to help estimate a number. many times throughout american history the question of how many jellybeans are in a jar has been a racist tool of oppression. in 1890 mississippi lawmakers gathered in jackson to find a way around the 15th amendment which gave african-americans the right to vote. the white judge who presided put the matter bluntly. we came here to exclude the negro. nothing short will answer. the mississippi lawmakers adopted two measures to make voting all but impossible for black people in mississippi. one was a poll tax. you had to bring the equivalent of $58 in today s money to vote. the other was a literacy test. registrars could ask arbitrary questions to decide if prospective voters were smart enough to vote. white people always seemed to get the simple questions. black voters, well, black voters were asked such things as how many bubbles are in a bar of soap? and they were also asked things like how many jellybeans are in this jar? these practices became com
children, perhaps close to halloween. next steps, pfizer and its partner, biontech, will apply to the fda in coming days to get their vaccine authorized for use in children. the new york times underscoring the urgent need for a safe and effective vaccine for kids asap writing this, quote, children now account for one in five new cases, when the highly contagious delta variant has sent more children into hospitals and icus in the past few weeks than at any time other time in the pandemic. it s coming at a complicated moment for kids in schools with classrooms all across this country shutting down or having to revert once again to remote learning just days or weeks into the new school year. doctors in alaska, idaho, and montana are facing what the washington post describes as agonizing ethical questions, forced to ration care for some of its sickest patients as hospitals surpass capacity due to covid surges. the state of alabama revealing their grimmest of statistics, that
our thanks. your rewards. as we begin a new hour, we turn to the biden agenda. joe manchin says he wants a spending bill not too big. in moments, how the poor people s campaign is putting pressure on the west virginia senator. plus, a humanitarian crisis in del rio, texas. new developments about how the biden administration is responding. and the woman who designed the dress that has the worlds of fashion and politics buzzing. this is american voices. we begin this hour in texas where the state s ultra-conservative legislature kicks off a new special session tomorrow. this time around, texas republicans plan to focus on redistricting. they are already busy working to redraw maps to favor republican incumbents. the texas tribune reports, quote, republicans hold majorities in both chambers they will have every advantage as they use the process to position their party for the next decade as the state population becomes younger and more diverse. this is a process known
just issued this declaration. you see it says there in all caps at the top, declaration of crisis standards of care. all public health districts in the state of ohio, date of declaration, september 16th, 2021. that is today. crisis standards of care provide guidelines that help health providers and systems decide how to deliver the best care possible under the extraordinary circumstances of an overwhelming disaster or public health emergency. the guidelines are used when there are not enough health care resources to provide the usual standard of care to people who need it. the goal of crisis standards of care is to extend care to as many patients as possible and save as many lives as possible. implementation of crisis standards of care is meant to be a last resort. it means all other options for addressing resource limitations have been explored. overwhelming disaster or public health emergency. again, this is for all public health districts in the state of ohio. it s for the
extraordinary circumstances of an overwhelming disaster, or public health emergency the guidelines are used when there are not enough health care resources to provide the usual standard of care to people who needed a goal of crisis standards of care is to extend care to as many patients as possible, and save as many lives as possible. implementation of crisis standards of care are meant to be a measure of last resort, activation of the crisis standards of care means that all other options for addressing resource limitations have been explored. overwhelming disaster or public health emergency. again, this is for all public health districts in the state of ohio, for the entire state now and the declaration they ve issue today explains why they pulled the trigger, how they got to this dramatic and absolutely unprecedented point. as we ve been reporting in the last few days, it was over a week ago now, that crisis standards of care were implemented for specific hospitals in north