Africans in NYC Fear Hardships Caused by Ebola Panic

With Ebola screening now underway at major U.S. ports, the threat of automatic quarantining and the possibility of an African travel ban, many in New York's African diaspora fear major economic repercussions here and in their homelands, as well as social ostracism, based on misinformation and panic about the virus. For thousands of African immigrants in America, a travel ban between the United States and Africa could prove catastrophic, said community leader Kofi Boateng, the...

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