[Attorney General William Barr]
Rep. Nadler: “The Attorney General is entitled to his own opinion, but his view that stay-at-home orders are comparable to slavery, which systematically oppressed millions of African-Americans for hundreds of years, is unconscionable.”
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COVID-19 Crisis
DNC’s Platform Guarantees a Loss If Democrats Don’t Do More
[2020 Election]
Common Dreams: “Simply repealing whatever Trump has done is not a positive vision for the future. If ever there was a time to get behind big, bold economic policy ideas like the Green New Deal or a wealth tax, now is the time.”
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COVID-19: National Nurses United to hold National Day of Action
[National Nurses United Protests]
Nurse Bonnie Castillo: “Nurses know that this country’s rampant social, economic, and racial injustice has been killing our patients all along. COVID-19 is just forcing us as a society to face these problems”
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NYC Care and Mental Health Services to be Expanded due to COVID-19
[NYC Care\Mental Health Services\ COVID-19]
Mayor de Blasio. “COVID-19 exposed our city’s most painful disparities, including access to medical care. By expanding NYC Care, we are tackling these inequities head on.”
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ADVANCES NATIVIST POLICIES “UNDER COVER OF THE CORONAVIRUS”
[Trump Administration\Immigration]
Molly O’Toole: “ICE officials this month presented the roughly 180 parents in its custody with the choice of separating from their children or remaining indefinitely detained with them.”
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MEET BLACK “MOMPRENEUR” WHO IS DEVELOPING A $50 MILLION WEALTH-BUILDING COMMUNITY
[Natgeda Remy\NYCE Cos\Wealthlab.co]
Remy: “We want to create a Black micro-economy within the ecosystem of real estate…Our aim is to help 100,000 people become first-time investors, and eventually millionaires in their own right.”
Photo: Natgeda Remy
SANDERS AND DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE “HEALTH CARE EMERGENCY GUARANTEE ACT”
[Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act]
Sen. Sanders: “During this public health crisis, we must make sure that everyone in America is able to receive all of the medical care they need, regardless of their income, immigration status or insurance coverage.”
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COVID-19: WHILE WORKERS RISK THEIR LIVES SENATE REPUBLICANS PROTECT CORPORATE AMERICA’S PROFITS
[America’s Voice]
Frank Sharry: “Instead of widespread testing, safe working conditions and meaningful protections for workers, Republicans are worried about company profits and legal liability for their corporate donors.”
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NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE CALLS FOR RENT RELIEF AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC
[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams\Rent Relief]
Williams: “I have long joined tenants in urging protections and relief, and I have seen rents continue to rise, forcing New Yorkers out of their homes. The affordable housing and homelessness crisis is now compounded exponentially with the COVID-19 crisis.”
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HARLEM STAGE WILL HOLD VIRTUAL PERFORMING ARTS FUNDRAISER
[Harlem Stage]
Harlem Stage’s Patricia Cruz: “This online celebration will showcase our mission to a wider audience and hopefully raise the critical funds needed to continue to support visionary artists of color.”
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