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CHE Cook County Team Hosts Upcoming Virtual Forum on Environmental Justice
#DenyThePermit: Public Health, Democracy, & Environmental Racism Virtual Forum - Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 6 p.m. CDT Join the Collaborative for Health Equity (CHE) Cook County and Health & Medicine Policy Research Group during National...
Evanston, Ill., Leads the Country With First Reparations Program for Black Residents
By Mark Guarino; www.washingtonpost.com Read...
Dr. Gail Christopher Joins TRHT Leaders in a National TRHT Emergency Town Hall: Responding To Anti-Asian Violence
National TRHT Emergency Town Hall: Responding to Anti-Asian...
Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/26/memorandum-condemning-and-combating-racism-xenophobia-and-intolerance-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-in-the-united-states/ JANUARY 26, 2021 • PRESIDENTIAL...
National Collaborative for Health Equity’s Statement on Last Night’s Violence Against Asian American and Pacific Islanders Community
March 17, 2021 Today we mourn alongside Atlanta’s Asian American Pacific Islander community and for the lives lost during last night’s senseless attack. This hatred, violence and false blame perpetrated on innocent people is tearing at the...
There Were 3,800 Anti-Asian Racist Incidents, Mostly Against Women, in Past Year
By Kimmy Yam; www.nbcnews.com "'There is an intersectional dynamic going on that others may perceive both Asians and women and Asian women as easier targets,' one professor said." (Read...
How Black People Can Be Strong Allies to Asian Americans Right Now
By Char Adams; www.nbcnews.com (Read...
COVID ‘Hate Crimes’ Against Asian Americans on Rise
https://www.bbc.com "An elderly Thai immigrant dies after being shoved to the ground. A Filipino-American is slashed in the face with a box cutter. A Chinese woman is slapped and then set on fire." (Read...
Why We Must Fight for the Safety of Asian-Americans
By Shaun King, The North...
National Collaborative for Health Equity’s Statement on Violence Against Asian American and Pacific Islanders Community
Throughout the last year, especially the last few weeks, there has been a substantial increase in verbal assaults and physical attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the United States. Recent data shows hate crimes against Asian...