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Social Issues

AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances

AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances

A financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation brought in just over $90 million last year. The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement said individual donations averaged $30.76 in 2020.
by The Associated Press

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History repeats itself: COVID-19 vaccine inequities echo HIV crisis

History repeats itself: COVID-19 vaccine inequities echo HIV crisis

People were dying of a disease that could be treated — but in poor countries, they did not have access to medicines that could help. That was the story of HIV — and now of COVID-19.
by Eyder Peralta

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Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task

Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task

The Biden team wants to swiftly vaccinate people of color and others most vulnerable to COVID-19. But health centers are learning that speed and achieving racial equity don't always go hand in hand.
by Yuki Noguchi

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A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter

A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter

Josie Johnson and her granddaughter Josie Duffy Rice discuss the enduring importance of civil rights and social justice activism, at a 2020 event hosted by Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
by MPR News Staff

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City probe faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain

City probe faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain

The report of the investigation conducted for the Colorado city of Aurora faults officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of the 23-year-old Black man. 
by The Associated Press

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Panel backs task force on missing and murdered Black women

The task force would be similar to a panel created by the 2019 Legislature to address the disproportionately high numbers of murdered and missing Indigenous women.
by The Associated Press

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Democrats unveil sweeping immigration bill

Democrats unveil sweeping immigration bill

The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress, which has rejected such measures for the past two decades, is uncertain.
by Barbara Sprunt and Claudia Grisales

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Female Olympic veteran chosen as Tokyo Games organizing chief

Female Olympic veteran chosen as Tokyo Games organizing chief

Seiko Hashimoto competed as a speed skater in four winter games and as a cyclist in three summer games. She replaces Yoshiro Mori, who resigned under pressure after complaining women talk too much.
by Anthony Kuhn

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U.S. life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII

U.S. life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII

A new report finds that life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths. Minorities suffered the biggest impact, with Black people losing nearly three years and Hispanics, nearly two years.
by The Associated Press

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