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Social Issues

COVID vaccinations take center stage in long-standing program to address health care inequities

COVID vaccinations take center stage in long-standing program to address health care inequities

For 15 years, an M Health Fairview program has worked to address inequities in health care. That effort is now focused on getting the COVID-19 vaccine to communities that have often not had equal access to health care.
by Peter Cox

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Biden will establish a gender policy council within the White House

Biden will establish a gender policy council within the White House

In addition to establishing the council, President Joe Biden will sign an executive order aimed at reversing Trump administration policies on campus sexual assault and harassment.
by Melissa Block

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Key players in the Derek Chauvin trial

Key players in the Derek Chauvin trial

Four former officers are charged in George Floyd’s killing. Derek Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter, and set to go on trial alone in March. Former officers Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter, and are scheduled to go on trial together at the end of August.
by Jon Collins

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The Making of Male Dominance: A History of Patriarchy

The Making of Male Dominance: A History of Patriarchy

A documentary from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, “The Making of Male Dominance: A History of Patriarchy.”

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For the first time in 56 years, a 'Bloody Sunday' without John Lewis

For the first time in 56 years, a 'Bloody Sunday' without John Lewis

Sunday's anniversary of the day marchers were beaten by police in Selma, Ala., will honor the late civil rights icon. Some 56 years later, former state Sen. Hank Sanders says Lewis’ work isn't done.
by Angela Vang and Emma Bowman

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'This is the reality of Black girls': Inauguration poet says she was tailed by guard

'This is the reality of Black girls': Inauguration poet says she was tailed by guard

Amanda Gorman, who became a sensation after her poem at Joe Biden's inauguration, says a security guard outside her building told her she looked "suspicious." After the encounter she wrote: “This is the reality of Black girls: One day you're called an icon, the next day, a threat.”
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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After Floyd’s killing, police reform efforts not fast or far enough for some

After Floyd’s killing, police reform efforts not fast or far enough for some

As the Derek Chauvin trial looms, police reform efforts by state and local leaders inspired by George Floyd’s killing move forward — though not fast enough or far enough for people calling for immediate and transformational change.
by Brandt Williams

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NFL names its first Black female official

NFL names its first Black female official

"I am honored to be selected as an NFL official," said Maia Chaka, a teacher in the Virginia Beach area. "It is an accomplishment for all women, my community, and my culture."
by Catherine Whelan

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Activist and author Jemar Tisby on how to fight racism

Activist and author Jemar Tisby on how to fight racism

Author Jemar Tisby believes we stand at a turning point. Will the racial reckoning kicked off by a string of police killings in 2020 be enough to produce lasting change?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Appeals court says judge in Chauvin case ‘erred,’ must reconsider additional murder charge

Appeals court says judge in Chauvin case ‘erred,’ must reconsider additional murder charge

Citing its own opinion last month in a separate police killing case, the Minnesota Court of Appeals says the district court needs to reconsider the addition of third-degree murder charges against former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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