Advocates Pressure Gov. Newsom to Fund Health Equity, Racial Justice in Final Budget
“Our state boasts a staggering $97 billion budget surplus,” said Ron Coleman, managing director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network. “If not now, when? Given the devastating impact of racism on the health and well-being of Californians of color it's a travesty of the highest order that racial justice isn’t even mentioned in the Governor’s budget proposal,” | By Edward Henderson, California Black Media On June 8, community leaders, public health advocates and racial justice groups convened for a virtual press event to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to support the Health Equity ...