It has come to the attention of state officials that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, across the country, hate/bias crimes and incidents targeting members of the Asian American Community have increased. These crimes are based upon misinformation regarding … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): When a crisis like coronavirus (COVID-19) erupts, it puts a further strain on ongoing public health and social issues. As the Guttmacher Institute points out “the specific risk to pregnant women and their infants is not … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/press/wage-inequality-gender-racial-pay-gap 2019 data reveal slow, uneven, and unequal wage growth over the last 40 years Press Releases • February 20, 2020 Wage growth was strongest for the highest-wage workers while median hourly wages grew just 1.0% last year, according … Continued
From the National Immigrant Solidarity Network (http://www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org): Please sign-in our China Coronavirus, demand: Fight the Disease, Not People! No to the Racist Attacks on China and Chinese Americans! To endorse the petition, Sign On-line: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/china-coronavirus-petition-fight-the-disease or email your name and organization (if appropriate) … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-27/health-issues/report-aca-has-reduced-racial-coverage-gaps/a69006-1 January 27, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The ACA reduced the disparity in health insurance coverage between African Americans and white adults by 4.1%. (rocketclips/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — … Continued
Click on the links below to learn more about what each specific denomination has to say about the criminal justice system: United Methodist Church – Criminal Justice Reform Episcopal Church- The 2018 Episcopal Church Policy for Action Handbook … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): August 22 was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that Black women must work until August 22 of 2019 (and all of 2018) in order to earn what white men were paid in 2018 … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (https://www.breachrepairers.org/): Scroll to end for link to the letter. If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the … Continued
We recently released a Child Diversity Dashboard and report in collaboration with our affiliate, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. The report highlights state level trends relating to the increase in children of color while the dashboard allows users to get data … Continued