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Pandemic sparks partisan brawl over voting by mail
Be prepared: Experts sound the alarm on Black Americans and COVID-19
Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Impact Emerge As Data Is Slowly Released
Worker Groups Oppose DOL’s Pass for Virus-Relief Contractors
Concern grows that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts minorities, but the data is incomplete
Rep. Barbara Lee, civil rights attorneys want demographic data on who is getting sick from coronavirus
Black People Are Dying Of COVID-19 At Alarming Rates. Here’s Why.
Is coronavirus hitting the black community harder?
African Americans disproportionately affected by COVID-19
Why is COVID-19 killing so many black Americans? Because they are poor
Pandemic forces America to confront black health disparities
Covid-19 is disproportionately taking black lives
Judges Sue Texas Governor Over Limits on Inmate Releases During Outbreak
El coronavirus castiga més els afroamericans als EUA
Wisconsin Primary Election Overview — Voting Barriers Across the State
(Washington DC – April 7, 2020) – Today, voters in Wisconsin attempted to cast their ballots in a tumultuous primary election that disenfranchised tens of thousands of eligible voters who were not able to successfully cast a ballot. Last minute changes to Wisconsin’s...