Racial Justice
Monday, February 10, 2025
Blood disorder impacts hundreds of IN residents, women of color
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report the life-shortening blood disease sickle cell anemia affects about 100,000 Americans, mostly …
Monday, February 10, 2025
Report: OR needs to do more to get Native Americans into higher ed
Institutions need to do more to close the higher education graduation gap for Native Americans, according to a new report. The report notes at just …
TX teachers prepare to protect immigrant students
School districts across Texas are grappling with ways to keep migrant children safe and engaged in class now that the Trump administration has made it…
Educators, Ohio leaders react to new ICE rules
A new federal policy allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into public schools has sparked concerns nationwide, including here in Ohio…
Report: Nitrate levels continue to rise in eastern OR groundwater
A new study by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality found nitrate levels have continued to rise across the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater …
IL works toward lead-free water pipes
Illinois has been working to replace all its lead water pipes but the task is enormous, as it is estimated the state has the most lead service lines …
New report shows big racial gaps in use of Medi-Cal dental benefits
A new report shows what it calls a "dental divide" in the Los Angeles area - finding that only 20% to 25% of people on Medi-Cal actually use their den…
MLK III on creating a legacy, Black History Month
Bloomington is among the Indiana communities kicking off Black History Month over the weekend. Historian Carter G. Woodson launched what was …
Trump policies could mean deportation, discrimination for NM immigrants
Nearly one in four Americans is an immigrant or the child of an immigrant but President Donald Trump has promised to shrink those numbers through arre…
Scholarships help OH women in public service amid diversity program cuts
The gender gap in Ohio politics persists, and President Donald Trump's new executive order eliminating federal diversity programs is expected to …
Colorado legislators stand up for immigrants
As President Donald Trump makes good on his promises for mass deportation, some Colorado lawmakers are standing up to protect immigrant families now …
Work requirements could be coming for AR Medicaid recipients
Changes could be coming for Arkansans who are on Medicaid. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing to add work requirements for some Medicaid …