When Dr. Jon McCullers looks at the hundreds of Memphians who have been marching daily for more than a week now, he sees a lot of a face masks and perhaps a preview of the challenge that opening schools in August could present. But the pediatrician-in-chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital says he is not… Read More
So, let’s talk about outrage. Some of my readers, as well as numerous keyboard warriors, have been questioning whether the activists who’ve been protesting Derek Chauvin’s slaying of George Floyd on camera are as outraged over the violence plaguing African-American communities. They are.
Like so many Americans, we watched in horror as George Floyd transitioned from “is” to “was” — choked by the hate in a white police officer’s shin. We watched in horror as Ahmaud Arbery transitioned from “is” to “was” — pierced by bullets of racism while jogging down his street. While we and scores of… Read More
Jon McCullers — who has studied uncounted mortality from influenza for years — said the State of Tennessee is probably recording about 60% of deaths truly related to the coronavirus.
As protests continue, so does the concern about the spread of COVID-19, but some health experts say protesting, when done in a safe way, is something they support because of how COVID-19 is affecting African American people. For seven straight nights, hundreds of people, masked and unmasked, have marched the streets of Memphis fighting for… Read More
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has extended phase two of the city’s reopening through June 16. Shelby County has been unable to maintain a steady number of new coronavirus cases since entering phase two of the back-to-business plan. And, between the social interactivity from Memorial Day and recent protests, it is unlikely the numbers will improve… Read More
Medical questions are piling up as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on. At Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, some of the most vexing are why the disease looks so different in children, including what can be a life-threatening illness weeks after the initial symptoms have passed.
Mayor Jim Strickland wants to begin testing as many as 30,000 people a day for the coronavirus, starting with a pilot program for municipal workers in early June, to protect the city when school starts and flu season rolls in a few months later.
