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The color of coronavirus: COVID-19 deaths by race and ethnicity in the U.S.

The color of coronavirus: COVID-19 deaths by race and ethnicity in the U.S.

While co-morbidities are a factor, there is mounting evidence that black Americans are disadvantaged in terms of access to diagnostic testing and treatment for the disease.

Across the country, African Americans have died at a rate of 50.3 per 100,000 people, compared with 20.7 for whites, 22.9 for Latinos and 22.7 for Asian Americans. Continue reading “The color of coronavirus: COVID-19 deaths by race and ethnicity in the U.S.”

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Helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, tragically killed nine people

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NBA legend Kobe Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna Bryant, 13, together with the helicopter—John Altobelli, 56; Keri Altobelli, 46; Alyssa Altobelli,13; Christina Mauser, 38; Ara Zobayan, 50; Sarah Chester, 45, and Payton Chester, 13—were traveling with Bryant and his daughter to his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, when the helicopter crashed into a fog covered hillside. Continue reading “Helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, tragically killed nine people”