SANDERS, JAYAPAL INTRODUCE EMERGENCY COVID-19 HEALTHCARE BILL
The Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act, authored by the two lawmakers, empowers Medicare to pay all of the costs of treatment for the uninsured, and cover all out-of-pocket…
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FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR SBA COVID-19 LOANS AND AID
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza: “While every American is being affected by COVID-19, the impact of this pandemic is particularly hurting our schools and places of worship, and disproportionately…
WILL TRUMP’S GOP KILL AMERICAN DEMOCRACY?
Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman: "Republican governors and legislators have done all they can to limit the franchise...For them, an easily accessible, reliably verifiable voting process is the…
OVER $19 MILLION IN CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING RECEIVED FOR NYC HEALTH CENTERS
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced funding for eleven community health centers that are located in or serve New York’s 7th Congressional District. Photo: YouTube Congresswoman Nydia M.…
NAACP AND BET EXPLORE COVID-19’S DEVASTATING IMPACT ON AFRICAN-AMERICANS
NAACP & BET are hosting a four-part virtual town hall series, “Unmasked: A COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Series”...Our people are dying at disproportionate numbers, and we can’t afford…
COMMUNITIES NEED THEIR NEWSPAPERS, AND NEWSPAPERS NEED THEIR COMMUNITY
Judy Patrick: "Local newspapers are chronicling the challenges neighborhood by neighborhood...Local newspapers care - always have and always will. It’s what sets them apart from all other media...But…
AAMC CALLS FOR ENHANCED COVID-19 DATA COLLECTION TO ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITIES
Dr. David Acosta: “Local data – from Connecticut to Michigan, from New York to Louisiana – are telling the same story: people of color, particularly Black Americans, are…
AFT AND UFT: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST DO MORE TO HELP VICTIMS OF COVID-19
Weingarten said: “We are seeing a terrible loss of life as well as loss of employment as a result of this pandemic." Mulgrew said: "Tens of thousands of…
BLACK BUSINESSES LOSE GIANT WITH BLACK ENTERPRISE FOUNDER’S PASSING
Morial: "Graves demonstrated an almost perfect combination of intelligence, ambition, tenacity, and passion in his career... His influence can be seen everywhere from the humblest small businesses to…
COVID-19 STIMULUS BILL INSUFFICIENT FOR THOSE IN GREATEST NEED
Millions of people — including the undocumented, and those who have no social security number — will receive no relief, said panelists at the briefing, organized by Ethnic…