News & Media
The National Collaborative for Health Equity presents the latest news, articles, events and program highlights to help you stay connected and informed.
There’s a ‘Poisonous Dynamic Among White People’ Over Who’s to Blame for Racism
By Jonathan Capehart (Opinion) This is a really poisonous dynamic in this country between white people.” To further my education in the political motivations of the white working-class and their support of President Trump, I read “White...
Women of Color Have High Ambition, But Little Help
By Alina Dizik When Alissa Johnson, one of Xerox ’s XRX -8.73% most senior minority female executives, mentors women of color, she tells them to forget their comfort zone. With a shortage of female executives—especially in technology...
The Intersection of Black Lives Matter and Public Health
New video from San Francisco Department of Public Health on the intersection of Black Lives Matter and public health! Alameda County Public Health Department's Health Officer and Director, Muntu Davis, is featured in the video as...
Recognizing Majority-Black Cities, When Their Existence is Being Questioned
By Andre M. Perry, Brookings Black Lives Matter (BLM) is “a call to action and a response to the virulent anti-black racism that permeates our society,” according to its founders. Created after the killing of Trayvon Martin by George...
White Hate, Black Hate and the Shades of Difference
By William C. Anderson, Truthout The rallying of white supremacist extremism in the US has caused fear and confusion for much of the general public. It's clear that the ascension of Donald Trump and the mass mobilization of white supremacist...
As Many as 450,000 People in the County Live in Food Deserts; Group Wants to Increase Access to Supermarkets
By Ginger Christ, The Plain Dealer; [email protected] CLEVELAND, Ohio - Until last December, the stretch of Euclid Avenue near Richmond Road in Euclid was plagued by a dying shopping center and not many options for healthy foods for local...
Oppose the Graham-Cassidy Plan Which Will Destroy Medicaid, End the Medicaid Expansion, and Defund Planned Parenthood
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the National Health Law Program, the National Partnership for Women & Families, and the 234 organizations signed on to the attached letter, we urge you to oppose the...
NCHE’s Brian Smedley to Appear on “News One Now” Hosted by Roland Martin
Brian D. Smedley, co-founder and Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, will appear on "News One Now" to speak on the effects that passing the American Health Care Act will have on people of color. Listen to the "News...
National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) Fourth National Conference
NCSD's national conference, “A Struggle We Must Win: Advancing School Integration Through Activism, Youth Voice, and Policy Reform,” focuses on empowering communities and the next generation of leaders. We expect the event to bring together...
Location, Location, Location: Why Houston’s Poor, Nonwhite Communities Will Bear the Brunt of Harvey’s Fury
By Tanasia Kenney As Hurricane Harvey continues its path of destruction across southeastern Texas, those confined to low-income, nonwhite communities are among the storm’s most vulnerable victims. The hurricane, now...