With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means | Opinion
Updated Jan 24, 2021;
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There were numerous articles and opinion pieces about whether Harris can legitimately claim to be African American; the authenticity of her Black identity if she has an Indian mother; what it means for her to be biracial; and other articles opining and speculating about her racial, ethnic and even national identity.
Harris, the daughter of immigrant parents from Jamaica and India, identifies as Black/African American while also embracing her Indian heritage. Yet the questions in social media and news outlets swirling around her identities demonstrate a continued misunderstanding of race and mixed-race people.
CNN Host Confronts Trump Lawyer Denying Rally Speech Incited Deadly Capitol Riot
On 1/23/21 at 4:49 PM EST
On Saturday, CNN host Michael Smerconish confronted John Eastman, who had been an attorney for former President Donald Trump in one of his lawsuits related to the election results, asking about inciting rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, which led to the five people s deaths.
CNN’s @smerconish presses attorney John Eastman, who represented Trump in a lawsuit trying to block states from certifying Biden’s victory, on his statements at the rally before the Capitol riot. https://t.co/N2ILunmNDEpic.twitter.com/NTyXr4iC78 CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 23, 2021
UK is considering full border closure to contain new Covid-19 variants, minister says
From CNN’s Vasco Cotovio in London
The British government is considering a full closure of the country s borders in order to contain the spread of new variants of Covid-19, according to Environment Secretary George Eustice.
“We always keep these things under review,” Eustice told Sky News on Friday. “There is concern at the moment at the number of mutant strains . concerns that there s a risk that one day there will be a strain that might be able to evade the vaccine.”
“We ve already toughened it up, we think that s the right approach for now, but obviously everything is always kept under review,” he added.
Older adults needs to be prioritised for Covid vaccine: Study Follow Newsd On
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) As older adults are more prone to Covid-19 infection due to low immunity level, they should be given priority when it comes to vaccination, health experts stressed on Friday stating that prioritising them can substantially save more lives.
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a public health and economic crisis worldwide. As of January 2021, there have been over 85 million cases and 1.8 million deaths reported.
“As immunity is lower in older adults they are prone to Covid-19 and other a number of infections. Also, in many people co-morbidities like hypertension and diabetes develop with aging, which may lead to severity of such infections,” Navneet Sood, Pulmonary Consultant, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital in New Delhi told IANS.