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American Medical Association officially defines racism as a public-health threat: “To this day, Black people are less likely to get the same treatment in terms of pain medication, they're more likely to wait longer in the ER, they're less likely to be taken seriously - it's a holdover from the days of slavery.” -Dr. Jennifer Lincoln
www.yahoo.com
Black and Hispanic Americans have died in greater numbers than any other ethnic group during the pandemic thanks to race-driven health inequality.Sounds familiar to Australia. 😟
So dang glad to hear.
Sad, but true
Recognition is a first step to finding actual solutions.
“Real social progress rarely comes slowly and steadily, but in leaps and bounds. The predictable stalemate of the next administration and its Republican opposition can’t be broken by grand speeches in the House or Senate. It can only be broken by a vast social movement capable of awakening the moral imagination of the nation.
“It’s time to get to work.” -Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
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The Other America – BillMoyers.com
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In the two weeks since Election 2020, the country has oscillated between joy and anger, hope and dread in an era of polarization sharpened by the forces of racism, nativism, and hate. Still, truth be told, though the divisive tone … Continue readingExcellent article. Really deep and Worth the read. 🙌🙌🙌. Thank you ‼️
Prior to COVID-19, 45% or 4.6 million people in Georgia were poor or low-income.
1.4 million people were already uninsured as of 2018.
Georgia also has the lowest statewide minimum wage in the U.S. at $5.15, most receive $7.25, but $25.60 would be a living wage in 2020. #PoorPeoplesCampaign
Get the facts where you live:
COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact in M.O.R.E. States Fact Sheets
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We are hurting, in the throes of a global health pandemic, a recessionary economy, and ongoing police and policy violence. 140 million poor and low-income individuals have been called to sacrifice more than we can afford to give up. These fact sheets provide just a handful of indicators of how peopReverend Barber, please help these people. Republican capitalists are eating them alive.
Is this movement effective? Is it accomplishing anything?
“Now Georgia, John Lewis’ home state and home district, will be coming back in January, during the Martin Luther King holiday season, to vote to possibly decide control of the Senate. We need to sit on that for a moment.” -Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
“At one point the hospital asked for a picture of Pam, maybe so the staff could see her as she was before Covid. I sent pictures of her with Mr. Sanders and Dr. Barber. I wanted them to know that this struggling patient was an important woman.” -Catherine Coleman Flowers
Opinion | Mold, Possums and Pools of Sewage: No One Should Have to Live Like This
www.nytimes.com
Before she died of Covid-19, Pamela Rush opened her home to show the world what poverty looks like.So hard to read, and so sad that this is allowed to happen by our government officials. Poverty and economic justice need to be dealt with, as Rev Dr William Barber has reminded us time and again. It is time!
As a former social worker in rural North Carolina, I’ve been inside homes like this. It’s really hard to believe just how bad and widespread it is until you see it. Then you can’t forget. 💔
A must read made me sad. 😥 I'm so blessed I won't complain.
Unbelievable...in the United States. Shame on us.
I think this is coming in parts of the south. The Guardiam did a series several years ago about this.
This makes me so angry! Economically America has reversed course. The GOP especially have pushed ‘pure’ capitalism since Regan. Dems mainly look the other way. Thank God for Rev Dr William Barber and the Poor People’s Campaign and Repairers of the Breach. They’ve been relentless in giving the poor a voice for change!
We have so much work to do. Lord give me the strength!!
Intolerable anywhere
The GOP Republicans want us all to live like this. Those of us who are not "economically viable" are a drain on their wealth and barriers to capitalist development. Down with the Republican tyrants !
My God
Thelma Perry Brown
We as a country should hang our heads in shame. Then do all we can to help fix this stain on our USA.
I can't read it. The NY Times wants me to take out a subscription and I can't afford it.
AMA officially defines racism as public-health threat: “To this day, Black people are less likely to get the same treatment in terms of pain medication, they're more likely to wait longer in the ER, they're less likely to be taken seriously..." #COVID19
The American Medical Association officially recognized racism as a public-health threat, saying it creates and entrenches health inequality
Black and Hispanic Americans have died in greater numbers than any other ethnic group during the pandemic thanks to race-driven health inequality.
www.yahoo.com
“Graham has supported voter suppression tactics for years.
Election rigging is real, but it doesn’t suppress the Republican vote. It’s of Black, brown, Native American, & poor voters.” @RevDrBarber
Biden's first staff appointments include five women and four people of color
President-elect and Kamala Harris promised to build White House team that ‘looks like America’, to reflect shifting demographics
www.theguardian.com
“The predictable stalemate of the next administration & its Republican opposition can’t be broken by grand speeches in the House or Senate. It can only be broken by a vast social movement capable of awakening the moral imagination of the nation.” -@liztheo
The Other America – BillMoyers.com
In the two weeks since Election 2020, the country has oscillated between joy and anger, hope and dread in an era of polarization sharpened by the forc...
billmoyers.com
The people's demands are not requests
#PoorPeoplesCampaign https://twitter.com/RevDrBarber/status/1328685586576797698
The people who voted are not gonna stand for a new administration—I don’t care what the party is—not addressing the issues of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation.
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