Just not equal at all : Vaccine rollout in Chicago a microcosm of racial disparities nationwide
People of color have suffered most from COVID-19. Now that vaccines are here, they are far less likely to have received a first dose for many of the same reasons.
Nada Hassanein, Grace Hauck, Jayme Fraser and Aleszu Bajak, USA TODAY
Published
5:43 pm UTC Feb. 15, 2021
CHICAGO – Angelina Zayas turned her Grace and Peace Church, which serves the greater Belmont Cragin community on the city s northwest side, into a food bank. Instead of Sunday services, she hands out winter coats and canned goods.
Her phone rings at all times of the day and night with grieving congregants. Often, she doesn’t know what to say.
Local members of Kamala Harris sorority celebrate her Inauguration as Vice President
Sisters in Alpha Kappa Alpha are celebrating
PIERCE COUNTY, Washington - The swearing-in of Vice President Kamala Harris shattered a number of barriers. Not only is she the first woman to rise to the office of vice president, but she s also the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent.
For all those reasons and more, Harris is an inspiration to a whole new generation of future leaders: a reminder of what is possible in America. You can literally be anything you put your mind to, don’t let anything stop you. Kamala is obviously a huge inspiration to us, specifically young Black girls and you can do anything you want to do, said Mercedes Minor, a junior at Kentlake High School in Kent.
At the first Lakewood City Council meeting of 2021, on Monday, January 4, 2021, the Lakewood City Council virtually honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights leader who dedicated his life to freedom, opportunity, and equal justice for all, by proclaiming January 18, 2021 as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s leading advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Nobel Peace Prize lecture and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” are among the most revered orations and writings in the English language.