by Press | Apr 22, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – In an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Thursday, the Senate passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act which included the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act as an amendment. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of...
by Press | Feb 22, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Maryland secretary of Public Safety and Corrections and the Chesapeake Detention Facility’s (CDF) warden have failed to properly prepare for and respond to an avoidable coronavirus outbreak at the CDF in downtown Baltimore, according to...
by Press | Feb 12, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – During a speech at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., President Joseph R. Biden announced yesterday that the U.S. has secured 200 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting...
by Press | Feb 11, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Medical bias against at-risk intersectional communities may worsen health care outcomes for these groups who have historically experienced discrimination by medical professionals, a coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars announced...
by Press | Feb 4, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law along with 145 medical professionals issued letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, calling for the collection and publication of race and ethnic demographic data related to...
