The coronavirus has hit black Americans harder than any other group, which is why BET, BET Her and BET’s Facebook pages are focusing on the pandemic in a primetime special that “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King will anchor Wednesday night. “COVID-19: Black America’s Fight” will have interviews about the devastating impact with the mayors of San Francisco, Chicago and New Orleans, as well as changemakers in the black community and White House officials like Dr. Deborah Birx. Source
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Niles Fitch to play first black prince in a Disney live-action movie
“Welcome Disney’s first Black prince,” the 18-year-old wrote when Disney announced the new film. Source
How one butcher is “reimagining” the future of her small business
After losing 45% of her business, Primal Supply Meats founder Heather Thomason was forced to pivot hard in 72 hours. Source
Coronavirus pandemic may have slowed Biden’s campaign hiring
Presumptive party nominees have in the past been able to quickly expand their nationwide campaign operations. Source
CDC director fears 2nd wave of coronavirus next flu season
“There’s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through,” CDC Director Robert Redfield said. Source
2 pet cats in New York test positive for COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced both felines lived in separate areas of the state and are expected to recover. Source
Thousands fall victim to “Zoom-bombing”
Thousand of Zoom users have reported their video calls have been hacked with graphic and often racist images and comments. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN to explain how it happens and what Zoom is doing to stop it. He also detailed the app company’s data-sharing relationship with Facebook and why Zoom is working with Dropbox to fix some of its privacy concerns. Source
ICE declines to release asylum-seekers amid pandemic
“There’s fear among all of us,” Marco, a Cuban asylum-seeker detained in Louisiana, told CBS News. Source
Harvard says it won’t take $8.6M in virus relief after all
Harvard, which had an endowment of $40.9 billion last year, was singled out for criticism by President Trump. Source
Coronavirus updates: World sees growing toll amid warnings of second wave
As more governors take early gambles on easing restrictions, ramped-up testing for active cases and COVID-19 antibodies is starting to reveal new information. Source