Chair of Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty and California Congresswoman Karen Bass Headline National Autism Conference
By LAWT News Service
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Hon. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and California Congresswoman Hon. Karen Bass (D-CA) will keynote a national autism conference on Saturday, April 10, 2021 sponsored by California-based autism and social justice organization Special Needs Network (SNN). Themed “Rise Up,” the 15th annual Tools for Transformation Conference will bring together leading medical, educational and social justice experts. Speakers include California State Senator Connie Leyva, and Los Angeles City Councilmembers Curren Price, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mark Ridley-Thomas.
“We use Autism Awareness Month to elevate the issues facing children and adults of color on the spectrum and to declare that their lives matter,” says Areva Martin, civil rights attorney and Special Needs Network founder and CEO. “This confer
Black America Needs a ‘New Normal’: Equitable Credit Access to Build Wealth
By Charlene Crowell
Charlene Crowell
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed dual crises. Over 542,000 Americans lives were lost and continue to increase. At the same time, the rippling effects of a massive economic downturn has caused the nation to lose 9.5 million jobs – more losses than even those of the Great Recession, finds the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy.
Although many officials have called for a ‘return to normal’, millions of small businesses and communities need something new instead. In Black America especially, the ‘old normal’ never delivered equitable access to wealth-building opportunities as those that well-served served much of white America. Instead, a lengthy history of public policies designed to create and sustain a burgeoning middle class systemically excluded Blacks and other people of color.
Updated: Apr 5 2021, 8:51 ET
FORMER throuple Rep. Katie Hill says she feels depressed, anxious and nauseated following reports that Matt Gaetz shared nude photos of his sexual partners with Capitol colleagues.
Hill, who was forced to resign in 2019 after nude images of her and details of her three-way relationship leaked in the press, tweeted on Saturday that the scandal involving Gaetz has greatly upset her.
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Ex-Democratic Rep. Katie Hill says she feels depressed, anxious and nauseated following reports that Matt Gaetz shared nude photos of his sexual partners with Capitol colleaguesCredit: US House of Representatives
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Gaetz, of Florida, is now under investigation for human trafficking amid claims he allegedly paid a 17-year-old girl to travel to have sex with himCredit: AP:Associated Press
Black America Needs A âNew Normalâ: Equitable Credit Access To Build Wealth
April 2, 2021
By Charlene Crowell
(Trice Edney Wire) – Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed dual crises. Over 542,000 Americans lives were lost and continue to increase. At the same time, the rippling effects of a massive economic downturn has caused the nation to lose 9.5 million jobs – more losses than even those of the Great Recession, finds the University of New Hampshireâs Carsey School of Public Policy.
Although many officials have called for a âreturn to normalâ, millions of small businesses and communities need something new instead. In Black America especially, the âold normalâ never delivered equitable access to wealth-building opportunities as those that well-served served much of white America. Instead, a lengthy history of public policies designed to create and sustain a burgeoning middle class systemically excluded Blacks and o
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.8.21
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What they’re reading on the Plaza level: As Florida’s Governor continues to defend himself against various slays related to his COVID-19 response and, now, vaccine rollout,
Ron DeSantis‘ role in the virus has been vindicating. The state’s numbers are lower than places with Democratic Governors, like New York and California, but its economy, saved from extended lockdowns, is thriving. No doubt Team DeSantis is already prepping news conference quips to tout their success.
Ron DeSantis gets vindicated. Image via AP.
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Two reasons Republicans outperformed polls: We know the 2020 election was so last year, but the Monday morning quarterbacking persists, nonetheless. FiveThirtyEight ponders two theories on why polls underestimated GOP success: former President