Efforts are gearing up to enlist trusted voices in hard-hit communities of color to help ensure potential COVID-19 vaccines are tested in the minority populations most ravaged by the virus. (Sept. 18) AP Domestic Jessica Ross, a 23-year-old Black woman in Atlanta, said she and many other Black women in…

Families of color are losing the most during the coronavirus pandemic, from jobs to housing, food security and mental health, according to data released Monday by the nonprofit Voices for Virginias Children. One in four Black families reported sometimes or often not having enough to eat, compared to about one…

WASHINGTON (AP) Shortly after President-elect Joe Bidens victory last month, Cabinet hopeful Marcia Fudge pointedly noted that Black people are often typecast into positions such as housing secretary. On Friday, Biden announced Fudge, a prominent Black congresswoman from Ohio, was his nominee for that very role. She was introduced alongside…

Ashley Bryant wants people of color to be aware that the disinformation campaigns about politics are not ending just because the 2020 presidential campaign season is over. It’s a year-round fight. I spoke to Bryant, the co-founder of Win Black/Pa’Lante, on an episode of “Salon Talks” about how Black and Latino communities are…

Youth activists have a lot to celebrate as the year comes to an end, but they have even more lessons to share with the rest of us. The 2020 presidential election demonstrated how successful organizers were in turning out an age group with notoriously low voter turnout into an active,…

If you haven’t felt understood or represented on TV, then Tiffany Cross wants you to watch her new Saturday morning show, ‘The Cross Connection’. New Cross Connection anchor Tiffany Cross wishes that her 22-year-old self could see her now, as she is about to debut her 2-hour news conversation show on…

OPINION: Tiffany Cross, the host of MSNBC’s ‘The Cross Connection,’ says her show represents a new dawn of diversity for cable news. Tiffany Cross (Credit: Cross) After navigating the precarious space of media and politics for more than two decades, Ive long searched for a home. I was regularly reminded…

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, left, announced that he is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in Richmond, Va., on Dec. 9, 2020. McAuliffe was joined by several backers, including Mayor of Richmond Levar Stoney, right. (Bob Brown / Richmond Times-Dispatch) Virginias Democratic renaissance has largely been powered by…

Kevin Wong, field captain with Asians for Ossoff and Warnock, distributes handouts printed in several Asian languages to volunteers who will canvass in Suwanee, Ga. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) When Stephanie Cho moved from Los Angeles to Atlanta seven years ago, she was dismayed to find Asians largely…