[Black Family Summit Emergency Response Initiative]
The Black Family Summit is comprised of twenty-nine socially-conscious Black professional and advocacy groups, including organizations that focus on the holistic health and welfare of Black families and communities.
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News
AMERICA’S VOICE: IMMIGRANTS INDISPENSIBLE IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
[Immigration & COVID-19]
During the COVID-19 pandemic containment and response effort, immigrants’ contributions are ever more indispensable.
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL PUSHES FOR ABORTION ACCESSS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
[COVID-19\Abortion Access]
Attorney General James: “As the coronavirus spreads across the country and residents are asked to stay at home, the federal government should be doing everything in its power to ensure women can maintain control of their reproductive choices.”
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HOW DO WE PUBLICLY DEMONSTATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS?
[Demonstrating for Social Justice\COVID-19]
Glick: “Some issues demand that we be out there visibly demonstrating, safely and at an appropriate social distance.”
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HOUSE TRANSPORTATION CHAIR SUPPORTS COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE
[COVID-19\CARES Act]
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), who has been at the forefront of securing protections for the American workforce, took to the House Floor to offer his support for the legislation.
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THE INTERCEPT: ‘TIMES UP’ ORGANIZATION REFUSED TO SUPPORT BIDEN ACCUSER
[Time’s Up\Joe Biden]
Reade learned from Time’s Up “that no assistance could be provided because the person she was accusing, Biden, was a candidate for federal office, and assisting a case against him could jeopardize the organization’s nonprofit status.”
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NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK WILL HOLD COVID-19 VIRTUAL TOWNHALL SUNDAY
[National Action Network\COVID-19 Online Town Hall]
Rev. Al Sharpton will moderate the discussion navigating topics including, “How will the homeless ‘Shelter-in-Place’?” and “How are the incarcerated cared for during this time of uncertainty.”
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AMERICA’S GOVERNORS AND MAYORS FILL LEADERSHIP VOID LEFT BY TRUMP
[COVID-19\Leadership]
Morial: “As the President has faltered, governors and mayors have risen – most notably, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose state has been the hardest-hit.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL FIGHTS FOR WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS DURING COVID-19
[COVID-19\Reproductive Rights]
NY Attorney General James: “The coronavirus is not an excuse for federal, state, or local governments to curtail women’s reproductive freedoms.”
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AMERICA’S VOICE: UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS SEEKING COVID-19 TESTING MUST BE PROTECTED
[Covid-19\Immigration Status]
“We must hold President Trump to his word that immigration status will not be a barrier to getting tested for Covid-19 or that seeking treatment will not be held against immigrants and their families or expose them to deportation or detention.”
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