The big story: Airbnb cancels all DC bookings during inauguration week
Airbnb said today that “in response to various local, state and federal officials asking people not to travel to Washington, D.C.” it will be canceling all reservations in the area for next week, which is the week of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. This will apply to all reservations on Airbnb-owned HotelTonight as well.
The company had already said that it would ban anyone who was involved in last week’s riot in the U.S. Capitol, but it’s now taking a much more aggressive step to avoid housing anyone who might have violent plans during the inauguration.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee State University and a new global campus based in Atlanta will work together with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities community to offer leadership.
Florida COVID-19 Taskforce outlines 10-step plan
Led by Tallahassee pastor R.B. Holmes, the Statewide COVID-19 task force has created a ten-step plan to increase the number of minorities vaccinated across the state.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Led by Tallahassee pastor R.B. Holmes, the Statewide COVID-19 task force has created a 10-step plan to increase the number of minorities vaccinated across the state.
According to data from the Florida Department of Health shared in the meeting, more than 193,000 white Floridians have been vaccinated, compared to just more than 18,000 people of color.
To close that gap, some of the top points in their plan include:
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ATLANTA, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NBCUniversal News Group announces its launching of NBCU Academy on the campus of Clark Atlanta University and select universities and colleges across the country. The new, innovative, multiplatform journalism training and development program is designed for four-year university and community college students offering on-campus training and online programming in the communications field.
NBCU Academy will invest a total of $6.5 million to the initiative which also includes a curated onsite curriculum for hands-on learning experience with world-class NBCU News Group journalists, funding for accredited journalism programs and scholarships.
In addition to providing equipment and collaborating with professors to develop seminar courses, NBCU News Group journalists, executives and management from editorial and production teams across NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo will participate as guest lecturer