National Unrest Reaches Dallas Streets
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Volume XXX, Number XIX June 4-10, 2020 An atypical crisis in the Black church - See Page 3 Using the doctor’s online portal Visit us online at www.northdallasgazette.com - See Page 4 National unrest Huge donation made for reaches Dallas streets COVID relief - See Page 5 By David Wilfong NDG Contributing Writer Pandemic The death of an African American inspires Val’s detained by police in Minneapolis has sent shockwaves around the career choice country; indeed, around the world. On May 25, George Floyd was - See Page 6 apprehended by police after be- ing accused of passing a counter- Hinojosa feit bill. In the minutes following, videos surfacing on the Internet speaks on showed Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee against Floyd killing the neck of an already-handcuffed Floyd for more than eight minutes. - See Page 6 Subsequently, according to autopsy reports, Floyd went into cardiac ar- Music legends rest and died. Protesters in Minneapolis react to the killing of an African American man at the hands come together There were immediate calls for of police. By the weekend, the protests had turned violent here in Dallas. justice, and legal action to be taken (Photo: FibonacciBlueFlickr) for local kids against Chauvin and oher officers cendiary tactics should be used by a cop; if it were just another person involved. any police department in the United killing someone in the street, as- - See Page 9 “As a former prosecutor and at- States.” phyxiating them, there’d already be torney for 40 years, I believe there is The sentiment was shared across an arrest. You’ll have to ask Minne- IAC to reopen ample evidence for those officers in- the political spectrum. Former U.S. sota why it takes that long to process volved in this incident to be charged Rep. and Fox political commentator a video. It’s pretty clear to me.” galleries on and for the case to proceed through Trey Gowdy, also a former pros- As the public waited for the jus- the justice system,” said Texas Sen. ecutor and known for his staunchly tice system to take action, protests July 1 Royce West. “Policing in America conservative stances,was unequivo- began hitting the streets of Minne- today has its challenges. We cannot cal in his assessment as well. apolis. Solidarity demonstrations - See Page 10 continue to bring harm to innocent “It may not have been premeditat- then began popping up in other people, continue to exercise biased ed,” Gowdy said. “Ok, take murder major U.S. cities; and by last week Sister Tarpley: behavior, or continue to encounter one off; but it’s either murder two or there were demonstrators outside incidents of excessive use of force murder three, and I can tell you in the U.S. embassies in London and Making resulting in the killing of unarmed South Carolina somebody would al- judgements and non-threatening human beings. ready be arrested. And if he weren’t See UNREST, Page 8 There is no reason violent and in- - See Page 15 Inside... See Page 2 People In The News... 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I just need some fish away. Even when the virus million to Live Healthy In Baltimore, where she Oprah Winfrey today!” is gone, the devastation left Chicago, which provides once worked, Winfrey is By Stacy M. Brown Winfrey made sure that by people not being able to immediate support to se- donating money to Liv- NNPA Senior Correspondent there was plenty of “fish” work for months who were niors and high-risk resi- ing Classrooms Founda- in the places she’s called holding on paycheck to dents affected by the coro- tion and Center for Urban During a recent virtual home. Through the Oprah paycheck, who have used navirus. Families. Winfrey also said address to the class of 2020 Winfrey Charitable Foun- up their savings — people She gave $2 million to she’s giving $115,000 to college graduates, Oprah dation, the OWN Network are going to be in need,” Nashville Nurtures, a col- the Boys and Girls Club of boss announced she was Winfrey told the Associ- Winfrey spoke of the need laboration with Mount Zion East Mississippi. donating $12 million to ated Press. to provide for those im- Baptist Church and Tennes- “I want to be able to pacted by the coronavirus organizations dedicated “So, my thing is, look in see State University (TSU). reach people who have pandemic. to helping underserved your own neighborhood, Winfrey graduated from been incarcerated and are “What this pandemic communities in Chicago, in your own backyard to TSU and began her career coming out of prison,” has done is made me think Baltimore, Nashville, Mil- see how you can serve and in Nashville. She later lived Winfrey noted. about giving differently. teach people to fish. But waukee and Kosciusko, where your service is most in Milwaukee, where she “I want to reach moth- How I give and who’s on sometimes people just need Mississippi. essential. That is the real announced a $100,000 gift ers of domestic violence. the receiving end of that, fish and a piece of bread,” Born in Kosciusko, Win- essential work, I think, for and how do you do that in the media mogul stated. frey has lived in each of the to SaintA and the Nia Imani I want to reach people. I people of means.” such a way that sustains “Sometimes you need some cities where she’s donating Family, Inc., which assists want to feed people. I want Of the $12 million do- people? I’ve ultimately fish, OK? Sometimes you money. those in need of housing to help people get access to always believed that you don’t have time to learn to “This thing is not going nations, Winfrey gave $5 and mental health care. testing. forms to develop antiviral tial to be a broad solution to supportive at fast-tracking for in-silico identification Darnisha Harrison drugs. address the COVID-19 pan- review every step of the of prior-approved chemi- By Stacy M. Brown The drug that shows so demic and, specifically, the way, and that is true around cal compounds blocking NNPA Senior Correspondent much promise has been near 80 percent of coronavi- the world,” Harrison told the CoV proteins, spike S labeled ENU200, a repur- rus cases that are asymptom- WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge. glycoprotein and Mpro. A The novel coronavirus posed, patent-pending, and atic, mild to moderate,” said “We anticipate the clini- Mpro is a key CoV enzyme. has ravaged most of the orally deliverable antiviral Harrison. “Key to ENU200 cal trials could start within The results suggest the globe, but in the U.S., Af- drug that was previously is its target of two proteins 90 days. The clinical trial it- use of ENU200 as a cur- rican Americans and other approved by the U.S. Food on the SARS-CoV-2 virus self could take a month. We rent, viable treatment for communities of color have and Drug Administration that interfere with the vi- feel quite optimistic that in COVID-19 and other CoV disproportionately born the (FDA) for a different indi- rus’ ability to enter healthy the 120-day window, when infections, Harrison stated. lethal impact of the pan- cation. The development of cells and its replication. our clinical material would “ENU200 blocks the S gly- demic. ENU200, as a therapeutic, Additionally, unlike other be ready, we could have a coprotein of CoV, which Darnisha Harrison, a is targeted to treat the up to COVID-19 drugs in devel- drug that could be safe and is responsible for host cell Louisiana State Univer- show promise. If successful, 80% of asymptomatic, mild opment, which must be ad- effective at treating CO- attachment and mediating sity grad and founder and her scientists’ solution could to moderate cases of COV- ministered via injection or VID-19.” host cell membrane and vi- CEO of Georgia-based En- be instrumental in blocking ID-19 viral infections. intravenously under the care In a statement posted on ral membrane fusion during naid Therapeutics, says that the continued spread of CO- “Our science strongly of a physician, ENU200 can the company’s website on infection.” scientists working for her VID-19. suggests that ENU200, a re- be administered orally, thus Monday, April 27, Harrison “The in-silico predictions company are developing a Ennaid Therapeutics uses purposed drug with a well- enabling in-home treatment noted that the rationale for hint that ENU200 matches established clinical and for COVID-19 infections.” developing ENU200 arose drug-based therapy whose artificial intelligence (AI)- See HARRISON, Page 4 laboratory tests continue to based drug discovery plat- safety profile, has the poten- “The FDA has been very from a bioinformatic search “I wanted to support an HIV disease progression; Janet Antwi, PhD underserved population to and international nutrition Ten years ago, Janet take advantage of opportu- and health in community Antwi boarded a one-way nities and build careers to and clinical settings. flight from Ghana to the solve the major issues that “My goal is to instill and U.S. to accomplish her face our society, which are get the best out of my stu- dream of pursuing knowl- in line with the core val- dents — professionally, in- edge, gaining skills, and ues of PVAMU’s strategic tellectually, and morally,” achieving high-level pro- plan,” Antwi said.