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Fraudsters are trying to steal money from older people by offering to go shopping during coronvirus outbreak, police warn

Fraudsters are trying to steal money from elderly people by offering to go shopping for them during the coronavirus outbreak, police have warned. Camden Police urged older people to remain vigilant to offers of help after a “small number of reports” that individuals were using the situation to take advantage of those in need. People over the age of 70, those people with pre-existing conditions and women who are pregnant have been urged to self-isolate as much as possible, in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Source: Fraudsters are trying to steal money from older people by offering to go shopping during coronvirus outbreak, police warn

Conservatives Worry Too Much Coronavirus Relief Will Make People Lazy | HuffPost

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is concerned that if the federal government steps in too much to help workers affected by the coronavirus crisis, it will make people lazy.

The House has passed legislation that would offer paid leave for some workers if they or their families are affected by COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Source: Conservatives Worry Too Much Coronavirus Relief Will Make People Lazy | HuffPost

Solidarity Not Charity: Mutual Aid & How to Organize in the Age of Coronavirus | Democracy Now!

As lockdowns and layoffs sweep the U.S., mutual aid groups are forming to protect and provide for the vulnerable, including the elderly, incarcerated, undocumented and unhoused. We look at the incredible community networks across the country that are coming together to protect their neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic — and how you can get involved. From Washington state to the Bay Area, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and New York City, thousands of mutual aid efforts are aimed at building solidarity, not charity. We speak with two longtime mutual aid organizers and activists in two hot spots of the pandemic. In New York City, Mariame Kaba is a longtime organizer, abolitionist, educator and the founder of the grassroots organization Project NIA, which works to end the incarceration of children and young adults. She has raised tens of thousands of dollars and redistributed it to groups across the country in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and she just did a public conference call with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on mutual aid. In Seattle, Washington, Dean Spade is an associate professor at Seattle University School of Law and founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Pr

Source: Solidarity Not Charity: Mutual Aid & How to Organize in the Age of Coronavirus | Democracy Now!

Slaveowners Got Reparations After Emancipation. Enslaved Got Nothing

White Americans opposed to paying reparations to descendants of slaves might not realize their ancestors received them after their slaves were freed. According to an op-ed by professor Tera Hunter in the New York Times, President Abraham Lincoln paid white Union loyalists up to $300 for every enslaved person freed. The reparations were made through the District of Columbia Emancipation Act.

 

Source: Slaveowners Got Reparations After Emancipation. Enslaved Got Nothing

A black youth killed every 23 minutes: The dangers of being black in Brazil – Face2Face Africa

A black youth is killed every 23 minutes in Brazil. This reveals the depth of the problem of racism in Brazil. Being black in the country can be dangerous.

Source: A black youth killed every 23 minutes: The dangers of being black in Brazil – Face2Face Africa