Spectrum Bay News 9 s Justice For All special: Vaccination Hesitation in the Black Community, airs March 22 at 7 p.m.
According to the CDC, as of March 15, more than 71 million people have been vaccinated in the U.S. Out of those vaccinations, only half reported the race/ethnicity of the people vaccinated. Those numbers showed 66.1% of white people were vaccinated, 8.6% of Hispanics and 7.6% of Black people have been vaccinated.
Those numbers are concerning to many because of how much more likely certain races are to die from Covid-19 complications. The CDC data shows th n at Black or African Americans are 2.9 times more likely to be hospitalized from Covid-19 complications and 1.9 times more likely to die when compared to their white counterparts. The numbers from American Indians and Hispanics are just as devastating.
The spring 2021 recipients will each receive $2,500. They are:
Abigail J. Blink, a junior from West Chester, Ohio. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship. Blink works as a student manager for the UNO Men s Basketball team. After graduation, she intends to work for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
Gerard Gerarve III, a sophomore from Mandeville, Louisiana. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and was a representative for the STEM Living and Learning Community at UNO in 2019. Gerarve wants to pursue a career in the design of cruise ships.
My New Orleans
03/15/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Loyola saxophone instructor Jason Mingledorff and his New Orleans band the Nightcrawlers received their first Grammy win after 25 years of working together. The critically acclaimed Nightcrawlers Brass Band, won a Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Album for their 2020 album “Atmosphere.”
The band recently described their creative experience and excitement over their first nomination in an interview on WWL-TV’s Great Day Louisiana. The group began as a writer’s workshop and grew through years of performances and friendship. A win, they said, would draw beloved New Orleans brass band music and the city’s famed brass band community to national attention at a pivotal time. The Nightcrawlers are longtime members of the New Orleans night music scene.
APPLETON - Voters will decide six contested races for the Appleton Common Council in the April 6 election.
The winners, plus two council members running uncontested, will join seven others in the middle of their terms to set city policy and determine the parameters of major projects like the renovation or reconstruction of the public library.
As part of The Post-Crescent’s election coverage, the 12 candidates in the six races were asked to complete a questionnaire to explain why they re running for office, what makes them the better candidate and how they would address the most important issues facing the city.