Good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin this busy hour with a 2024 race for the white house, with both candidates hitting the trail after tuesdays critical debate. Today, former President Trump is out west at his Golf Course in Los Angeles County to fundraise before hosting a rally in Las Vegas tonight. Hes also set to hold what his campaign is calling a Press Conference in the next hour. The Harris Walz Campaign is also stepping up its Ground Game with the Vice President back in Battleground Pennsylvania today. Her running mate, governor tim walz is making stops in michigan and wisconsin. It marks a major push by both campaigns after this Weeks Showdown on the Debate Stage. Vice president is already calling for another debate, while trump appears less inclined. I believe we owe it to another debate. Right . We owe it to the voters. Because heres the thing, in this election, whats at stake could not be more important. So because we have
Ngozi Alia | 12/11/2020, 6 a.m. Dr. Melvin Ego-Osuala (L) & Dr. Risha Irvin (R) Courtesy Photo
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that African Americans are disproportionately impacted and twice as likely to die from the coronavirus. In Maryland, over sixty percent of residents are Black in Baltimore and Prince Georgeâs County, and Prince Georgeâs County leads Maryland with the most known COVID-19 cases.
There has been a call for action to support minority groups that are heavily impacted by the coronavirus on local and national levels.
Earlier in the year, the COVID-19 Consortium submitted a proposal to Governor Larry Hogan addressing the health inequalities of COVID-19 in African American and Hispanic communities in Maryland. The COVID-19 Consortium is comprised six different organizations, including: Westat Incorporation; National Medical Association; National Hispanic Medical Association; National Association of Comm