Finalists announced in JCPS Rising Poet competition: Cast your vote Share Updated: 12:02 PM EDT Apr 24, 2021 rising poet competition Share Updated: 12:02 PM EDT Apr 24, 2021 Jefferson County Public School students involved in the Black Student Unions and Justice Now Groups recently participated in a “Rising Poet Competition.”Inspired by Amanda Gorman, these students were invited to submit poems on their experience as Black Youth in Louisville. The poem topics were focused on the following subjects: What it means to be Black The Black experience in Louisville or the U.S. in 2020 The change you wish to see A Black history related topic A panel of judges narrowed down the submissions to these 5 finalists, who were then invited to WLKY to record their poems. Please click on this link to cast your vote for the winner. Here are the nominees:Kaitlin Price - My Black is Beautiful Miquela Moneypenny - You Love Lanasia Mason
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New Amsterdam episode immediately starts with a new Max vendetta against whichever issue is the flavor of the week for him, it s kind of hard to take him, or the show, seriously. At least offer us a cold open about something intriguing, please. And it s not that the war against systemic racism shouldn t be brought to light, and shown on TV, because it should. But does this, and every other cause Max takes on, need to be displayed as a one and done PSA every week to self-service the show s wokeness.? Not so much. Still, as much as I feared this episode would be used more as as a good points tool, than well written fiction, it ended up being more entertaining than most of the other episodes that preceded it during this current season. Thanks to deeper dives into (some) characters lives, and follow ups with known patients, it felt more like the
Disparities in vaccine allocation prompt equity initiatives
SARA CHERNIKOFF and THERESA COTTON of Capital News Service
April 9, 2021
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Statewide disparities in COVID-19 vaccinations expose barriers that underserved populations face in avoiding life-threatening infection. Maryland’s early vaccination rollout shows a pattern of racial disparity mostly among Black and Latino residents.
Healthcare disparities hold a firm grip on communities of color in Maryland, a reality that has only worsened with the pandemic. According to state data, an average of 62% of vaccine doses have gone to white residents, with only 21% of doses going to Black Marylanders.
In Prince George’s County, Latino residents make up 20% of the population but only 5.7% have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the county’s vaccine dashboard.
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• Two big COVID-related stories: Governor Kate Brown in anticipation of President Biden asking states to accelerate vaccine distribution announced that
ALL Oregonians age 16 and over will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine by April 19 (that s two weeks earlier than previously scheduled). And as it turns out, there s a pretty good reason for punching the gas on this situation: Positive COVID cases are going UP, UP, UP in Oregon, and a few counties (including Multnomah and Clackamas) are moving from moderate risk level back up to high risk. In short, congrats on getting your vaccine and