The Kaiser School of Medicine was named the 6th Most Diverse Medical School in the nation and ranked 2nd in California by U.S. News & World Report after the School of Medicine at the University of California Davis. With handmade signs and white lab coats the rally set off for a twoblock march to the medical school. Walking in a single file line the doctors raised their voices in a shouted call-and-response chant. “Stop pushing,” they shouted followed by the comeback, “Black docs out.”
ethnicities came to provide support. A student who chose to remain anonymous shared the contents of a message about the protest from the Kaiser School of Medicine.
“The San Bernardino City Library allows children to check out an American Girl Doll kit. It includes ethnically diverse dolls, a carrying case, accessories, a book about the doll and a journal. Children checking out the dolls are encouraged to write about their playing with the dolls in a journal,” said Angela Encinas, Children’s Librarian.
(SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.) Families—complete with fathers, mothers, grandparents, and lots of daughters—attended the first American Girl Doll Tea Party in three years at Dr. Mildred Girl Scout leaders attended the American Girl Doll Tea Party scouting for new members. Left to right: Linda Scroggins, Knea Hawley, Concetta Miller and Debra Donnell. The American Girl Doll Tea Party is made possible thanks to the generous support of the people and organizations of San Bernardino including the San Bernardino City Library Foundation.
Foundation President Arlington Rodgers, Jr. says, “The mission of the San Bernardino City Library Foundation is to make sure that our public libraries continue to be places where everyone in the community can gather, learn, grow, and interact. The joining of local girls with The Girl Scouts at a Foundation-sponsored event, is a fine example of how the Library Foundation helps our community do just that.”
Black medical professionals from across the country came to support the Black Doc Village rally. Dr. Robert Rock, who practices on the East Coast, says he was inspired to go into medicine by his grandmother and the strength she exhibited when she “refused to be disrespected” by medical professionals during her care. He witnessed a racist act aimed at a patient which he described as shocking. “We were deterred from talking about it,” said Rock. “It was then that I lost my faith (in the system).”
The doll collection and the multi-generational American Girl Doll Tea Party are both made possible thanks to the generous support of the people and organizations of San Bernardino including the San Bernardino City Library Foundation.
“Students who choose to participate in the demonstration tomorrow will not be penalized or retaliated against for doing so,” reads an email by senior associate dean for student affairs Dr. Anne M. Eacker, “and absence from class or clinical sites tomorrow morning will be considered an excused absence.”
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Girls and Boys of all ethnicities attended the recent American Girl Tea Party. The Girl Scouts obtained enough interest to start a new Troop in the Mt. Vernon area," says Knea Hawley, Vice President of Development for Girls Scouts of San Gorgonio The American Girl Doll Tea Party is made possible thanks to the generous support of the people and organizations of San Bernardino including the San Bernardino City Library
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A parent signs her daughter up for Girl Scouting in San Bernardino. The American Girl Doll Tea Party is made possible thanks to the generous support of the people and organizations of San Bernardino including the San Bernardino City Library Foundation.
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Aysha Khoury gets emotional as she speaks in front of her former workplace the Kaiser Medical School in Pasadena. A founder of Black Doc Village, she is suing the school for racist practices. Pasadena, California, Friday August 26, 2022 (by Solomon O. Smith)
For more information on how to join the new San Bernardino Troop or to start a new Girl Scout troop contact Concetta Miller cmiller@gssgc.org.
Dalton Henry Elementary School in San Bernadino. The Girl Scouts were there, and they signed up enough girls to start a new troop. "Another great success of the American Girl Tea Party included the Girls Scouts of San Gorgonio obtaining enough interest to start a new Girl Scout Troop in the Mt. Vernon area," says Knea Hawley, Vice President of Development for Girls Scouts of San Gorgonio. “Girl Scouts is a great way to help girls learn new skills and make friends, but the pandemic has made it difficult for some troops to meet,” says Hawley. “I am thrilled to see the outpouring of support for girls and scouting. We're grateful to have Girl Scout alumna Ivana Wright, who led a troop before the pandemic, and will lead this new one. “I am really excited to work with a new group of girls and help them gain life skills, develop their interest in community and champion girls who will make the world a better place,” said Ivana Wright, Girl Scout of the Year 2017.
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That’s when he learned about the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) conservation campfire crews, which allows inmates to train as firefighters. Smith initially joined the program to get out of his cell, but something changed after working alongside firefighters and saving lives and homes.
Inmates who participated in one of the 44 California Conservation Camps received the same training from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or CAL-FIRE as it gives to seasonal firefighters but inmates are paid $2 to $5 a day in camp and an additional $1 to $2 an hour when they’re on a fire line. But once they were out of custody, former inmates couldn’t get hired
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“People see it. The person who serves you your food looks like me. The person who provides you your medical care often does not, and that is an intentional process of segregation,” says Isom. Doctors were not the only ones who want more Black physicians and medical professionals in the industry. Robert Phillips was looking for a Black nephrologist, a doctor specializing in diseases and functions of the kidneys and found Dr. Grubbs. He felt ignored
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Smith said he found direction and realized he gained satisfaction fighting forest fires. Smith is no longer incarcerated and now serves as executive director of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, a nonprofit organization that supports formerly incarcerated firefighters, and those currently incarcerated in California’s Conservation Camps. He said, “This work changed my life.”
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Jessica Isom is a Boston-based psychiatrist and an advocate for equity and justice for BIPOC patients. She has been an outspoken resource and advisor in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs through her company Vision for Equality, which has worked with several major brands and medical institutions. She sees part of the issue as a flaw in the culture of medicine which makes changing it difficult. Isom says resistance to change is “perpetuated through training” and that people may not be conscious that change is needed. She referred to an article written by Rhea W. Boyd, a pediatrician who has spoken before Congress about racism in the medical profession.
Robert Rock traveled from the east coast to support the BlackDocsBelong rally. Rock is an award-winning physician who has worked as an advocate for equality for doctors and patients of color. Pasadena, California, Friday August 26, 2022 (by Solomon O. Smith)
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Staff will also introduce themselves and answer community questions before the movie comes on. They will look to find out how adults and kids are coping with the COVID impact, and the deaths in its aftermath. “All those stressors, we have to see the problems. What are some of the situations you’re going through? If we know the symptoms, we can figure out the antidote,” he said. These days, they are constantly distributing resources, but he remembers when he first started out over 20 years ago. “Back in the day, I was happy really just to do 50 backpacks,”
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“Over the past 2 ½ years as we have dealt with the complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a rise in mental health struggles and substance use. Let’s Talk is impacting our community in a positive way by tackling some of these issues.” Since its first 2020 issue, “Let’s Talk” has positively educated parents about how to help teens “navigate the tough stuff” they experience during their transition to middle school and high school such as challenges with mental health, substance use, puberty and socialSurveysexperience.conducted fall 2021 reveal that parents of sixth and ninth graders believe “Let’s Talk” is informative and helpful. For example, one parent wrote: “The booklet takes an important issue and bravely introduces it to middle schoolers and their parents. Knowing schools and parent communities support open discussions is hopeful, helpful, and refreshing.”Surveysdistributed to attendees after each of the six Let’s Talk community discussions also had positive responses. “All panelists were terrific and the teens’ discussion of teen experience and parent and teen bonding was extremely informative, insightful and authentic,” one attendee wrote. Many of the surveyed parents also stated an interest in youth perspectives about Let’s Talk. In response, a group of Marin high school interns have shared their responses about the updated booklet.“Hearing teens out makes them feel like equals and lets them know that you care about their input, and what they have to say, which helps them to understand the decisions parents might have to make,” says intern Alexis Cartwright, a Redwood High School senior.
opportunities for parents to navigate conversations with their teens.” says intern Amanda Gong, a Novato High School senior. For more information, email info@mhyp.org.
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By OAKLAND POST The third annual issue of the “Let’s Talk” booklet has been distributed to 5,000 Marin County families of this fall’s sixth and ninth grade students at local public and private schools. This resource educates parents on how to practice positive ways to communicate, listen and connect with their children as they develop through adolescence. The booklet is developed by the Let’s Talk collaboration that includes the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS), the Marin County Office of Education (MCOE), the RxSafe Marin grassroots coalition, the Marin Prevention Network, and Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships (MHYP).
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was An American Patriot By Dr. Alveda ATLANTA,KingGA / AUGUST 26 / BPA LIVEWIRE - Reverend Martin Luther King Junior was an American patriot. In the years since his death, my family has shared the memory of my martyred uncle with the world. More than any figure from modern American history, my uncle and his call to “let freedom ring” unites people from all walks of life and every corner of the political spectrum. As we celebrate the 59th anniversary of the March on Washington and the I Have a Dream speech, social media will be flooded with excerpts from the address. People will rightly highlight his everconsistent call for America to honor its promise to all citizens. His love for America manifests all these years later in the true example of patriotism. His expression of love was never ever giving up on this great experiment in Democracy. Yes, all these years later, his model of non-violent protest and servant leadership are examples of excellence that would benefit each of us to study and emulate. My memory will always be of an uncle who loved America too much to not push her towards becoming her best self. He refused to give up on America living out the true meaning of its creed. The self-evident truth that all men are created equal remains a courageous standard today. In a speech about Vietnam, he dispelled any confusion about his motives and his love for America. He described his disappointment in America but asserted that “there can be no great disappointment where there is no great love.” Over these past months, I have felt disappointment in America. But like my uncle, my disappointment pales in comparison to my faith in Americans to do what is right. My hope for America’s bright future is fortified because I join Dr. King as he believed America is a nation bent towards justice. For all the areas of sorrow that might bring us despair, there are far more reasons that bring hope. I was 17 years old when my uncle died, and as a guardian of the King family legacy, I remember him well and still have faith in his American Dream. As one blood, one united race, with eyes wide open and not colorblind, we, the people of America, must press on to realize the “possible dream” together, from the womb to the tomb into eternity.
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By Dianne Anderson | Precinct grant in collaboration with Loma Linda University is for $400,000, along with another $250,000 from the city of San Bernardino to tackle violence prevention. Now the big task at hand is getting services out, and as importantly, meeting the community where they are. “Young Visionaries has always had that standpoint of being in the community, working directly with the community and figuring out the needs of the community,” Stone said. Since the pandemic, his nonprofit has hosted many pullup and grab and go events, but now the goal is drawing more community engagement, which requires some ingenuity and flair. He envisions free movie nights with free resources, free food, and professionals to connect around mental health issues, along with COVID information and support. For starters, he is focused on getting inside some of the highest needs communities where other nonprofits seem to avoid. He is connecting to partner up with management and owners in projects and low-income apartment complexes to offer an old school drive-in concept, except it’s free and bring a chair or blanket. “We’re going to start doing movies in some of these hard-toreach community high-risk areas, and set up a giant 70-foot theater. We’ll have a free taco truck and give COVID information. Society has opened up a bit and we have to think outside the box,” he said. Starting with Adelanto, Rialto and San Bernardino, events will include sponsors like IEHP and San Bernardino County Public Health. Two of his grants specifically address COVID relief and mental health.
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The National Weather Service has issued Excessive Heat Watches and Excessive Heat Warnings across the region, increasing the likelihood of poor air quality in many areas. This heat wave is expected to last through at least Sunday.Levels of ground-level ozone (smog) – the predominant summertime pollutant – are likely to reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups and Unhealthy Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in inland areas of the South Coast Air Basin most afternoons. Even worse air quality is expected in the San Bernardino Mountains and San Bernardino Valley with Very Unhealthy AQI levels possible in the afternoon hours.Elevated temperatures increase emissions of chemicals leading to ozone formation and enhance ozone formation rates. This long duration and intense heat wave will likely cause unusually high and persistent levels of ozone pollution.Ozone air pollution can cause respiratory health problems, including trouble breathing, asthma attacks, and lung damage. Research also indicates that ozone exposure can increase the risk of premature death. Children, older adults, and people with asthma or COPD may be more sensitive to the health effects of ozone.
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If all goes as planned, millions of dollars in goods and services are coming down on the one hand of Terrance Stone, and efficiently out the other – out to the community, that is. Recent grants are taking his outreach to new heights as he looks to hire more staff on the administrative side of programming to keep operations running smoothly. “We’re sending e-blasts and social media posts to let people know we’re hiring and beefing up our administration. Given that amount of money, you have to have administrative staff to make sure all the paperwork and accounting systems are working properly,” said Stone, CEO and founder of Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy. Among his grants, include $135,000 from the IE Community Foundation, and $100,000 from California Wellness Foundation. Other awards in the works for his programs are $700,000 to provide mentoring throughout the San Bernardino area approved by Rep. Pete Aguilar, and $1.2 million for the High Desert area approved for a Violence Intervention Plan grant from the state of California. A recent “Young Visionaries has always had that standpoint of being in the community, working directly with the community and figuring out the needs of the community,” said CEO Terrance Stone.
he said. “Our resources were short back down then. Now, we’re able to get more to the community.” Workforce development is a high priority through their violence prevention program, which is on track to get more people off the street and into skills and jobs. Through the years, that twopronged approach addresses the potential violence component by getting the community trained. Stone said the supply chain aspect of starter jobs is the low-hanging fruit. “They don’t have to stay there, but they can at least have a job,” he said. “They’ll have their certification or license in driving forklift. Also, we’re looking for community intervention workers, community health workers, mentors, and mental health specialists.” When Stone first started, he recalls only being able to give a little bit here or there to the community. The program has evolved and events are big. Through COVID, they hosted over 60 events, reaching about 100,000 in the community in the past two years with information and free resources. He expects that number to grow, but he feels that probably one of the best parts of the outreach to the community is that they are not dreading the experience. They get what they need in a dignified way, and everyone is on equal ground. “People are happy to meet us, and get what we have to offer,” he said. “We’re going to make sure that we’re not demeaning you about receiving it or being there because a lot of my staff or our parents have also been in those lines to get free stuff.” For more information on jobs and programs, call (909) 7231695 or email info@yvyla-ie.org
“When I was a freshman in high school, I felt that a lot of parents tend to bypass communication opportunities and do things like snoop on their kids’ phones or try sneaky ways to figure out what was going on with their kids,” I like Let’s Talk’s suggestion about how car rides, watching TV together, and local occurrences provide appropriate communications
Let’s Talk is a comprehensive program that includes community discussions, bookmarks, posters, postcards, and digital copies of the booklets all of which can be found on http://www.letstalkmarin. org. The community discussions are designed to further engage the community about these important issues with a background of solid science.“Adolescence is a time of tremendous growth that is filled with opportunities and challenges,” said Linda Henn, the Let’s Talk program director and Vice President of MHYP Board of Directors. “Through Let’s Talk, we equip parents with knowledge to be supportive while they mentor their young Feedbackperson.”from parents, young people, and public health personnel clarifies how Let’s Talk is a much-needed tool that helps parents navigate tough topics of their teens’ formative years. “This initiative is such a benefit to our parents and youth to learn about the influence and risk of substance use and to have open dialog within families,” said Kathy Koblick, Marin HHS’s Public Health Division Director.
According to the National Association of Realtors, today there is a nearly 30-percentagepoint gap in homeownership between White and Black Americans; for Hispanic buyers, the gap is nearly 20 percent. And the competitive housing market has made it even more difficult for potential homebuyers, especially people of color, to buy homes.
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“From the middle of 2019 until the end of 2021, there has been essentially zero net immigration to the U.S,” said Giovanni Peri, Ph.D. Professor of Economics and Founder and Director of the UC Davis Global Migration Center, citing US Bureau census data.
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RETIRED COUPLE Has $1Mil to lend on California Real Estate* Change To Penal Code Allows Hiring Firefighters with Criminal Records...continued from page 1 on with fire crews despite their training and experience because of their criminal backgrounds. That changed in 2020 when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2147. The law changes the penal code so that formerly incarcerated firefighters can file a petition to request their records to be expunged of convictions and gain early termination of probation or parole. This opened the door for their employment in firefighting. “This legislation rights a historic wrong and recognizes the sacrifice of thousands of incarcerated people who have helped battle wildfires in our state, and I would like to thank the Legislature for passing this bill,” said Newsom in a press release. Smith says AB 2147 opens opportunities in the fire protection field to formerly incarcerated people.
“The first fire I did, we saved 10,000 lives,” said Smith. Smith credits retired Chief Betty Ashe for giving him a chance when he got out of prison. He had tried to get a job in the fire protection field but ran into obstacles because of his record. Professional firefighters initially hesitated to work alongside former inmates, but eventually, they were glad for the help.
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“Although in late 2021 and early 2022 these numbers started growing again, the fact that the inflow of immigrants stopped made the country lose more than 1.7 million (immigrants),” added Peri, noting that 900,000 of them would have been college educated who work in the STEM sector – doctors, computer scientists, biomedical engineers, bio experts — and 800,000 would have been non-college educated concentrated in sectors such as food, hospitality, elderly and child care. “We are talking about the 1.1% of the US labor force,” Peri added. Peri spoke during a media briefing on 8/26/22 hosted by Ethnic Media Services that sounded the alarm over how the lack of immigrants is hurting the economy. Meanwhile, public discussion focuses on an estimated 2 million border crossings for the fiscal year.
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It’s not just about financial compensation for Smith. He genuinely loves his job and finds the work meaningful.
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About the Westwood Findings Today’s announcement is based upon several findings reached by the Department in the last two years about Westwood’s conduct, which had previously resulted in the approval of $130 million in borrower defense discharges for approximately 4,000 borrowers. These findings include that Westwood routinely misled prospective students by grossly misrepresenting that its credentials would benefit their career prospects and earning potential— specifically by promising prospective students that they would be employed in their field within six months after graduation and that a Westwood degree would make them “employable for the rest of [their lives].” In fact, Westwood’s marketing materials inflated the salary outcomes of its graduates and misrepresented national earnings data of college graduates as if they were data for Westwood graduates. Westwood also presented grossly inflated job placement rates. And the institution gave students a false “employment pledge” guaranteeing students that it would help pay their bills if they could not find a job within six months of graduating. Not only was that empty guarantee a key feature of a scheme to mislead students into taking out loans to enroll at Westwood, but the Department found no evidence that the school ever followed through on that promise. Westwood’s criminal justice programs at its Illinois campuses highlight the lengths the school went to in its practice of misleading students. Westwood promised students in that program that they could expect jobs with law enforcement in Illinois, including the Chicago Police Department or the Illinois State Police Department, and even included those false claims in statewide television ads. However, Westwood never had the regional accreditation necessary to meet the state employment requirements during the time Westwood was open or for city positions from 2004 to 2010. As a result, it was impossible for Westwood students to achieve those employment goals. These Westwood findings are based upon Department review of important evidence provided by the attorneys general of Colorado and Illinois, including sworn statements from former students and employees, admissions call recordings, multi-media advertising, and Westwood’s internal communications, policies, and trainings. “Strong partnerships between the Department and state attorneys general enable us to uncover the actions of dishonest institutions, like Westwood College,” said Federal Student Aid Chief Richard Cordray. “Thanks to the valuable Education Department Approves $1.5 billion in Debt Relief for 79,000 Borrowers Who Attended Westwood College ...continued
“They want to find a way to get more people into the program,” said Smith Forest fires continue to be a major problem in California. The situation has been exacerbated for several reasons, such as climate change, hotter temperatures, drought, and mismanagement of forests. Current climate conditions have created a perfect storm for forest fires, and there is a great need for people with the skills to work in fire protection and prevention.
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the same circle of infamy occupied by Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute,” said Under Secretary James Kvaal. “Westwood operated on a culture of false promises, lies, and manipulation in order to profit off student debt that burdened borrowers long after Westwood closed. The Biden-Harris Administration will continue ramping up oversight and accountability to protect students and taxpayers from abuse and ensure that executives who commit such harm never work at institutions that receive federal financial aid again.”
“As of today we have about 1.6 million cases that are waiting to be heard, (each one) typically takes four to six years now,” Chen said. “Many businesses can’t wait to be operational.”
“Signing AB 2147 into law is about giving second chances. To correct is to right a wrong; to rehabilitate is to restore,” said Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes, the bill’s author. According to Smith, finding employment continues to be a challenge for people with criminal backgrounds. But it’s not just finding work; it’s finding well-paying jobs too. He was looking at minimum-wage jobs when he got out of prison, but now he could find a good job because of his firefighter training.
Immigration Shortfall The halting of immigration coincides with more and more US citizens opting to work from home in online jobs, and people in their 50s and 60s opting for early retirement. When companies are struggling to hire people, wages go up and the rising cost of labor translates into inflation, Peri explained. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in July 2022, there were 10 million unfilled jobs in the US. Before COVID, in a similar period, that figure was 6 million.
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Close to 15% of job openings that employ immigrant or foreignborn workers in the U.S. are still vacant, while the legal immigration system is in dire straits. From meat packing to home building to STEM professionals to nurses, the post-pandemic economy is reeling from a labor force decimated by restrictive immigration policies, which worsened under Donald Trump’s administration.
Approval assisted by significant evidence from Colorado and Illinois attorneys general Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in any location of Westwood College (including enrollment in Westwood’s online program) between January 1, 2002 through November 17, 2015 when it stopped enrolling new borrowers in advance of its 2016 closure. The Department has analyzed the evidence related to Westwood and concluded that the school engaged in widespread misrepresentations about the value of its credentials for attendees’ and graduates’ employment prospects such that all borrowers who attended during the period described above are entitled to a full loan discharge. This finding is based on extensive internal records, evidence from Westwood employees and administrators, and testimony recounting borrowers’ first-hand experiences. This action will result in $1.5 billion in discharges for 79,000 borrowers, regardless of whether they have applied for a borrower defense discharge. Relief will be granted without any additional actions by the borrowers.
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“The concern about the benefits immigration provides to the country and the economy has been subsumed by the idea that it’s related to border national security issues,” said Chen, who doesn’t
“There are not enough people to do the work,” said Smith. Smith admits that fighting fires is dangerous and scary. He said the first time he fought a fire, “I have never been that scared in my life.” However, for Smith, being a firefighter allows him to “be a good citizen for the state of California.” Being a firefighter has allowed Smith’s family to improve their situation. Now his daughter wants to be a wildland firefighter. And members of his church are interested in getting their family members into the program.
“In the past six or seven years we have seen tremendous delays in the immigration processes across the country, both in the courts and also through the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),” said Gregory Z. Chen, Senior Director of Government Relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Chen noted that when President Barack Obama left office, there were about 500,000 immigration cases in the backlog compared to 1.4 million cases during the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, the Automated Export System (AES), the agency in charge of processing work permits, has increased its processing times from 180 days to up to seven months. These backlogs can be fixed through a comprehensive immigration reform. Although almost 70% of Americans are in favor of it, there has been no appetite in a polarized Congress to ease restrictions for even legal immigrants. Chen highlighted how President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act -recently signed into law- originally included provisions to legalize unauthorized immigrants, a provision that had to be abandoned to gain bipartisan support.
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In March, the governor tweeted a picture of himself reading several frequently targeted books with the caption, “reading some banned books to figure out what these states are so afraid of.”
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The Temporary change applies to borrowers with Direct Loans, those who have already consolidated into the Direct Loan Program, and those who consolidate into the Direct Loan Program by Oct. 31, 2022. There are two requirements in order to receive additional qualifying payments: Full-time employmentBorrowers must have worked full-time for a qualifying employer during the prior periods of repayment. They receive credit only for periods of repayment after Oct. 1, 2007, which is when the PSLF program began. Loan consolidation – Borrowers with Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans, Federal Perkins Loans, or other types of federal student loans that are not Direct Loans must consolidate those loans into the Direct Loan program by Oct. 31, 2022.
The PSLF and TEPSLF programs are entirely different from President Joe Biden’s plan for targeted student debt cancellation to borrowers with loans held by the Department of Education. Qualifying borrowers must have “annual income of under $125,000 (for individuals) or under $250,000 (for married couples or heads of households). Borrowers who qualify can have up to $10,000 worth of eligible debt canceled. If the borrower received a Pell Grant, the borrower could have up to a total of $20,000 of debt canceled. Biden also extended the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections through December 31, 2022. Last year, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched a limited-time PSLF Waiver opportunity that runs through Oct. 31. It allows eligible borrowers to receive credit for past student loan payments that would otherwise not qualify under the PSLF program. ED improved the PSLF program in response to a lawsuit and yearslong advocacy by a number of state attorneys general and others urging ED to fix the broken program. Following resolution of the lawsuit, AG Bonta has continued to advocate for changes to the PSLF program. The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking part in the California Student Loan Debt Challenge to raise awareness about the PSLF program to help DOJ employees’ access loan forgiveness.
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“My team has advocated for years for the Department of Education to fix this broken program, and with the recent changes under the Biden Administration, Californians are finally beginning to receive relief,” AG Bonta stated. Get more information on the loan forgiveness program
The Burbank Unified School District objected to the inclusion of these books in their schools' curriculum because according to them these titles "cast Black people in negative, hopeless, and secondary roles; and all but one are written from the lens of a White author.”
Although COVID floors have been essentially shut down, hospitals are short staffed and one-on-one patient care is over, she said. “Oftentimes nurses are caring for multiple patients, which is increasing their chances of creating errors and causing emotional distress,” There are close to 194,000 open positions for nurses, and not enough US nurses to fill them. Since the 80s, when hospitals were understaffed, nurses from other countries have filled these roles. But today, annually, H1B visas are limited to 140,000 and family-sponsored visas are limited to 226,000. “I am seeing how tired and exhausted the nurses are and how frustrated they feel like their voices aren’t being heard,” Collins said.”
California ranks No. 13 among states on student loan debt with borrowers owing an average of $37,084. California’s student loan debt adds up to $141.8 billion, the largest amount of any state. According to EDI, student loan debt statistics show tremendous disparities among racial and ethnic groups. African American college graduates owe an average of $25,000 more debt than White graduates. Four years after graduation, 48% of Black students owe an average of 12.5% more than they borrowed. Black student borrowers are the most likely to struggle financially due to student loan debt, with 29% making monthly payments of $350 or more. About 3% of California borrowers owe more than $200,000 and nearly 10% of the state’s population have student loan debt. The moratorium on federal student loan payments expires on Aug. 31. A total of 43 million Americans owe student loan debt — worth $1.6 trillion, federal data shows. “Thankfully now, there are federal and state programs that can play a critical role in reducing or eliminating student debt altogether,” Mia Bonta said. “Now we have this last opportunity to spread awareness about these programs. Beyond that, we have to simplify the application process and create a better coordinated, outreach program between institutions of higher learning, the government, and the private sector.”
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Stiles | California Black Media Nationwide, book banning is on the rise. It’s reached a 20-year high, according to the American Library Association and Unite Against Book Bans. Some of the books that have been banned include titles like "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, "I Am Enough" by Grace Byers and "Maus" by Art Spiegelman. "It is also worth noting that most challenged books feature LGBTQIA-related topics or are by BIPOC authors," Kadie Seitz, a librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library who focuses on youth services, wrote on the organization's blog. Troy Flint, Chief Information Officer at the California School Boards Association (CSBA), pointed out that book bans are not happening in California at the same level as in other states but cautioned that there is still cause for concern. "There are a wide range of books that have been banned in a number of districts, although it's a relatively small number," Flint said. "However, this is a concerning trend because the actual effects are on a much bigger scale than they might appear," he continued. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the bans are largely partisan. “Republicans are trying to destroy public education. Banning history. Banning books. Banning student speech. And now Betsy DeVos is admitting it,” Newsom tweeted last month, responding to the former U.S. Secretary of Education declaring that she believes the nation’s Department of Education “should not exist.”
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“As COVID began slowing down, nurses sought early retirement, some of them changed professions, and some even died of COVID. This left us with fewer nurses to fill the open positions in our units.”
If the borrower had Direct Loans and had PSLF employment certified, ED will award additional payments without further action. If necessary, Federal Student Aid may contact the borrower to certify additional months of employment. An employer needs to be a governmental organization, a 501(c)(3) organization, or a not-for-profit organization that provides a designated public service in order to qualify for PSLF under normal rules and the Limited PSLF Waiver.
Flint also spoke about some of the perceived political motivations for the renewed vigor of book banning efforts across the United States. “Partisan interest has been driving these kinds of decisions as opposed to objective assessments of material on the basis of what children can handle and what they should learn,” Flint said. In 2020, the liberal leaning city of Burbank banned five well-known titles: “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor, “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor and “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck.
The same year Burbank Unified made its decision to challenge the use of five books, Pennsylvania's Central York School District banned eight times the number of books and educational materials banned by the California district, including Brad Meltzer's “I Am Rosa Parks” and the James Baldwin centered documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” directed by Raoul Peck. While all the 40 books and multimedia articles that the Central York School District banned were either written by authors of color or relate to race, the board insists that the motivation for its controversial decision was the "content" of the material -- not the race of the material's content creator. Flint argued that this trend of widespread book banning could lead to complications at the local level for educators and institutions who want to avoid legal trouble. He warned that districts that ban several books in similar demographic target audiences could risk "self-censorship at a classroom and district level, even if some books have not been officially banned."
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“On behalf of the more than 5,000 public servants at the California Department of Justice, I’m proud to take the California Student Debt Challenge,” AG Bonta said. “Our public servants work day-in and day-out on behalf of the people of California as our nurses, teachers, first responders, state workers, and more. I urge you to take advantage of the new PSLF Limited Waiver Opportunity before the Oct.31 deadline.”
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Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta is urging Californians to take advantage of recent changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) programs. Bonta’s announcement coincides with a CNBC survey that reports 31% of Black women are disproportionately impacted by student debt. Also, four years after graduation, 48% of Black students owe an average of 12.5% more than they borrowed, according to the Educational Data Initiative (EDI). Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) shared her own struggles with paying back student debt she owed. “I graduated with over $150,000 in student debt. I was in my 20s then,” she said. “I didn’t make my final payment until almost 20 years later, just in time to send my oldest daughter to college.” According to Bonta, a Black woman owes 112% of the loan amount she takes out 12 years after starting college. For a Latina, 12 years after starting college, she will owe 86% of that loan. “Black and Latino students, coming from low-income communities take on a disproportionately amount of school debt,” Bonta said. “I witness this every single day.”
For Julie Collins, perfusionist and Program Director Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Rush University, one field where the absence of immigrants is acutely felt is medical care. Working on the COVID floor of her hospital for two years, Collins saw firsthand the impact of the critical shortage of nursing professionals. “I was helping to cover shifts and I saw how burnt out nurses were becoming taking care of patients in COVID units,” she said.
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“O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in, it is a great furnace of wrath, a wide and bottomless pit, full of the fire of wrath, of God, whose wrath is provoked and incensed as much against you, as against many of the damned in hell. You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe it, and burn it asunder; and you have no interest in any Mediator, and nothing to lay hold of to save yourself, nothing to keep off the flames of wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you ever have done, nothing that you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment.” [Jonathan Edwards, in his famous sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God]. Oh, sinner man, repent before its too late! Time is running out! [Romans 13:11].
proposed rule to create a new income-driven repayment plan that will substantially reduce future monthly payments for lowerand middle-income borrowers. This proposed rule is part of the Department’s efforts to make longterm improvements to existing student loan forgiveness programs and provide greater protections for students and taxpayers against unaffordable debts. While the Department works to implement this broad-based assistance, it remains committed to providing support for borrowers through other targeted relief programs. To date, those efforts have resulted in nearly $34 billion in approved loan discharges for close to 1.7 million borrowers.
Reproductive Justice (RJ):
Today’s actions are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader efforts to tackle the growing cost of college, including by better implementing federal student loan relief programs. Last week, the Department announced targeted student debt cancellation of up to $20,000 for individuals with loans held by the Department. The cancellation is available to borrowers with incomes under $125,000 for individuals or $250,000 for families. Borrowers who received a Pell Grant and meet the income thresholds are eligible for $20,000 in debt cancellation, while others can receive $10,000 in debt cancellation. This action will help address the financial harms of the pandemic by smoothing the transition back to repayment and helping borrowers at highest risk of delinquencies or default once payments resume. Borrowers can learn more about how to apply for this relief by visiting announcedAdditionally,studentaid.gov/debtrelief.theDepartmentinitialdetailsofa
“Hear This, You Foolish and Senseless People!’
“You who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear” [Ezekiel 12:2; Jeremiah 5:21] because of your own obstinate spirit, judgment is already in motion. [Isaiah Chapter 6]. My appeal to you was to seek Me while I may be found, call upon Me while I was near and I will have mercy upon you, for I would abundantly pardon. [Isaiah 55:67]. But naw, you wouldn’t listen, I tell you judgment is already in motion, says the Lord.” “Then I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, ‘Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.” [Revelation 15:8]. “And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them… [Revelation 9: 1-12].
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• Take a witness or record when attending a disciplinary action meeting and document any conversations in writing.
Protecting Students from the Danger Inside School... acontinuedchild.•Read the parent/student handbook for the code of conduct and make sure your child knows and follows them. Also, hold your child’s educator accountable for following the rules and guidelines and applying them fairly.
On August 19, Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten reaffirmed a decision to terminate federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). As a result, colleges currently accredited by the ACICS will now be required to fulfill additional operating conditions for continued participation in the federal student aid programs.
The RJ movement takes the conversation about access to abortion to a deeper level that addresses intersectionality, oppression, and self-determination. SisterSong is one of the most well-networked organizations focused on RJ; it is also the largest multi-ethnic group that centers the perspectives and needs of women of color. Through analysis, organization, and mobilization, SisterSong moves the conversation from access (often a pro-choice stance) to justice and the human rights of birthing, not birthing, the needs of people who identify as women and/or have uteruses, and their ability to practically access abortion if they choose. People with means have access to abortion whether it is legal or not. The Guttmacher Institute has published work on the current landscape of access, states’ laws, and crossing state borders to obtain abortions. Their research indicates that nearly one in ten abortion seekers crossed state lines for abortion healthcare even before Roe was overturned. Many women do not have the ability to hazard this trip. People with Uteruses: You may have noticed a change in language in the RJ community, media, and overarching conversation about abortion and healthcare. In general, folks working for RJ recognize that not everyone with a uterus identifies as a woman, and not everyone who identifies as a woman has a uterus (both for numerous reasons). Because the RJ movement is inclusive and intentionally focuses on the needs of those most marginalized, it recognizes, includes, and addresses trans and non-binary people’s ability to become pregnant. This seems like a good place to introduce another term–TERF. TERF is an acronym that stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist.” This type of transphobia got media attention when J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, tweeted comments that rejected acknowledging trans women as women.
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Tammie Lang Campbell is the founder/executive director of the Honey Brown Hope Foundation, a nationally recognized, awardwinning 501(c)3 non-profit that works from the schoolhouse to the courthouse and jailhouse to offer programming, resources and support that align with our causes: civil rights, diversity appreciation and environmental stewardship. Campbell created the “How to Advocate for Your Child: Toolkit for Black and Brown Parents and Guardians” to share with parents what she has learned from 20+ years of advocating for Black and Brown students impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline's discriminatory discipline practices. She is a former branch president of NAACP, Resident Community Advocate for the Center for Justice Research at TSU, NAACP Image Awardwinning Activist, ALF Senior Fellow of Class 49 and Harvard University’s School-to-Prison Pipeline Roundtable Participant
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Much of my focus has been on the reproductive justice (RJ) landscape and its movements since I started this newly (re) created position on July 1. The Dobbs vs. Jackson decision that nullified women’s constitutional right to abortion has generated a deluge of rhetoric, legal changes, and arguments. It is a lot to keep up with. I hope to break down some of the lingo here.
• Request alternative disciplinary options to avoid a loss of instructional time. Impeding students of color from reaching their full potential robs and weakens our country’s valuable human resource. As a nation, we must work in solidarity to empower all because we are only as strong as our most vulnerable citizen.
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• Instruct your child not to make an oral or written statement regarding a disciplinary investigation without your presence and approval, and submit a letter notifying the school principal, area superintendent, and the superintendent of schools to not question your child about a disciplinary issue without your presence or permission.
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The UCC celebrates and loves people of all gender identities; so does God. Overwhelmed by all this language? I recommend the Human Rights Campaign’s glossary, which will shed some light on this topic. I am also available for consultation and education in your conference, association, congregation, or other UCC gathering.
ACICS had accredited Westwood, ITT Technical Institute, and many branches of Corinthian Colleges prior to their closure. The Department will also propose future rules to hold career programs accountable for leaving their graduates with mountains of unaffordable debt and poor job prospects—a rule the last Administration rolled back. In the coming months, the Department will announce new actions to hold accountable institutions that have contributed to the student debt crisis including publishing lists of the worst actors.
Protecting Students from the Danger Inside School (Black PR Wire) Before the late 1990s school shootings, back-toschool was a time when parents shopped for deals on school supplies, fall clothes and prepared for crazy schedules. Fast forward to 2022 and now parents are shopping for bullet proof backpacks. In a futile attempt to keep students and educators safe from potential shootings, the educational system has diverted needed money for additional teachers, counselors, transportation, social workers, and nurses to allocate millions for more police and ammunition in school. The Internal School Threat to Students of Color From the incident in Uvalde School District where police stood in the hall while students were being slaughtered to data documenting the increase in mass shootings at schools, data confirms that police in school does not make students safer. “A Better Path Forward for Criminal Justice," a report by the BrookingsAEI Working Group on Criminal Justice Reform, noted that the late 1990s fueled federal funding for more police in schools. Also, it revealed that the school shooting at Columbine High School in 1999 prompted the federal Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools Program (COPS) to disperse $68 million to states in 2000, which was used to hire 599 School Resource Officers (SROs) in 289 educational entities. Traditionally, educators and administrators managed school infractions and disciplinary issues. Sadly, the educational system changed its course and started utilizing police enforcement to address noncriminal student infractions. Research shows police on school campuses does little to reduce on-campus violence or mass shootings and can create higher rates of suspensions, expulsions, and arrests especially amongst students of color. Data also links school suspensions and expulsions directly to school dropout and increase entry into the juvenile criminal justice system. Ending Student Criminalization and the School to Prison Pipeline Report by The Education Justice Research and Organizing Collaborative (EJ-ROC) notes the negative impact and side effects students of color face from being arrested by school police officers. This includes loss of instructional time and course credits, legal costs, separation from family anxiety and physical trauma. Additional challenges include risk to students immigration status, loss of housing assistance, and loss of employment that negatively affect students of color future, their families, and their communities. After a 40year review of school policing that showed no positive impact on school safety outcome, the federal government decreased its resource allocation to school police programs. Disregarding the federal government decreasing funding to this failed program, state and local governments continue to allocate taxpayers’ dollars for this ineffective school safety initiative. Parents of Color Need Help to Protect Their Children When students are killed at school due to mass shootings, journalists cover it through the lens that “this has got to stop” and highlight ways to confront it. For the sake of vulnerable youth’s health and well-being, the media must highlight solutions to protect our students from external and internal, homegrown threats like the schoolto-prison pipeline. As an African American parent and grandparent whose son became the victim of police brutality in kindergarten, I can attest to how important it is for African American parents to have resources that empower them to be effective advocates for their children. From experience, I know the struggles of vulnerable parents who are fighting to protect their children, that’s why I created a free toolkit called, “How to Advocate for Your Child: Toolkit for Black and Brown Parents and Guardians” in conjunction with the Honey Brown Hope receiveexcessivelyprovescorrectyourtipsthisprotectingtodecadesThethewasinparenttoolkit.www.honeybrownhope.org/Foundation,ThistoolkitisEnglishandSpanish.IttranslatedinSpanishbyNationalParentUnion.“toolkit”detailsovertwo-ofmyworkwithparentsaidtheminaddressingandtheirchildrenfromsystemicproblem.Someincludedare:•Advocateforchildwhetheryouneedtohim/herornotbecausedatathatstudentsofcolorarepunishedanddon'tthegraceofsimplybeing
Reproductive Justice is an approach to healthcare and justice that is new for some and that is shifting in some ways by centering the voices of marginalized people away from the perspectives of many prominent feminists, historically speaking. Still, it feels very familiar in other ways. Consider, for instance, the Our Whole Lives curricula that teach accurate, age-appropriate information on human development, relationships, personal skills, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society and culture. Reproductive Justice is the model of analysis and advocacy that I am learning to use as UCC Minister of Women’s and Gender Justice. Dr. Sherry Warren is the Minister for Women’s and Gender Justice for the United Church of Christ.
Fetal Personhood: This gives fetuses the same rights and protections as fully formed humans living outside of uteruses. These bills have been introduced repeatedly at both state and federal levels. One of the more recent efforts is the federal Life at Conception Act, which is fraught with tensions of philosophy, religion, and science. Even with incredible advances in technology, we are not able to identify a pregnancy at the moment of conception. Morevoer, these proposed laws are offering rights to someone who does not yet exist. Fetal personhood makes the legal claim of a pregnant woman in Texas who was pulled over for driving “alone” in the HOV (high-occupancy vehicle/carpool) lane seem reasonable given that Texas wants to give equal rights to her unborn that she carries.
Westwood College was owned by Alta College, Inc. (Alta), which was located in Colorado. In 2002, Alta was acquired by Housatonic Partners, a private equity firm located in California and Massachusetts. Major executives at Alta included cofounder Kirk Riedinger and George Burnett. Earlier this year, Burnett was named the president of the University of Phoenix but left that position after the Department raised questions about his involvement at Westwood. Including today’s announcement, the Department has now approved $14.5 billion in discharges for nearly 1.1 million borrowers whose colleges took advantage of them.
Further, the Department has already taken action to strengthen institutional accountability so that students are not left with mountains of debt and little payoff, particularly from fraudulent institutions. The Department has re-established the office of enforcement within Federal Student Aid that conducts investigations into institutions of higher education. The Department is also holding responsible the accreditation agencies that oversee academic quality at institutions.
Westwood College ...continued from page 3 assistance of Attorneys General Phil Weiser of Colorado and Kwame Raoul of Illinois, we are delivering loan relief to all Westwood students who put their trust in an institution that decided to take advantage of them.”
“Regarding Dr. Aysha Khoury, one of the founders of the Black Doc Village organization, the school has been clear that Dr. Khoury was not placed on leave because she brought content related to anti-racism to the classroom or because she shared her experiences as a Black woman in medicine,” the Kaiser statement says. Khoury and Grubbs say that issues with Kaiser are a small part of a bigger problem in the medical community and are hoping that their stories can be the jumping-off point for action.
The California legislature is considering a bill – SB 911 by Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa) – that would dedicate $25 million in state surplus funds to local and ethnic journalism. It would also stab the independent ethnic media sector in the heart. That’s why, despite the financial pressures that have disrupted the entire news industry, our two organizations – which have worked for decades to support and advocate for the ethnic media sector – oppose SB 911. Ethnic media pride themselves on being rooted in their communities and serving as an independent advocacy voice. “We wish to plead our own cause; too long have others spoken for us,” was the mission statement of Freedom Journal way back in 1827. It captures ethnic media’s mission today, regardless of what language they publish in or which community they serve.
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Why does vaccination equity as measured by receipt of a booster matter? Because research shows that “full vaccination” without at least one booster, doesn’t do nearly enough to protect people from infection or hospitalization and because COVID-19 will circulate more widely in the low-income neighborhoods and communities where the most vulnerable populations live if receipt of boosters lags due to cost barriers. Only 22% of undocumented farmworkers are insured, making them among the most vulnerable population when it comes to healthcare access and treatment forHere’sCovid.an example. If a lowincome, uninsured immigrant family of four that has been successfully convinced to get vaccinated now seeks to get the new booster that provides crucial protection against BA.5 and other post-Omicron variants, what might happen with commercialization? Given the current cost of vaccine and vaccination, the family would need to pay at least $600 for a booster. Few will be able to afford getting vaccinated. So much for the dream of “herd immunity.” The potential consequences of commercialization are still more serious for the millions who are at “high risk” for progressing to serious illness (due to age or underlying health conditions) and unvaccinated or not “up to date” with booster shots. Highlyeffective anti-viral treatment is currently available for them but must be accessed very rapidly (within five days of testing positive or having COVID-19 symptoms). But it’s expensive. Paying for a course of the preferred, antiviral, Paxlovid currently costs the government about $530, but if the current “Test To Treat” approach is abandoned as part of the push for commercialization, the eventual market price is expected to be higher.This is not the right time to abandon the federal government’s efforts to make free and easily accessible vaccination, testing, and treatment available to everyone. After commercialization, the most socioeconomically marginalized households, vulnerable to COVID-19 infection because of crowded living conditions and working in essential jobs such as agriculture and meat-processing, will be left unprotected. These low-income households will continue to be more likely to contract COVID-19 and the high-risk patients in them will be more likely to be hospitalized, more likely to suffer from “long COVID,” and more likely to die. The ideological stance underlying the pivot to commercialization of COVID-19 response, the proposition that everyone has the responsibility and will have the economic ability to make their own wise health care decisions, is both hypocritical and dangerous—because the consequences of what people do or don’t do affect us all—in terms of health risks, family well-being, and community life. Inevitably, the entire nation will suffer the economic consequences of more costly emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and longterm disability for the millions who are unfortunate enough to have long-COVID.EdwardKissam is a leading researcher and advocate for strategies to deal with COVID-19 in farmworker and immigrant communities. He has led research on farmworker and immigrant issues sponsored by the Department of Labor, the Commission on Agricultural Workers, and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture. He is also a trustee of the WKF Charitable Giving Fund.
Among our top concerns –echoed in numerous conversations with practitioners across the sector – is that the bill promotes a non-profit model as a one size fits all solution to the problems of local and ethnic journalism. But for decades most ethnic media have operated as forprofit businesses and that model has allowed them to operate as an advocacy sector for their communities. You hear it in their titles – Sentinel, Informer, Voice, Guardian, Crusader – and that is precisely why mainstream media has often disparaged their reporting without understanding the unique role they play. Adopting the nonprofit model would expressly forbid ethnic media from regularly endorsing political candidates or lobbying on behalf of proposed legislation. It would cripple their advocacy voice. Nor are most ethnic media outlets prepared to shift their revenue base from advertising to foundation and government grants, especially if overseen by a board of political appointees as SB 911 proposes. Ethnic media create a synergy with the small and micro businesses and community-based organizations that is crucial for neighborhood economies to thrive – ethnic media expand the customer base of local businesses and agencies, while local businesses provide the majority of ad revenues that support ethnic media. For the sector to become dependent on grants from foundations or government agencies would disempower both ethnic media and their communities.
Finally, we are concerned about how SB 911 proposes to administer funds through a board of political appointees that would be costly and time consuming to set up and would wind up determining the criteria for how government doles out support for local journalism for years to come. Ethnic media might have two representatives on that board. But the majority would have no direct knowledge of the unique role of ethnic media nor how it works. The last thing ethnic media need are people with little experience in their communities determining what kind of media those communities need. And we are concerned that the bill as currently written would allow media startups – including many in the nonprofit space –that have operated for only one year to qualify for support. This puts them in direct competition with media that have worked for decades to serve their communities and sustain themselves. SB 911 got its name to spotlight the dire straits many ethnic media find themselves in, especially following the business shutdowns from the pandemic, inflation, and a possible recession, let alone the demands of adapting to the digital world. But we’re not prepared to greenlight the bill as currently written for the sake of whatever share the board bestows to individual outlets after their own admin costs are met. We urge the legislature to consider far more productive ways of supporting the ethnic news sector much as you did in the 2020 Census when you increased the advertising dollars earmarked for ethnic media from $15 million to over $85 million, recognizing that only ethnic media could deliver truly inclusive outreach to the diverse communities that now make up the state.
Redirect the $25 million to advertising or outreach on the many issues these communities now face. Create mandates that steer a fairer share of marketing dollars for issues like the drought, housing, wildfires, climate change, or health care to our media sector and that will reach the underserved audiences the state needs to reach, rather than wasting time and money on a costly administrative process in the name of ethnic media. The non-profit model works well for a small number of ethnic media news agencies, including such veteran nonprofits as Radio Bilingue and India Currents; they are convenors and informers of community, they fit the category of mission driven journalism, we applaud them for their work. But one size does not fit all media, especially the vast majority of ethnic news outlets. Don’t ask ethnic media to transform themselves into a model that reduces their interdependence with community. “Too long have others spoken for us.” That’s what SB 911 does and why we oppose it. Sandy Close, director of Ethnic Media Services, was founder and former director of New America Media and Pacific News Service. She’s worked in the ethnic media sector for over 25 years. Regina Brown Wilson is the Executive Director of California Black Media, the oldest advocacy organization supporting locally-owned black media.
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“Kaiser is where we are today, but this is everywhere, not just there,” said Khoury. “This is why we need the whole village.”
Kaiser has released a statement disputing Khoury’s claim.
Cost barriers are real. To assess the likely impact of socioeconomic disparities if commercialization goes forward, one need only read an article in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that came out three days after the administration announced the new phase of federal COVID strategy. The researchers report that by early 2022 only 16.1% of uninsured people had received a COVID-19 vaccine booster—less than half the U.S. average (40.2%). Single parents with children were also particularly likely not to have received a booster (16.4%).
Black Doctors March Shine Spotlight on Institutionalized Racism...continued from page 1 and unheard by White doctors. Scores of studies show that health outcomes for African Americans have historically been among the lowest, according to various metrics. The Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) recently reported African Americans have the highest rate of infant mortality of any ethnic group. The number of Black doctors is also disproportionately low, at just 5 %, according to a 2019 survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Some at the rally are in litigation against Kaiser, including Khoury. She is well-known for a viral thread on Twitter relating her story of how she was removed from Kaiser Medical School.
By Edward Kissam Recent comments by White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha point to a major shift in the administration’s approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Described by Jha as “commercialization,” the shift in strategy portends serious consequences when it comes to equitable health access for the nation’s most vulnerable. Not much is yet known about what commercialization might entail except that if you need a vaccine or an antiviral treatment, you’d get it from your doctor or from a hospital—if you’re lucky. Speaking to CNN, Jha notes the shift aims to phase out federal funding that has, so far, helped assure free COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and treatment. This new approach is framed by the White House as long-anticipated and progressing well, but does it actually reflect improved public health strategy, or is it a surrender to political reality? Dr. Jha’s announcement came after months of unsuccessful political negotiations with Republicans, among them some, such as Florida Governor Ron De Santis, cynically opposed to COVID-19 vaccination as a public health strategy, and others, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, promulgating conspiracy theories.
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White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish JhaThe Biden administration had initially sought at least $22.5 billion in FY23 funding for pandemic response, warning about the consequences of inadequate funding if, as some models suggest, there were to be another wave of COVID-19 this winter. And what would those consequences be for communities? In 2019, almost 30 million working-age people and children in the U.S. lacked health insurance. The initial investment in COVID-19 response under the American Recovery Act added health insurance coverage for slightly more than 5 million people—although coverage was surely lower among some vulnerable populations such as undocumented farmworkers, where only 22% have health insurance (although, at least in California, many may eventually benefit by 2024 from eligibility for state-subsidized health insurance). If “commercialization” means reverting to the complex and paper-intensive patchwork quilt of the mainstream health care delivery system, it will inevitably amplify pre-existing chronic inequities. Whether “the system” works well for you or not depends on who you are and where you are in the health care ecosystem. Vaccination is a case in point. Leaving aside for the moment the question about the extent to which COVID-19 “vaccine hesitancy” actually stems from cynical and politicized anti-vaxer messaging or from individual decisions, socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine access will erect higher barriers to vaccination and treatment for racial/ethnic minorities and households in communities,socially-disadvantagedreversingprogress made in the first three years of fighting the pandemic.
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By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip
We all have heard the popular expression, “give credit where credit is due.” After hearing numerous critics over the past 18 months, it is refreshing to see President Joe Biden finally getting the credit he deserves for what is one of the most productive starts to a presidential term in recent history.
Mr. Luce made the case for why President Biden’s star is rising, but warned that despite his impressive legislative record, voters may not give him the credit he deserves because too many people respond more to style than substance. I agree with Mr. Luce’s assessment.
It is refreshing to see President Joe Biden finally getting the credit he deserves for what is one of the most productive starts to a presidential term in recent history. (Photo: President Joe Biden poses for a selfie with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (S.C.) before delivering remarks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference, Friday, March 11, 2022, at the Hilton Philadelphia Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
Our media-driven culture seems to rate words and deeds that generate headlines over those that make headway. Joe Biden, and those of us who support him, prefer putting people over politics. When President Biden took office, the country was in the grip of a global pandemic. Businesses were shuttering, schools were closing, and people were dying. The country needed leadership. Unfortunately, we had a showman at the helm when a statesman was needed. Forty-five was pre-occupied with scoring political points and securing media hits. And when voters were given a chance to express themselves, by a margin of nearly seven million votes, they chose statesmanship over showmanship.
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National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. has received the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service and Civil Rights. Dr. Chavis received the award during a ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta. “On behalf of the NNPA and the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, as well as on behalf of all my fellow Civil Rights Movement comrades who were present at the President Joe Biden 2022 Lifetime Achievement Awards on the campus of the historic Morehouse College in Atlanta, I express my profound gratitude to President Biden and Vice President Harris,” Dr. Chavis remarked. “At a time when our nation is facing renewed challenges to our democracy, it was very timely to reassert the importance of the right to vote, the Black Press of America, and the need to continue the fight for freedom, justice, equality, and equity,” Dr. Chavis continued.“Wearecommitted to recognizedwork#10MillionMoreBlackVoters.”achievingInadditiontohonoringtheofDr.Chavis,theawardstheAtlantaStudent
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Democrats put people over politics and started building a foundation OP-ED: Biden Deserves Credit Not Complacency... forcontinuedthecountry’s recovery. The second corner of Biden’s foundation came on November 15, 2021, when he signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This legislation made historic investments in our crumbling and outdated infrastructure. It invested in high-speed internet, clean drinking water, a resilient electric grid, replacing lead pipes, making a down payment on clean energy transmission, and charging stations for electric vehicles. These infrastructure investments are creating jobs and strengthening critical links in our supply chain. During all of this, President Biden nominated the first Black woman to the United States Supreme Court, a Black woman to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, and 26 other Black women to various federal courts, more than the combined total of all previous Presidents. President Biden continued working, away from public view, to help get the final two corners of his foundation solidified, and on August 9, he signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law. This third corner of his platform restores America’s standing as a global science and technology leader by providing the resources and tools needed to make more products like semiconductor chips here at home. It will create goodpaying jobs, invest in building a more diverse workforce, and bolster our supply chains. The fourth and final corner of the Biden platform, the Inflation Reduction Act, passed the Congress with every Democrat
Over 80 individuals are receiving awards from President Biden this year at ceremonies held at North Carolina Central University in Durham, the Elks Lodge in Delray Beach, Fla., and Morehouse College.
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Leung advises limiting outdoor activity, remaining indoors in air-conditioned buildings, wearing loose and light-colored clothing, taking cool showers or baths and drinking lots of water. Avoid drinking alcohol or liquids containing high amounts of sugar. Working outdoors during peak periods can be hazardous even for those who feel they are acclimated to the heat, Leung said. High temperatures can be hazardous for many people, especially for the elderly and those with medical conditions. Heat-related injuries such as heatstroke, an illness that occurs when the body can no longer regulate its temperature, can strike fast and pose lifethreatening consequences.
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A final ceremony is scheduled for September 10 at the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust in Washington, D.C. “We are eternally grateful to all venues for hosting the awards program this year,” said Dr. Beverly Kee, Executive Director of Premiere Coalition Partners Association, LLC., a Marylandbased certifying organization for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award Program. “We have a very impressive list of honorees who are making a meaningful difference in their communities, and this venue is so fitting for such a prestigious event,” Kee stated. Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Dr. Chavis said it’s important to register new voters. The NNPA and the Transformative Justice Coalition are in the middle of a campaign to register 10 million more Black voters. “We’ve got work to do,” Dr. Chavis declared. “I thank President Biden for the Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service and Civil Rights. Equality, equity, and justice are on the ballot.”
The Financial Times’ Associate Editor Ed Luce recently wrote an opinion piece entitled, “The unexpected triumph of Joe Biden: Recent legislative successes suggest a good political system in good working order, but complacency is misplaced.”
Joe Biden was sworn in on January 20, 2021. On that day, the country’s unemployment rate was 6.4 percent. COVID-19 was infecting 193,030 Americans a day and people were dying at a rate of 3,167 a day. From day one, Biden focused on shoring up the shaky foundation left by the previous Administration. On March 11, 2021, less than two months after he took office, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law. It accelerated the American economic recovery by putting money in people’s pockets, getting children back in school and lifting nearly half of them out of poverty. The ARP also prevented evictions and foreclosures for millions of America’s families, kept hundreds of large businesses open and reopened thousands of small businesses. It helped stem the deadly rampage of COVID-19 by expanding testing and access to vaccines. Republicans put their politics over people’s needs and voted unanimously against this legislation.
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More than 70 cool centers available for residents to escape the heat Health officials are urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves from tripledigit temperatures that are expected to hit the region this week. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees through the week and into the weekend. “Take this heat seriously, even if you’re healthy, because the predicted temperatures are nothing to take lightly” said Public Health Officer Dr. Geoffrey Leung. “Just a few precautions can help you stay safe. Even remaining outdoors for short periods of time can impact your health.”
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. with Thurgood Marshall Center Trust Inc. President Thomasina W. Yearwood.Dr.Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. with Thurgood Marshall Center Trust Inc. President Thomasina W. Yearwood.Among the many notable recipients were Dr. Otis Moss Jr., Rev. Dr. Lawrence E. Carter Sr., Dr. Anne Winbush Watts, Dr. Clarissa Myrick-Harris and Thurgood Marshall Center Trust Inc. President Thomasina W. Yearwood.
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voting for it, and every Republican voting against it. Under this new law, signed by President Biden on August 16, Medicare recipients will see their out-of-pocket prescription drugs capped at $2,000 annually and their cost of insulin capped at $35 monthly. It reduces the cost of health care for 13 million Americans by extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies for more than three years with an average savings of $800 per year. The new law includes provisions to increase taxes on corporations, address climate change, and decrease the prices of prescription drugs. The IRA will help cut climate pollution by 40 percent by 2030, while building a new, clean energy economy and creating nine million new jobs. It invests in environmental justice by cleaning up legacy pollution most often found in communities of color and provides tax credits to ensure nuclear energy producers can continue to provide clean energy for consumers. The IRA will require corporations to pay a minimum tax of 15 percent and reduce the deficit by $300 billion over the next decade. As Mr. Luce warns us, “complacency is misplaced.” Voters should see this “good political system in good working order” as motivation to go to the polls to support more positive progress. President Biden is finally getting some of the credit he is due. And, he and my fellow Democrats will continue putting the American people over partisan politics.
