Jasmine Joof said she has been sick with congestion, coughing and headaches for several weeks after discovering the mold growing in her Howard University dorm caused an allergic reaction. Source: CNN
Howard NAACP chapter president speaks out about campus living conditions
Students at Howard University in Washington, DC, have been assembling for sit-ins at the school’s Blackburn University Center with tents, air mattresses and sleeping bags, demanding that Howard leadership address their concerns of subpar living conditions such as mold, mice and roaches in campus dorms. Howard student Channing Hill speaks to CNN. Source: CNN
Covid numbers don't bode well for winter, experts say
The coronavirus numbers don’t look so good this week. New Covid-19 diagnoses are up in about half of US states over the past week. Hospitalizations are up in 11 states, and deaths have risen in 17 states. Source: CNN
The government announced a large increase in Medicare premiums, blaming the pandemic along with a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug
The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer’s drug. Source: CNN
The defense attorney sparked an outcry when he objected to Rev. Al Sharpton and 'Black pastors' being in court to support the victim's family
A defense attorney in the trial over the killing of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery offered “my apologies to anyone who might have inadvertently been offended” after he objected a day earlier to civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton attending the proceedings to support the victim’s family. Source: CNN
What the defense attorney said about Black pastors
A defense attorney for one of the three White men charged in Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s killing objected this week to nationally recognized civil rights leaders attending the trial to support the victim’s family. Source: CNN
Opinion: What Rittenhouse's tears reveal about America
Despite last year’s demonstrations supporting racial justice and substantive efforts at political reform, the system that devalues Black lives remains largely — and powerfully — intact. Source: CNN
Judge in Rittenhouse trial makes inappropriate Asian food joke
The judge presiding over the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse confused observers after making a strange and off-color joke inside the courtroom on Thursday. Source: CNN
Survivor of Rittenhouse shooting tries to clarify gun statement
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, the lone survivor shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Gaige Grosskreutz, attempts to clarify his testimony and comments on “Good Morning America” about whether he pointed a gun at Rittenhouse. Source: CNN