NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City set a record Friday, vaccinating 76,000 people. He says that number is only going to increase now that delayed COVID vaccine supplies have arrived. “This week, we finally got last week’s supply and we’re getting this week’s supply,” de Blasio said. “We are right there on pace to do half a million or more per week.” COVID VACCINE New York State book online here or call 1-833-NYS-4-VAX New York City book online here or call 877-VAX-4NYC Track NYC Vaccinations By Zip Code Nassau County more info here Suffolk County more info here Westchester County more info here New Jersey book online here or call 1-855-568-0545 Connecticut book online here The mayor made the remarks during a stop at a pop-up vaccination site at First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. He says the city’s goal is to fully vaccine 5 million New Yorkers by June. ...
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Marvel Comics Cancels Black Lives Matter-Themed ‘Black Panther’ Due to Poor Sales
Marvel Comics has canceled its Black Lives Matter-inspired comic book Black Panther & The Crew due to poor sales , according to reports. The comic book — written by activist author Ta-Nehisi Coates — was canceled after only two issues but is expected to finish out the remainder of its six-issue run, The Verge reported . The comic features a group of majority-black superheroes including Black Panther, Misty Knight, Luke Cage and Storm — the only white person in the “crew” is Kung Fu hero Iron Fist — and their investigation into the case of a black civil rights activist who died in police custody in New York City’s famed Harlem neighborhood. The story is set in a New York City patrolled by robot police officers instead of human officials, but much of the plot appears to derive thematically from the Black Lives Matter playbook, with cops beating up minorities for little to no reason and groups of local citizens on the verge of riots over it all. Coates assured fans that with its last few issues, the comic’s storyline would be wrapped up and the mystery of who killed the civil rights activist would be solved. Naturally, the liberal comics community is upset that Marvel has canceled the Black Lives Matter-centric title. Gawker site Gizmodo complained that Marvel spent no resources advertising or pushing the comic on fans. The site also proclaimed the cancellation “keenly disappointing.” The cancellation of Black Panther & The Crew comes shortly after a Marvel executive noted during an industry event that comics focused specifically on featuring diverse characters are not selling well. Speaking at a Marvel retailer summit at the end of March, David Gabriel, Marvel’s vice president of sales, said the company had heard that customers “didn’t want” any more diverse characters. “I don’t know that that’s really true, but that’s what we saw in sales,” Gabriel said. “Any character that was diverse, any character that was new, our female ...
Denver students to advise on new national Black history curriculum
The first time Dahni Austin held a copy of a new Black history textbook for which she and other Denver high school students will serve as advisers, she cried. “There’s a page that says ‘Say Their Names,’ which I just think is so amazing,’” said Austin, a sophomore at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College high school in far northeast Denver. “They have a list of every single name of a person who has been through suffering or who has been through a traumatic event. I can’t stress how important this book is.” Austin and three of her classmates — Jenelle Nangah, Alana Mitchell, and Kaliah Yizar — will serve on the Young Solutionists Student Advisory Board for an innovative new U.S. history curriculum called Black History 365 that begins in ancient Africa and goes up to modern day. The four students have been leading forces in pushing Denver Public Schools to diversify its curriculum. Their advocacy led the Denver school board to pass a resolution named after the students’ podcast , “Know Justice, Know Peace.” It mandates that all Denver schools teach “the historical and contemporary contributions of Black, Indigenous, and Latino communities.” Read more at co.chalkbeat.org . Policies Report an Error Contact Us Submit a News Tip ...
WNBA team Atlanta Dream sold to new owners — including a former player
(CNN) The Atlanta Dream, the WNBA team previously co-owned by former US Sen. Kelly Loeffler , has been sold to executives from a national real estate firm and a former player. The sale of the team to Larry Gottesdiener, chairman of the real estate firm Northland, was unanimously approved by the WNBA and the NBA Board of Governors, the league said in a statement Friday. The new, three-member ownership group will also include Northland's Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Abair and former Dream player Renee Montgomery -- making her the first former player to become an owner and executive of a WNBA team. "My Dream has come true," Montgomery said in a statement. "Breaking barriers for minorities and women by being the first former WNBA player to have both a stake in ownership and a leadership role with the team is an opportunity that I take very seriously. I invite you to join me as the Dream builds momentum in Atlanta!" WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement the approval of the sale "marks a new beginning for the Atlanta Dream organization and we are very pleased to welcome Larry Gottesdiener and Suzanne Abair to the WNBA." Read More "I am also thrilled that former WNBA star Renee Montgomery will be joining the ownership group as an investor and executive for the team," she added, calling Montgomery a "trailblazer who has made a major impact both in the game and beyond." Atlanta's WNBA team supports Black Lives Matter after pushback from co-owner, a US senator Montgomery sat out the 2020 season to focus on social justice issues and subsequently retired after 11 seasons in the WNBA. Ownership of the franchise had been in limbo after the exit of Loeffler, who lost support among team members and other league players after she said she didn't support the Black Lives Matter movement and called for the depoliticization of sports. Last summer, Dream players released a unified signed statement -- over ...
Rep. Pressley, Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition Praise Reggie Lewis Center’s Mass Vaccination Site
BOSTON (CBS) – Another mass vaccination site is up and running, and it is at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. With Friday marking a soft launch for the new mass vaccination site, it is all part of the state’s comprehensive equity initiative. But, at least half of the vaccinations available are being reserved for people who live in the community. READ MORE: 'It's Panic': CareWell Urgent Care Patients Concerned 2nd Vaccine Doses Will Be Canceled “This is an incredible demonstration in the midst of unprecedented times and unprecedented hurt because of a global pandemic that has disproportionally hit our communities,” said Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who was at the site on Saturday. Gov. Charlie Baker said the state is second in the nation with respect to the percent of Black residents who have been vaccinated and above the national average for the Hispanic population. “This is really critical that we get people in the neighborhood vaccinated,” one woman at the Roxbury site said. READ MORE: Johnson & Johnson's One-Shot COVID Vaccine Authorized For Emergency Use A lot of community effort went into making this a successful operation. This weekend alone, 1,600 people will be vaccinated and soon this site will expand to 2,500 people a day. “We have about 700 on the waiting list that are going to be scheduled for the week,” said Diane Wilkerson of the Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition. COVID-19 kits and free masks were also being handed out. MORE NEWS: Over 500,000 Mass. Residents Have Received Both Doses Of COVID Vaccine “This is Black History in the making,” said Luis Elisa of the Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition. “We are saving lives and letting people know we want to be safe like everyone else.” ...
