- 11 months ago
[Coronavirus Hate Crimes] In the last week alone, there have been numerous reports in New York of Asian Americans being harassed or physically assaulted as a result of this pandemic. Photo: YouTube Tags:& Coronavirus Hate CrimesAnti-Asian XenophobiaA...
- 11 months ago
By Tribune Staff The commercial impact of the numerous production changes and cancellations caused by the coronavirus/COVID-19 global pandemc is now starting to be assessed and felt. A widespread Hollywood Reporter story released Monday estimates tha...
- 11 months ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) released a joint statement in support of Dallas County’s Stay Home Stay Safe measures: “The health and safety...
- 11 months ago
This week, the two COVID-19 testing sites in Dallas updated the criteria and lifting the age restriction to test more North Texans. Criteria for testing sites are as follows: Shortness of breath Cough Must show a temperature of 99.6 or higher The sit...
- 11 months ago
The Will County Health Department is reporting that as of the start of this week, 26 Will County residents have tested positive for Coronavirus. Of those 26, 10 are male and 16 are female, with an age range of 20s to 70s, from more than a dozen comm...
- 11 months ago
Sunday, the Democrats in the Senate blocked the proposed stimulus package because they felt the bill provided too much for corporations with no strings attached, and not enough for American taxpayers. “We commend the 47 Democratic senators unde...
- 11 months ago
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is in the process of temporarily relocating homeless shelter clients to hotels in order to keep everyone at a safe distance from one another during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 11 months ago
by Ann Garrison Cheri Honkala has been organizing in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, one of the US’s most devastated, post-industrial communities, for over 30 years. As of the 2010 census, Kensington was 38.9 percent Hispanic of...
- 11 months ago
by Noelle Hanrahan, Prison Radio I have never agreed with the Pennsylvania State Correctional Officers Association before, but now, on this issue, I bet we can all agree: It is time to empty the prisons. The stakes could not be hig...
- 11 months ago
Dallas County Commissioner Clay Jenkins this evening has issued a Shelter in Place requirement for residents. One of the key reasons cited is the need to avoid running out hospital beds in the county. Also, confirmed cases doubled on Sunday. Shelter...
- 11 months ago
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday afternoon issued a mandatory statewide stay-at-home order for all residents to begin at 5 p.m. Sautrday and run through April 7. Before making the announcement about the stay at home order, Pritzker said a fifth...
- 11 months ago
Illinois had a total of 1,049 positive confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, and nine confirmed deaths as of Sunday evening, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health's website. A previous report from a Will County Health Department officia...
- 11 months ago
“We must address inequities in the system through bail reform,& restorative justice programs,& mental health services and treatment for drug addiction. And we must have better outcomes for the youth of Contra& Costa County.” – Contra Co...
- 11 months ago
Mayor John Cooper announcing the formation of Metro’s Coronavirus task Force March 13. He named Dr. Alex Jahangir Task Force Chair. NASHVILLE, TN – Mayor John Cooper announced a citywide 14-day quarantine Sunday telling residents to stay at home and...
- 11 months ago
[COVID-19\NY Primary\Absentee Voting] Attorney General James is calling for all eligible New York voters to automatically be sent an absentee ballot for the April 28th election, including the Democratic party’s presidential primary. Photo: Tags:& COV...
