – The first...
