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NEW YORK, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Carver Federal Savings Bank ( Carver ), a certified Minority Depository Institution ( MDI ), and the New Rochelle-White Plains Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. ( NRWP Kappas ) have entered a partnership to advocate for greater economic empowerment and social justice in communities of color across the Greater New York City and Westchester Metro areas.
The partnership aims to promote financial education, workplace inclusion, and community engagement to improve economic opportunities for minority communities that have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Carver and NRWP Kappas will also explore academic scholarship and internship opportunities for local minority youth and look to engage the larger business community in supporting job training, business networking, and more significant philanthropy in communities of color.
Sunny Hostin, co-host of ABC’s
The View, did so without her in-laws.
Hostin announced on Friday’s episode that the parents of her husband had passed away from complications from COVID-19 around the turn of the year, just three days apart from each other.
Hostin, 52, stated that although her husband,
Manny Hostin, is an “intensely private” person, both had decided that it was important for her to tell viewers about their loss. His mom, Dr.
Maria Jesus, was 79 and his dad, Dr. A. Emmanuel, was 84.
“We are deeply saddened that Manny lost both of his parents over the holidays,” Hostin said. “He lost his father on Dec. 28 and he lost his mother on New Year’s Day, both to COVID.”
Sunny, 52, who has been married to Manny Hostin since 1998,
revealed on The View today that they both of his parents died of COVID-19 over the holidays
Dr. A. Emmanuel, had just turned 83 on Christmas Day and died on December 28, while Dr. Maria Jesus, who died on January 1, had turned 78 on Christmas Eve
She said both were physicians and very careful, staying home from Thanksgiving celebrations because they decided it wasn’t safe
Sunny said they got to FaceTime Manny s parents as they died
She urged viewers: I beg of you, social distance, wear your mask, wash your hands, and if you get the opportunity to take this vaccine, take it