Inslee names director of new Washington Office of Equity
The Office of Equity was established by the Washington state Legislature and signed into law in April 2020. The appointment is effective March 8.
Credit: Office of Equity Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 7:46 AM PST February 19, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. Washington s newly created Office of Equity will now have a director.
Gov. Jay Inslee named Dr. Karen A. Johnson the director of the recently established state Office of Equity on Thursday. The appointment is effective March 8.
“The Office of Equity Task Force benefitted tremendously from the great experience and strong moral force that Dr. Johnson brought to the table,” said Sen. Manka Dhingra, who sponsored the Senate companion to the legislation creating the Office of Equity. “As director of the Office of Equity, she will be a strong and inspirational champion for creating a future that we want our children to live in.”
Inslee names director of new Washington Office of Equity
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Prisoners are poised to start receiving COVID vaccination.
But due to a history of abuse in the name of medicine, many of us are skeptical of the vaccine.
It s the Department of Corrections job to educate us and reassure us of our safety.
Christopher Blackwell is a writer who is incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Washington.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
As the COVID-19 vaccines become available in America, I have argued that incarcerated people should be prioritized in the rollout. But while people in the free world are making choices about whether or not to be vaccinated, people in the prison where I live are worried they may not be able to refuse the vaccine when our turn comes.