Editorial: Data fix, super site, would give Texas more COVID vaccines
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Methodist Hospital holds for COVID-19 patients. That the city hasn’t been given a vaccine super site is inexplicable.Robin Jerstad / Contributor
The White House says it places “equity at the core” of its strategy to end the pandemic by targeting historically underserved communities, yet for weeks officials have failed to reply to communications from state leaders who say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is suppressing COVID-19 vaccines in Texas by using unreliable data for distribution.
On Monday, U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz sent a letter to the CDC urging it to consider Texas’ population boom the largest in the U.S. last year when calculating the state’s weekly vaccine allocation.
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
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KAT STAFFORD, Associated Press
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FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge after a rally in Cadman Plaza Park in New York, following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. A coalition of 150 organizations nationwide is opposing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The Movement for Black Lives argues the bill is entrenched in strategies that have historically failed to address police violence across the country and “fails to meet the moment. The group s opposition comes in a letter to congressional leaders first shared with The Associated Press.John Minchillo/AP
Warnock: GOP voting restrictions resurrect Jim Crow era
BILL BARROW, Associated Press
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1of3Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, accompanied by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a news conference, before the vote on the Democrat s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington.Alex Brandon/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., arrives as the Senate holds votes on nominees for the Biden administration, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 16, 2021.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
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Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose election as Georgia’s first Black senator gave control of the chamber to Democrats, used his first floor speech on Capitol Hill to blast a wave of Republican-backed measures that would make it harder to cast ballots in states around the country.
Award-winning author Tamara Winfrey Harris will talk about her new book, âDear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power,â in a free Books & Books Instagram Live event on March 19 at 6 p.m.
âDear Dope Black Girl, You donât know me, but I know you. I know you because I am you! We are magic, light, and stars in the universe.â
So begins a letter that Winfrey Harris received as part of her Letters to Black Girls project, where she asked Black women to write honest, open and inspiring letters of support to young Black girls aged 13 to 21. Her call went viral, resulting in the receipt of one hundred personal letters from around the globe covering topics such as identity, self-love, parents, violence, grief, mental health, sex and sexuality.