As the global pandemic continues to take lives and infect multiple generations, virtually every dimension of life is challenged. And people with the fewest financial
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MELVIN VAN PEEBLES, CREATIVE GENIUS
One of the first Broadway plays I ever saw was Melvin Van Peeble’s Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death. A. Robert Phillips, who led
WHO GETS FLEXIBILITY?
I had not planned to have a policy conversation when I boarded my connecting flight from Detroit to DC. But the young white woman, totally
Charlene Crowell: $46B emergency rental assistance delay leaves 3.5 million at risk of eviction
An estimated 3.5 million renters face the likelihood of eviction over the next two months – despite the availability of $46 billion in emergency rental
Dr. Julianne Malveaux Column: The New Multiracial America
So you are sitting on a park bench, just enjoying the weather. What is the likelihood that the next person that walks by you is
Sunita Sohrabji: Pandemic Continues to Take Major Toll, Despite Effective Vaccines: Q/A With The CDC
The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing to take a major toll, despite the availability of proven mitigation measures and very effective vaccines, said four subject matter
Sunita Sohrabji: A Doctor’s Word – Exposure to Smoke from Wildfires Can Increase Risk for Covid-19
Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to wildfire smoke, according to a
WHY DEMONIZING THE UNVACCINATED WON’T WORK By Sunita Sohrabji
Low-income minorities in the U.S., many of whom remain unvaccinated because of hurdles in access and information, are unfairly being blamed for the new rise
Charlene Crowell: Updated Voting Rights Bill Set for Late August House Floor Vote
As hundreds of civil rights advocates complete plans for a series of events across the country to heighten the need for new and stronger voting
Julianne Malveaux: BLACK WOMEN AND THE PAY GAP – WE DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO!
It takes Black women until August 3, or 19 months, to earn what a white man earns in a year. Most years, Pay Equity Day
