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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...
NCHE Partners with KIND Healthy Snacks
THE NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (NCHE) PARTNERS WITH KIND HEALTHY SNACKS TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY TO BIPOC COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US NCHE deploys HOPE Initiative Data to Identify High Food Insecurity Locations WASHINGTON, DC...
Dr. Gail Christopher’s Statement on a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2021 Contact: Michael K. Frisby [email protected]/202-625-4328 Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher, Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity A TRUTH, RACIAL...
AHIP Policy Recommendations to Achieve Greater Impact on Reducing Disparities & Advancing Health Equity
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Policy Recommendations As the federal-state program providing access to essential health care to over 77 million low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities,...
Texas Blackout Reveals Deep Impact of Environmental Racism, Aid Organizers Say
By Candice Bernd, Truthout (read...
White People Are Getting Vaccinated at Higher Rates Than Black and Latino Americans
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Deidre McPhillips (CNN) Black and Latino Americans are receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at significantly lower rates than White people -- a disparity that health advocates blame on the federal government and hospitals not...
Black History Month 2021 Celebration Comes in Wake of Widespread Protests over George Floyd’s Death, Racial Reckoning in U.S.
By Karen Jordan CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's been 45 years since the first observation of Black History Month. This year, the celebration of the contributions of Black people comes in the wake of widespread protests over the death of George Floyd and...