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Racism’s corrosive impact on the health of Black Americans

When the Centers for Disease Control declared last week that racism is a serious public health threat in America, it acknowledged something that researchers have found for decades: on nearly every measure of health, African Americans are more prone to serious disease and premature death.

Covid-19 is sending Black, Latino and Native American people to the hospital at about 4 times the rate of others

Black, Hispanic and Native American people infected with Covid-19 are about four times more likely to be hospitalized than others, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows.

Despite chaos, Councilman O’Farrell calls clearing of Echo Park homeless encampment a success as repair, renovation project proceeds

April 1, 2021
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ECHO PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell claimed success in the effort to clean up Echo Park Lake, with the last of more than 200 homeless people removed, and a $500,000 repair and restoration project underway after days of protests that included more than 180 arrests. Read More0

Republican-controlled states advance bills to limit abortion

Four new proposed abortion restrictions passed the state House Tuesday in Montana, one of several states where GOP gains are lending more momentum to prohibitions on the procedure