Anti-Asian violence isn’t the only problem COVID-19 has amplified over the last year. The pandemic has also led to a dramatic increase in food insecurity and financial hardships. Although COVID-19 has impacted people from all walks of life, the crisis affected low-income Asian Americans disproportionately, shutting down many businesses that…
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Many Americans Turning to Shoplifting to Survive Pandemic; Supreme Court Hands LGBTQ Parents a Win; and More
Shoplifting on the rise as more Americans steal to survive the pandemic. As deaths from COVID-19 top 300,000 and the virus continues to surge, a new problem is emerging across America. More and more individuals, especially lower-income minorities, are turning to shoplifting as a means of survival. According to the…
Food Insecurity Reaching Alarming Numbers While Food Pantries Struggle to Meet the Demand
Days before what is arguably the biggest eating holiday of the year, hunger in the U.S. has surged to record numbers. Projections show 50 million people are facing food insecurity in 2020, and many will be waiting on long food-pantry lines to fill their tables for Thanksgiving dinner. According to…
The Biggest Issues Facing the Native American Community Right Now
Some of the challenges Indigenous Peoples face — like derogatory sports mascots and natural resource exploitation — have made the headlines lately, but many remain underreported. These problems are connected to a host of other crises that challenge Native communities, many due to ongoing racism and a desire to erase…
More Than $22,800 Donated to Pay Off Minnesota Students’ School Lunch Debt
Richfield Public Schools in Minnesota has received more than $22,800 in donations as of Tuesday after a video surfaced of workers throwing away kids’ hot lunches if the students owed more than $15, according to CNN. CNN reported that hundreds of people have donated in order to raise the thousands…
Native American Boys Are Suspended More Than Other Students in Sacramento Area and California, Report Says
A report by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab at San Diego State University (CCEAL) and the Sacramento Native American Higher Education Collaborative revealed that Native American boys are suspended and expelled at higher rates than students from other demographics in both the Sacramento area and throughout the entire state…
Springboard to Opportunities Nonprofit Offers Women Universal Basic Income
A nonprofit called Springboard to Opportunities, is giving 20 Black single mothers a year of universal basic income, $1,000 a month – and it has helped support major improvements to their lives. The program is in Jackson, Mississippi. It originally helped low-income people write resumes and workforce development, but Aisha…
Newark, NJ Has Higher Lead Levels in Its Water Than Flint at the Height of the Water Crisis
Newark, New Jersey — a city that is over 50% Black — has even more lead in its water than Flint, Michigan did at the height of its water crisis, according to the most recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lead samples from June. Flint’s water quality is improving. The most…
New Technology Created for 2020 Census May Help to Count People of Color in Remote Areas
The U.S. Census Bureau has been facing harsh criticism for its plans to try to accurately count people of color for the 2020 Census. The agency is planning internet and telephone questionnaires – which are pretty useless for people in rural areas without reliable communication infrastructure, such as tribal communities….
Mom of Raniya Wright, Who Died After a School Fight, Says Bullying Complaints Ignored
Forest Hills Elementary is an underfunded school, where bullying prevention is non-existent. Raniya Wright, a fifth-grader at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro, S.C., died two days after getting into a fight with a another fifth-grade girl. Weeks before Raniya’s death, she kept asking her mom if she could stay home…