[COVID-19\Stimulus Package]
“The NAACP urges Congress to begin work on another COVID-19 response package quickly. For the duration of this crisis, we will continue to fight for measures to protect the health, safety and well-being of underserved and overlooked communities.”
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Coronavirus
NAACP: COVID-19 PACKAGE NECESSARY STEP, CONGRESS MUST DO MORE
NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK WILL FEED NEEDY NEW YORKERS AND NEW JERSEYANS
[National Action Network\World Central Kitchen]
Reverend Al Sharpton: “Our partnership with World Central Kitchen is to ensure our community that we are here for them. In times of stress and struggle, we all need to support one another.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO TRUMP: INVOKE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
[COVID-19\Defense Production Act]
“The federal government must act decisively now and use its sweeping authority to get as many needed supplies produced as soon as possible.”
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REPS. PRESSLEY AND OMAR INTRODUCE STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PLAN
[COVID-19\Student Debt Emergency Relief Act]
Congresswoman Pressley. “Our $1.6 trillion student debt crisis stands in the way of any meaningful economic recovery effort during and after this pandemic, which is why we must cancel student loan debt in order to jumpstart the economy.”
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AFT’S WEINGARTEN LAUNCHES “CAPSTONE” INITIATIVE TO COMPLETE SCHOOL YEAR
[COVID-19\”Capstone’ Proposal”]
AFT’s Weingarten: “This school year is not a wash—we’ve had seven months of instruction…We’re holding out hope we can bring a sense of completion and finality to kids and families and end this unprecedented year on a positive note.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL PROPOSES AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT VOTING FOR PRIMARY
[COVID-19\NY Primary\Absentee Voting]
Attorney General James is calling for all eligible New York voters to automatically be sent an absentee ballot for the April 28th election, including the Democratic party’s presidential primary.
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CARRIBEAN TOURISM LEADERS: WE WILL EMERGE STRONGER AFTER CORNONAVIRUS CRISIS
[Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association\covid-19]
In a joint statement, Comito and Affonso-Dass pointed to online resources available to help the industry manage the crisis. Many of these, along with updates on travel advisories, airline and hotel cancellations, and other notices can be found at the CHTA COVID-19 Resource Center at www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com/covid-19.
Photo: Greta Andzenge\CHTA
COVID-19 OUTBREAK EXPOSES AMERICA’S LEADERS AND SICK VALUE SYSTEM
[“Speaking Truth to Empower”]
We are witnessing a failure of leadership across the board. The stunning lack of guidance we’re now witnessing is putting the nation at even greater risk.
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NEW YORK SUSPENDS STUDENT, MEDICAL DEBT DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
[COVID-19\Student\Medical Debt]
James: “New Yorkers need to focus on keeping themselves safe and healthy from the coronavirus, and therefore can rest assured that state medical and student debt referred to my office will not be collected against them for at least 30 days.”
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