[Maryland Democratic Primary Election]
Maya Rockeymore Cummings: “I am challenging my opponent, Kwesi Mfume to a video debate on the most important policy issues of the day. The people need to hear the truth.”
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CARES Act
COVID-19 LESSONS: BLACK AMERICA NEEDS MORE COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONALS
[“Speaking Truth to Empower”]
Benjamin: “The issue of healthcare, which is a central one for all Americans, is even more critical for African-Americans.”
Photo: Youtube
REPORT: HOTELS REQUIRE MORE PPP LOAN FUNDING TO SAVE JOBS
[COVID-19\Small Business Hotels]
New report shows without increased loan limits in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), small business hotels won’t be able to keep doors open and rehire employees.
Photo: AHLA
AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN DENOUNCES DEVOS’ MISUSE OF COVID-19 FUNDS
[Betsy DeVos\CARES Act Funding]
Weingarten: “DeVos is using what little discretionary money was provided for education in the CARES Act to move full-steam ahead with turning our public schools into online cash cows for her corporate friends.”
Photo: YouTube
CAMPAIGN BEGINS TO REMOVE COVID-19 TAX BREAKS FOR WEALTHY IN CARES ACT
[COVID-19\Tax Breaks for Wealthy]
The CARES Act was supposed to offer much needed comfort to those suffering most from the pandemic. But hidden in the bill was an obscure provision allowing wealthy owners…to leverage losses into big tax savings and refunds.
Photo: YouTube
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL: COVID-19 STIMULUS PAYMENTS PROTECTED FROM DEBT COLLECTORS
[CARES Act\Debt Collection]
Attorney General James is prepared and determined to uphold the law and to protect New Yorkers against those looking to exploit the coronavirus public health crisis for their own gain.
Photo: YouTube
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE FIGHTS FOR BLACK AMERICA AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
[Urban League\COVID-19]
Morial: “More than 30,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, and African Americans are more likely to die than any other group…That’s why that Urban League Movement’s role as economic first responders is more important than ever before.”
Photo: National Urban League
COVID-19 IGNORES NEEDS OF NON-BANK LENDERS PUTTING MIDDLE CLASS HOMEOWNERSHIP IN JEOPARDY
COVID-19\CARES ACT\Homeownership]
NAREB: “If a solution for non-bank mortgage lenders is not found, we could backtrack on nearly a decade of housing gains and relief efforts, and require further government intervention to prevent a mortgage crisis that could mirror the events of 2008.”
Photo: NAREB
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL: FAMILIES MUST GET EMERGENCY COVID-19 STIMULUS FUNDS—NOT DEBT COLLECTORS
[COVID-19 Stimulus Funds\Debt Collectors]
“During this public health and economic crisis, the States do not believe that the billions of dollars appropriated by Congress to help keep hard-working Americans afloat should be subject to garnishment.”
Photo: YouTube
WE MUST REIMAGINE MEDICINE TO PROTECT VULNERABLE FROM CORONAVIRUS
[Healthcare\Medicine]
Callinan: “As the nation grapples to contain and treat patients with COVID-19, we’re rethinking how we care for people with other serious or terminal illnesses…medicine must adapt accordingly.”
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