“The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences” by Bruce Davis (Brandeis University Press) Film historians and others digging for a deeper vein of Oscar knowledge than mere trivia will turn up many nuggets in “The Academy and
Unreliable mortality data from the pandemic is leaving families, vulnerable communities and epidemiologists in the dark. "Without testing, it's impossible to know what we don't know," said a pathologist, "so we'll bury our mistakes—literally."
Unreliable mortality data from the pandemic is leaving families, vulnerable communities and epidemiologists in the dark. "Without testing, it's impossible to know what we don't know," said a
When covid deaths aren’t counted, families pay the price
On Sundays, Bishop Bruce Davis preached love. Through his Pentecostal ministry, he organized youth parades and gave computers, bicycles and food to families in need.
During the week, Bruce practiced what he preached, caring for prisoners at a Georgia hospital. On March 27 he began coughing, and on April 1 he was hospitalized. He'd tested positive for covid-19. The virus swept through his household, infecting his wife and daughter and hospitalizing their disabled son. Ten days after landing in the hospital, Bruce died.
But when Gwendolyn Davis received her husband’s death certificate, she was taken aback. The causes of death? Sepsis and renal failure. No mention of covid-19.