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February 04-10, 2021 VOL. 36, No. 05
Black Men Rise Above COVID
Leading men in the race to get the coronavirus vaccine
vaccine that Blacks have been dreading to take. Inglewood business owner Aaron According to the most recent study, Moore is a COVID survivor and already only 3% of Americans have received at has witnessed his wife Kimberly least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine receive her first shot of the coronavirus By Kenneth Miller, Publisher
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History is traditionally written by the conquerors. For this reason, Blacks, Hispanics and those of Indian lineage were written out of the first drafts of American history. The early history of Inglewood was written in a similar set of circumstances. Looking at the pictures of mayors and councilmen adorning City Hall and City publications, the colors were primarily monochrome. As Blacks in the 70’s and Hispanics in the 80’s began to ascend to elected positions, history recorded the existence, contributions of and relevance of Blacks to the City that would become the City of Champions.
African-American influence “No blacks had ever lived in Inglewood”, Gladys Waddingham wrote, but by 1960, “they lived in great numbers along its eastern borders. This came to the great displeasure of the predominantly white residents already residing in Inglewood. In 1960, the census counted only 29 ‘Negroes’ among Inglewood’s 63,390 residents. Not a single black child attended the city’s schools. Real estate agents refused to show homes to blacks. A rumored curfew kept blacks off the streets at night. Inglewood was a prime target because of its previous history of Continued on page 8
cases two to three times higher. In the most dramatic case, 1.2% of whites in the state of Pennsylvania had been vaccinated as of Jan. 14, compared with 0.3% of Black Pennsylvanians. The snapshot of this alarming trend has sent government officials scrambling for methods to inspire more Blacks to get vaccinated. Moore, doesn’t need any such inspiration. “Like most people I just never thought I would catch it, until I did,” Moore explained to Inglewood Today. “It was the most frightening experience that I ever had. I couldn’t taste or smell, body aches and chills, the whole nine. Honestly I really did not know what the outcome would be.” Moore is the principal owner of LA Lounge, a local cigar membership establishment which caters to Black businessmen. While many Blacks are skeptical of the coronavirus vaccine, Moore is anxiously awaiting his opportunity to receive it. “For me not to be open to taking the vaccine would be grossly neglecting me and my responsibly to my health, the so far, but in the case of Blacks a 16 health of my wife, family and friends. states study that revealed data by race, There is no question about taking the and white were being vaccinated at vaccine when it is available to me.” significantly higher rates than Black, Continued on page 2 according to the analysis — in many
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large gatherings for Feb. 7 Super Bowl Los Angeles County officials are Sunday out of fear that such activity urging residents to not attend or host Continued on page 7 IT News Wire
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