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The nonprofit Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation released its annual report last week, digging into the racist history of Dallas. The organization says it wants to bring awareness to the often unwritten histories of Dallas and Dallas County.
Tuesday's results were a bit of a surprise.
Transcript: Diabetes in America Washington Post Live MS. CUNNINGHAM: Welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Paige Winfield Cunningham, author of the Health 202 Newsletter here at The Post, and a health policy reporter. And today, we're talking about diabetes in America. And for my first guest, I would like to welcome Dr. Rita Kalyani. She's associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Welcome to Washington Post Live, Dr. Kalyani. DR. KALYANI: Thanks so much, Paige. I'm glad to be here. MS. WINFIELD CUNNINGHAM: I'm looking forward to our conversati...
Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday that Massachusetts ranks third in the country for the percentage of Black residents who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the state is getting shots to people of color at a proportionate rate. According to the state’s weekly vaccine date report, more than 22 percent of white residents in Massachusetts have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, while just less than 15 percent of the state’s Black residents and just 8 percent of Latino residents have gotten at least one shot. The raw numbers look even ...
The pandemic has fueled major unrest in the U.S. mortgage market, as homeowners scramble to remain on top of their mortgage payments. (iStock) Many Americans are hanging onto their homes by a thread during the coronavirus pandemic, and many more see trouble on the way. According to the U.S. Census, 9.9 million U.S. home dwellers are not up to date on their monthly mortgage payments, with many more stating they have little or no confidence they can make their next home payment. “Millions of homeowners and their families have lost their ability to pay their mortgage during COVID-19,” said ...