‘People are scared. I wanted people in our legislature to realize this was going on,’ state Sen. Michelle Au told The 19th in the wake of deadly Atlanta area shootings.
Most women are worried about both racial and economic disparities in vaccine rollout, as well as the toll of the pandemic on low-income workers.
‘Breonna gave people a voice who didn’t know they had one, including me,’ Tamika Palmer says, calling for the Justice Department to investigate Taylor’s shooting by police.
If the national vaccination campaign does not prioritize racial equity, experts worry, "we will not be able to stop this pandemic."
A provision to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour is in the House bill but is unlikely to make it through the Senate.
With the planned retirement of Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, Sewell says, ‘I’m doing my homework.’
The legislation has a number of measures that aim to incorporate racial and gender disparities as they address the coronavirus pandemic and economic struggles.
The vice president, members of Congress and advocates discussed the elements of President Joe Biden’s relief bill that most help women, with many advocating for a minimum-wage hike.
The discussion of payments from the federal government comes as the administration focuses on racial equity.
In Harris’ first national sit-down interview since becoming vice president, she discusses her focus on an equitable response to the COVID-19 crisis with 19th editor-at-large Errin Haines.