racial disparities

Congress Seeks to Help Minorities Hit Hardest by Coronavirus
2020-05-28 12:49:20
by
Tom Ramstack
WASHINGTON - Medical and social welfare witnesses told a congressional committee Wednesday that ethnic minorities need an increased effort to protect them from the devastation of coronavirus. They are dying or losing their jobs in some locations at almost twice... Read More

Hoyer Presses States to Collect Data on Racial Disparities and COVID-19
2020-04-10 19:05:47
by
Dan McCue
WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urged the National Governors Association Friday to direct its members to collect demographic data on racial disparities and the coronavirus outbreak. Hoyer's request, directed to Govs. Larry Hogan, of Maryland, and Andrew Cuomo,... Read More
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