News From A Colorful Perspective
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were born out of necessity and have helped Black students achieve greatness and contribute to innovation worldwide. HBCUs have positive social and economic impacts for their communities. They generate a total of $14.8 billion for their local and regional economies and create over 134,000…
John Weigel, a 58-year-old Navy vetern, is $139,000 deep in medical debt and is feeling suicidal under the weight of the bills. On September 13, he attended a Bernie Sanders town hall at the Carson City community center. He wanted to ask for help. Weigel waved his medical bill in the…
National Suicide Prevention Week runs from Sept. 8–14 to raise awareness about suicide and the resources available to help those struggling with mental health crises. However, certain demographics seem to consistently slip through the cracks of mental health education, advocacy and care. People of color in the United States suffer…
Shaquille Dukes, who is Black, had been in the hospital in Freeport, Ill., for two days with pneumonia when his doctor cleared him to go for a walk outside on June 9, as long as he didn’t leave hospital property. Then, he was arrested, and some of it was filmed….
The last abortion clinic in Missouri will remain open. On Friday, a St. Louis judge kept an injunction in effect, allowing a Planned Parenthood Clinic to continue services. Related Article: Missouri Set to Become First State Without Abortion Clinic Since 1973 State Circuit Court Judge Michael Stelzer ruled in favor…
The new majority Supreme Court had its first chance to take on an abortion rights case coming from the states and it compromised on it. The hotly-contested case comes from Indiana. On Tuesday, The Supreme Court upheld a part of Indiana’s 2016 law that places new restrictions on the disposal…
The battle over women’s health rights in Missouri will likely take a hard hit this week. The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week — basically ending legal abortion in the state, according to a statement released Tuesday by Planned Parenthood. Planned…
The Alabama House of Representatives got back to the business of criminalizing women’s healthcare on Tuesday night by approving a bill that would give doctors prison sentences if they fail to treat babies “born alive” after an attempted abortion. The bill is now moving to the Alabama Senate. It has…
A draconian ban on nearly all abortions in Alabama is likely to pass with the approval of Governor Kay Ivey. If signed through, it will be the strictest abortion law in the country, with no allowances for rape or incest. Women and abortion providers would face up to 99 years…
Metropolitan Healthcare Billing of Eatontown, a New Jersey company, is being accused of revealing, during a staff meeting, that employee Brandy Rodriguez is gay – then firing her after she wanted to officially complain to the company’s owner. The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights is now investigating. The state…
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