Buying healthy food in North Carolina just got a little easier for residents who live on fixed incomes thanks to Healthy Helping, a state-funded produce prescription program. The North Carolina General Assembly set aside $2.5 […]
Black drivers are more than twice as likely to be stopped by police than White drivers in Montgomery County, Md. Source: Montgomery County explores taking traffic enforcement away from cops – The Washington Post
New Zealand has enacted a new law that will guarantee pay parity between men and women, ensuring that no individual should be paid less on account of their gender. The New Zealand parliament passed the […]
Jeff Bezos is richer than hundreds of countries, and earns my entire salary in under a minute Source: To understand how rich billionaires really are, use this calculator | Elon Musk | The Guardian
Sen. Bernie Sanders maintains progressive candidates won because they campaigned “not only against Trump, but for an agenda that works for the working families of this country.” Source: ‘Don’t Let Anyone Fool You,’ Says Sanders. […]
“I do not want to be an experiment.” Source: Teacher Protests Erupt As #DemandSafeSchools Takes Off | Common Dreams News
Being black is bad for your health. And pervasive racism is the cause. That’s the conclusion of multiple public health studies over more than three decades. “We do know that health inequities at their very core are […]
Two months after NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made history by launching into space from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade, the duo returned to Earth on Sunday. Source: […]
“That seemed to me to be the most explicitly political Obama has been in his post-presidency.” Source: ‘Must-Watch’ Obama Eulogy for John Lewis Includes Powerful Call for Americans to Rise Up for Voting Rights | […]
Self-organized “Wall Of Moms” chapters have popped up in at least 22 cities and states, inspired by mothers supporting Black Lives Matter in Portland. The Portland moms and Don’t Shoot Portland teamed up with Protect […]