COVID-19

How Coronavirus is affecting mental health and substance abuse

RTMNews - April 14, 2020

COVID-19 is taking a particularly hard toll on those struggling with mental health conditions like anxiety, OCD, and substance abuse. Here’s what the experts...

Georgia receives more than $522M in federal funds for Coronavirus

RTMNews - April 14, 2020

Today, the administration announced the availability of $522,237,467 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds for Georgia’s transit operators which is...

COVID-19 financial warning: Consumers and banks should stay away from payday loans

Roz Edward - April 12, 2020

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Zeroing in on the economic impacts of the crisis, people everywhere are struggling with competing needs in their lives. When living...

Roz Edward - April 11, 2020

By Rob Taylor Jr., Courier Staff Writer African Americans are dying at disproportionate rates from coronavirus. It’s not an opinion. It’s a fact. It’s happening everywhere...

BET rallies to support communities of color most impacted by COVID-19

RTMNews - April 10, 2020

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, BET announces an array of high impact initiatives to support communities of color impacted by the COVID-19...

Tyler Perry shares the wealth with Kroger shoppers in Atlanta

Roz Edward - April 9, 2020

Tyler Perry's generosity is apparently boundless. The media mogul and philanthropist paid it forward for senior shoppers at 44 Kroger stores in Atlanta and...

Why People of Color are contracting and dying of COVID-19 at higher rate

RTMNews - April 9, 2020

Over the past several days there have been many reports that people of color, especially Black Americans, are contracting and dying of COVID-19 at...

Bank of America awards Grady $500,000 to expand COVID-19 testing and capacity

RTMNews - April 9, 2020

Bank of America awarded Grady Health System $500,000 to expand treatment and testing capacity critically needed to support growing patient numbers amid the coronavirus...

COVID-19 UPDATE: Coronavirus cases in Georgia rise to 10,885 death toll at 412

RTMNews - April 8, 2020

There are now at least 10,885 cases and 412 deaths statewide, according to the latest data from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The number...

Marcus Tower at Piedmont Atlanta to open early as part of COVID-19 Response

RTMNews - April 8, 2020

Three specialized floors opening four months early, can provide as many as 132 additional beds during pandemic Atlanta (April 7, 2020) – The Marcus Tower...

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