DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) The number of Americans killed by COVID-19 surpassed 500,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, a tragic figure far surpassing the toll of any other nation in the world.
Logically, 500,000 is only slightly more than the population of the City of Raleigh (483,579); it s roughly equal to 25 sellout crowds at PNC Arena (capacity 19,722); the U.S. death toll is now approximately 168 times the total lives lost on Sept. 11, and now stands at approximately 3/4 of the total number of deaths that were recorded in the U.S. during the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Logically, the updated death toll means the virus has killed one in every 656 Americans. Emotionally, however, Americans may not ever understand the weight of that number.
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Editor’s note: Kaela Kovach-Galton, is Curriculum & Project Strategist for The Diversity Movement.
RALEIGH – The world wide web is aptly named. The world is indeed at our fingertips. Whether for business, learning, shopping, or entertainment, the internet is a necessary tool for our everyday lives. Full and easy access to digital media for all people means equity, but providing this access is complex.
How do we expand digital access to ensure people with cognitive, visual, or hearing impairments, limitations, or disabilities have the same jobs, tools, and information? How do we reach people in pockets of our state where broadband isn’t readily available?
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WRAL TechWire keeps tabs on the latest and greatest meetups, panels, workshops, conferences, application deadlines and all things happening in the North Carolina startup/tech world. “The Headliners” is a multi-part weekly roundup of upcoming events to add to your calendar.
Following is a list of February events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the greater Triangle area. To find out what’s happening this month in cities outside of the Triangle, check out part two of the “Headliners” column. Another post highlights events coming up in March. Meetups that occur regularly are listed here.
If you’d like your event to be included, feel free to send me an email.
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