Program encourages teens to use creative expression as a means for coping with challenging situations More than 10 years ago Walgreens launched its first Expressions Challenge program to encourage teens to use creative arts as an outlet to manage some of life’s stressful circumstances and to guide students to make better life choices. Offered only […]
President Joe Biden Signs COVID-19 Relief Package
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz If all goes according to the federal government’s plan – and for now it looks like it is – Americans can expect to receive another COVID-19 stimulus check. The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Thursday, March 11. The bill was passed by the […]
Alzheimer’s Association Publishes Special Report
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Health equity needs to apply to every aspect of health. From the start of someone’s life to the end, everyone deserves the right to be healthy and live a healthy lifestyle. Eliminating health disparities is especially critical when pertaining to diseases such as cancer or dementia. Earlier this week, the Alzheimer’s Association […]
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines
Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in multigenerational homes By Dena Vang Living in a multigenerational home has become increasingly common in the United States. One in five Americans currently live in a home with multiple generations. While this living arrangement has its benefits – financial support, accessible childcare and shared meals – a multigenerational household […]
Volkswagen Microbus with Civil Rights Background Heads to Washington
Esau Jenkins, an early civil rights pioneer in South Carolina, used this VW as his iconic daily drive during his efforts to provide opportunities, and hope to marginalized communities throughout the American south. In Esau’s and Janie B. Jenkins’ lifetimes, they purchased buses to transport children to school and workers to jobs, taught adult passengers […]
President Joe Biden Visits Milwaukee for Town Hall
By Karen Stokes President Joe Biden participated in his first town hall meeting since becoming president this past Tuesday, Feb. 16. The town hall took place at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee was moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Topics ranged from the $1.9 million economic rescue package and domestic terrorism, but it’s no surprise that […]
Teen Activist Giving Students Opportunities to Express Themselves Through Art
By Hayley Crandall At just 15-years-old, Isabella Hanson has already made waves in her community and beyond. The Pennsylvania teen activist is a youth co-founder of the National Youth Foundation and active member of her high school’s Diversity Club and Model United Nations. Last year, she played a vital role in getting a home that […]
Interior Announces Series of Tribal Consultations in Recognition of the Importance of Nation-to-Nation Relationship
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced today that it will host initial consultations with Tribal leaders next month. In addition to honoring and strengthening the nation-to-nation relationship, these steps will help ensure that future White House and Interior efforts at addressing the four converging crises of our time – COVID-19, economic security, racial justice […]
Interior Announces Plans to Strengthen LWCF
New Order Revokes Policy Actions That Undermined Bipartisan Conservation Program WASHINGTON — The Interior Department today took steps to strengthen the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) by rescinding Trump administration policies that significantly undermined the landmark conservation program. Secretarial Order 3396 revokes an order signed on November 9, 2020 (Secretarial Order 3388) that unilaterally […]
Jessica Boling Talks Voter Suppression and the Lessons Learned from the 2020 Election
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Voter suppression seems like a thing of the past, after all no group is denied the right to vote based on their gender or race, but just because something is outlawed doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist in other forms. Today, voter suppression takes form in voter ID laws, purged voter rolls, language […]
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