Vaccination data by race and city a must have to tackle inequities, Stamford official says
Brianna Gurciullo
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Matthew Quinones, President for the City of Stamford Board of Representatives calls to order a special meeting in the Legislative Chambers of the Government Center in Stamford, Conn. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD The president of Stamford’s Board of Representatives has asked the state Department of Health to release COVID-19 vaccination data broken down by race and municipality, saying statewide data isn’t enough to guide local officials looking to tackle inequities in distribution.
The Department of Health recently released data showing that as of Feb. 3 about 56 percent of first doses provided across Connecticut went to people identifying as white. Meanwhile, 3.4 percent of doses went to people identifying as Black, 5.2 percent went to those identifying as Hispanic, 2.6 percent went to those ide
Ethnic communities must stand together
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Lisa Zhao (l to r), 7; Luna Alonso-Jojola, 6; Joseph Daniel, 7 and Ameer Elshaer, 5, stand atop a the Phoenix playstructure as they spot another playstructure at the Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground on Thursday, February 11, 2021 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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(L-R) Sanan Wannachit, Monthanus Ratanapakdee, and husband Eric Lawson stand amongst the crowd as Lawson holds a photograph of his late father-in-law Vicha Ratanapakdee while attending Love our People: Heal our Communities rally at Civic Center Plaza in condemnation of the recent increase in violence towards the Asian American community around the Bay Area in San Francisco, California Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. The elder Ratanapakdee, 84, was violently shoved to the ground in broad daylight on Jan. 28 while out on a morning walk in the city s Anza Vista neighborhood and succumbed to his injuries days later.Stephen
Toronto Raptors release BLM merch and all proceeds are going to charity
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The Toronto Raptors have long been notably outspoken about the Black Lives Matter movement and racial justice in general, especially since international protests broke out following George Floyd s murder past summer, and they were often spotted wearing BLM-themed clothing while playing in the Orlando bubble last season.
The players donned sweatshirts, masks and t-shirts featuring phrases like Rise in power, I am human and Black Lives Matter, and the apparel which was created in partnership with local Toronto retailer Peace Collective is finally available for purchase by the public.
WandaVision Star Teyonah Parris on Monica s Superhero Future and the Show s Approach to Race
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Feb. 18, 2021
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It’s well established that any actor doing an interview about an upcoming project in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has to safely navigate a minefield of potential spoilers. Even so, when
Variety recently talked with Teyonah Parris about her role in Marvel’s ongoing Disney Plus series “WandaVision,” a seemingly innocuous question about director Nia DaCosta who was hired to direct the upcoming Marvel feature film “Captain Marvel 2” seemed to momentarily catch Parris off guard, as if she wasn’t sure whether she’d unwittingly stepped on another mine.