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Improving the Lives and Rights of LGBTQ People in America A Road Map for the Biden Administration Getty/Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle LGBTQ rights supporters gather during a candlelight vigil in West Reading, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 2020. Adam Peck Introduction and summary The Trump administration spent the majority of its four years in office launching a barrage of attacks infringing on the rights of LGBTQ people, promoting discriminatory policies, and creating barriers to ...

Rome NAACP president gets vaccinated as member of equity taskforce Photo courtesy of Rome Memorial Hospital Rome NAACP President Jacqueline Nelson has received her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Posted: Jan 8, 2021 1:10 PM Posted By: WKTV ROME, N.Y. – The president of the Rome National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Jacqueline Nelson, received her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at Rome Memorial Hospital on Friday. Nelson is part of the New York Sta...

Gov. Cuomo outlines next phase of vaccine rollout While phase 1a is still continuing at state hospitals, those New Yorkers included in phase 1b can begin making arrangements to receive a vaccine next week. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 6:33 PM EST January 8, 2021 ALBANY, N.Y. — The next phase of vaccine rollout is set to begin in New York next week. Phase 1b will include people aged 75 years or older, as well as first responders, education workers, public safety ...

Thu Jan 7 2021 | Press Release | College PHOTO COURTESY OF CINCINNATI ATHLETICS Cincinnatis Gina Oliver Thomas was the keynote speaker of the event, the first of its kind for the IWLCA. NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. — The IWLCA concluded its first-ever  Future Leaders of the Game: IWLCA Students of Color Coaching Symposium yesterday. The two-day event included a series of online seminars focusing on coaching lacrosse and preparing for a career in athletics interspersed with smaller group discussions...

Meaningful Exploration & Discovery A great university defines success by how it advances humanity through academic, scholarly and social leadership. By that standard, Tulane is truly impactful — and ascendant. Tulane’s manifold contributions are evident in the lives we transform, the problems we solve and the community we foster.   IN FY20, TULANE RECEIVED MORE THAN $176 MILLION IN RESEARCH FUNDING —THE HIGHEST AMOUNT IN TULANE’S HISTORY.   Health Equality THOMAS LAVEIST, a national e...

Racial Justice Initiative aims to eradicate racism, promote equity and advance human rights Washington – December 22, 2020: As part of its efforts to address systemic racism, Crowell & Moring is donating a total of $750,000 to two organizations dedicated to the advancement of racial equity, justice, and fundamental human rights – the Equal Justice Initiative and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In addition, the firm has committed $1 million in pro bono legal services in ...

How COVID-19 Is Impacting People of Color in Every State By Charlotte LoBuono, Stacker News On 12/19/20 at 8:30 AM EST COVID-19 has disproportionately affected communities of color across the United States because of social inequalities and inequalities in the health care system that have existed for a long time. Minorities are more likely than whites to lack health insurance and have less access to health care. And some people of color may be more distrustful of the health care system. Peop...

Jamie Munks, Stacy St. Clair, Dan Petrella, Lisa Schencker and Gregory Pratt Chicago Tribune As the first COVID-19 vaccine administered in Illinois was plunged into Dr. Marina Del Rios’ left arm Tuesday, she thought about all the people who didn’t live to see the historic day. Her former patients. The health care workers who treated the virus and lost their lives because of it. The friend who died in the early days of the pandemic. “I can’t give you a total numbe...