[COVID-19\NY Assembly]
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie: “These bills will help families and some of our most vulnerable populations weather the economic storm that the COVID crisis has brought.”
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COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: NY Assembly Passes Legislation to Help Vulnerable New Yorkers
Has CDC Changed Stance on School Reopening to Help Trump?
[COVID-19 Pandemic]
Weingarten: “The CDC may have changed its tone to accommodate President Trump’s whims, but the details of its guidance remain the same: Schools cannot reopen safely and equitably until we have effectively contained the virus spread.”
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Brazil’s Black Domestic Workers Fight for Change after Boy’s Death
[Mirtes Renata Santana de Souza\Miguel]
Time: “On July 14 Pernambuco’s public prosecutor announced he was charging Corte with “abandonment of a vulnerable person resulting in death”—a crime punishable by 4 to 12 years in prison.”
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Study: Whites Treated Better Than Blacks When Seeking Business Loans
[National Community Reinvestment Coalition]
Sterling Bone: “We find troubling patterns that that loan program, that PPP program, was not offered equally across our test groups.”
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Gabon Appoints First Female Prime Minister Ossouka Raponda
[Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda]
Reuters: “Ossouka Raponda, 56, is the sixth prime minister appointed since Bongo succeeded his father in 2009. Her first job is to form a new government after her predecessor, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, stepped down.”
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COVID-19: Doctor Discusses Lack of Racial Diversity in Medical Field
[COVID-19\Blacks in Medicine]
Dr. Kele: “For the people who are already a little bit apprehensive about the healthcare system, COVID-19 … it hasn’t helped.”
Photo: Marlea Willis
New Report: America Key Player in Global Land Privatization
[Global Land Privitization]
Oakland Institute: “Driving Dispossession highlights the United States as a key player in an unfettered offensive to privatize land around the world via US blockchain corporations, government agencies, and the World Bank.”
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Gillibrand To Congress: Provide COVID-19 Relief Funding for NY Hospitals
[COVID-19\New York Hospitals]
Se. Gillibrand: “New York’s hospitals have been on the frontlines of the coronavirus response and the financial strain is staggering. Our hospitals are in dire need of resources.”
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Mayor de Blasio’s Announces Internet Plan for Hard-Hit COVID-19 Communities
[Interner Acess\COVID-19]
de Blasio: “Our mission to deliver affordable, high-quality internet service has never felt more urgent. COVID-19 has further exposed the inequalities in internet access.”
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