On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, “The Fight for the Vote 2020: Our March to the Ballot Box. Broadcast over Facebook Live, the presentation featured panelists who agreed that the election process would be severely hindered unless strategies are developed for more robust voter outreach and empowerment. […]
Fighting to live while eating to die: […]
According to state data that is updated daily, for Marion Correctional, as of May 1, staff members who reported positive results are 175; COVID-19 related staff deaths are 1; staff who have recovered are 98; units in quarantine include the full institution; inmates in quarantine are 430; inmates in isolation are 2016; inmates currently positive for COVID-19 are 2016; probable COVID-19 related deaths are 0; confirmed COVID-19 related deaths are 8; inmates who have pending results are 190; and inmates who have recovered are 69. […]
Aside from my family’s personal experience and startlingstatistics, historically, Black people collectively, have never had reason to fully trust America’s health care system. Statistics prove that Black people are dying from the coronavirus in disproportionate numbers to white people. Seventy percent of those who contract COVID-19 nation-wide and die of it are Black. […]
Last week, the release of a second loan program to bolster businesses and revive the economy provides about $484 billion for small businesses, hospitals, and additional testing. But Black business owners said funds need to be earmarked specifically for African American firms to ensure that their companies survive the pandemic. […]
Collectively, they argue that too often, insurance companiesrefuse to cover emergency services, and either patients are forced to pay bills they cannot afford, or hospitals are shuttering. […]
Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s power to enforce settlements against discriminatory lenders. Additionally, the plan calls for Biden to strengthen and expand the Community Reinvestment Act to ensure that the nation’s bank and non-bank financial services institutions are serving all communities. […]
The Need For Strategy Innovation & Community Support in the Era of COVID-19 […]
“We encourage all Black churches and businesses to remain closed during this critical period. The denominations and independent churches represented in this statement, which comprise a combined membership of more than 25 million people and more than 30,000 congregations, intend to remain closed and to continue to worship virtually, with the same dedication and love that we brought to the church. […]
A Georgia woman was discharged from the hospital after beating coronavirus right before her birthday. But this wasn’t just another ordinary birthday, it’s about to be her 100th birthday! […]
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