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Ann Molloy of Encompass Resolutions, a firm hired to investigate the Kirkwood School District’s handling of past sexual abuse allegations, will present a report on the firm’s findings at the

The COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Task Force, led by Ximena Garcia, heard speakers from three efforts across Kansas to address vaccination disparities in their community. (March 10, 2021, photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — A concerted effort among community stakeholders to get communities of color vaccinated against COVID-19 has driven up rates but a state task force is still seeking ways to bring them fully even with their white counterparts. Members of the Kansas COVID-19 Vaccine E...

/PRNewswire/ -- The Black Womens Health Imperative (BWHI) announced that it has received a $400,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to improve...

The United States neither can nor should abdicate a strong leadership role in global health. The question is how it leads.

It requires the department to designate an employee to facilitate an expedited review of such crimes.

House passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, sends to Biden for signature Published Tuesday, May. 18, 2021, 7:16 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Daniel – stock.adobe.com) The U.S. House voted 364-62 on Tuesday to pass legislation that would condemn all forms of anti-Asian sentiment, racism, and discrimination in the face of a troub...

UPPER MERION — Upper Merion Township will be a busy place come primary election day on May 18. Candidates are vying for their partys nomination for mayor of Bridgeport, as

Seeking to reassure African Americans that the COVID-19 vaccinations are safe, the White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force united with the Black Press to spread the word.

47abc May 12, 2021 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Governor Larry Hogan made several announcements during a press conference Wednesday afternoon regarding COVID-19 in the state. Effective Saturday, May 15th, all indoor and outdoor venues statewide will be allowed to resume normal operations. All remaining capacity restrictions will be lifted on indoor and outdoor entertainment, art, and sports venues. In addition, all restaurants and bars can resume normal operations starting Saturday. All remaining restric...

May 7, 2021 at 2:10pm (Updated 5:00 p.m.) Kevin Davis’s first challenge as Fairfax County’s new police chief is to earn the public’s trust, and if the community input session held last night (Thursday) was any indication, it will be a formidable task. In a virtual discussion that lasted more than two hours, caller after caller expressed dismay at what they believe was insufficient transparency and community engagement from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors during the hiring process...