When the Rev. Robert Biekman was diagnosed with COVID-19 last month, he couldn’t help but think what would have happened if he had still weighed more than 360 pounds realizing how his condition four years ago would have hurt his ability to fight the virus and potentially cost him his life.
“If I was as big as I was, this thing would’ve probably taken me out,” said Biekman, 61, who after a 2017 surgery, change in diet and a commitment to run 5 miles every other day, now keeps his weight around 190 pounds or less. He recovered from the virus and now tests negative.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his new documentary and the role of the Black church in social justice
By Natachi Onwuamaegbu Globe Correspondent,Updated February 14, 2021, 4:06 p.m.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr., shown inside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, hosts The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, premiering Feb. 16 on PBS.Courtesy of McGee Media
Critic and scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has spent his career writing and teaching about African-American literature and the lives of Black Americans. His film work has included producing and hosting âFinding Your Roots,â a PBS show on genealogy currently in its seventh season, and the Emmy award-winning docuseries âThe African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.â
Tri-Cities single permanent shelter not big enough for region s homeless during cold snap
During the coldest week of the season, people who need shelter in the Tri-Cities area only have one shelter to get out of the cold.
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Posted: Feb 11, 2021 3:00 AM PT | Last Updated: February 11
Ernie Caithcart, who has been living on the streets for over three years, is preparing for the Arctic blast expected to hit the South Coast this week. (Susana da Silva/CBC)