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Former Orange County Commissioners Mable Butler and Commissioner Homer Hartage joined forces to promote increase participation of African Americans and Latinos in the upcoming Covid-19 vaccinations. Blacks and Latinos mistrust in medical institutions due to a history of discrimination is leading many to postpone getting the vaccination or not getting…
(From left to right) Janet Yellen, Lloyd Austin, Deb Haaland Joe Biden’s first cabinet as US president is being described as potentially the most diverse ever. How does it compare to his predecessors and why does representation matter? When George Washington convened the first cabinet meeting two centuries ago –…
Bad Bunny began writing music when he was 14 years old. Today, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, 26, is a Latin music phenomenon who, despite having spent less than five years in the limelight, has already hit international stages and performed for some of the largest audiences imaginable. In 2020, a…
J.D. Vance’s critics are so intent on crafting a new narrative for the region that they lose touch with reality.I immediately hesitated at the idea of Leah Hamptons recent essay in Guernica Magazine, “Lost in a (Mis)Gendered Appalachia.” Theres the title, of course, the simple contention that, in Hamptons estimation,…
At the December 15th, 2020 White House press conference Trumps press secretary said that legal challenges to the election results and the vote by the Electoral College are ongoing. However, in light of the outcomes of all legal challenges so far, the likelihood of success in the courts is small.…
USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as vaccines begin to roll out nationwide. Just this week, the U.S. marked the stark milestone of more than 300,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates on vaccine distribution, including who…
When we think of contemporary art, we generally understand it to be under lock and key, relegated to the inside of a museum, gallery, or within a wholly inaccessible private collection. While public art seeks to disavow the notion that art is merely meant for the few, not all of…
Since 2004, I had the opportunity to support the organization as a front-line staff, coordinator and program manager for four years. I was then promoted to support fundraising and marketing strategies. In 2009, I was promoted to associate executive director, responsible for evaluating programs, improving processes and systems, and providing…
Ann Le, who’s Vietnamese American, said the past four years was a wakeup call. Le, a resident of Gwinnett County, Georgia, who had never voted before, said she couldn’t afford to miss the most recent election after having witnessed Donald Trump ascend to the presidency four years ago and subsequently…
Manumalo Ala’ilima Covid-19 data often lumps Pacific Islanders in with Asian Americans. But in the states where they’re separated out, their death rates are often the highest. In June, Manumalo Ala’ilima got a call from a family member that their brother was hospitalized for Covid-19. Ala’ilima lives in Portland, Oregon,…
