[Racism\Health]
Governor Whitmer joined the American Public Health Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Emergency Physicians in declaring institutional racism an urgent public health issue.
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Systemic Racism
AFT Convention Delegates Endorse Joe Biden for President
[AFT’s National Convention\Joe Biden]
AFT’s Randi Weingarten: “Joe Biden is the deeply decent, experienced, caring and competent leader America needs to guide our nation through the three crises we face today—a global health pandemic, an economic crisis and a long-overdue reckoning with racism.”
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Report: “Stand Your Ground” Laws Fuel Racist, Lethal Violence
[“Stand Your Ground” Laws]
Giffords Law Center’s Robyn Thomas: “All 27 states that have enacted them [“Stand Your Ground” laws] should act now to repeal them.”
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Gregg Popovich: People who don’t Understand BLM “Just Ignorant”
[San Antonio Spurs\Gregg Popovich]
Popovich: “People who don’t understand Black Lives Matter or are offended by it are just ignorant.”
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Housing Groups Condemn Trump’s Effort to Gut Fair Housing
[Fair Housing Act\AFFH) Rule]
Diane Yentel: “Secretary Carson has worked to undermine fair housing since the day he stepped into the HUD building, so this action is not surprising.”
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Teenage Football Star Gives Coach Advice About Speaking on Racism
[Tyler Booker\Bobby Acosta]
Sports Illustrated: “Booker told Acosta exactly where to start: Talk about it. Be honest about what’s happening. Don’t ignore this, even if it’s uncomfortable for some. Frank discussions about racism in America, Booker said, could impact college football.”
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Young Black Voters Unenthusiastically Support Biden Over Trump
[2020 Elections\Black Voters]
USA TODAY: “While polls show the majority of young Black voters support Biden over President Donald Trump, many are unenthusiastic at best or hesitant at worst.”
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Jamaal Bowman Addresses NYC Recent Surge in Gun Violence
[NYC Gun Violence]
Bowman: “We have to talk about moving resources to the communities that are disproportionately being impacted by senseless violence. I’m not talking about funding more policing.”
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Stephen Curry: We Must Fight Subtle and Systemic Racism
[Stephen Curry\Racism]
Bleacher Report: “Curry said it is critical to fight systemic racism but also the ‘subtle racism and prejudice that starts to add on itself,’ such as thinking successful Black people are an anomaly and describing someone as ‘articulate’ and ‘well-spoken.”
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