Tag: people
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Governor Evers, Commissioner Afable Announce New Online Resource to Help Wisconsinites Get Health Insurance
Available in English, Spanish, and Hmong,WisCovered.com helps put people in touch with assistance via phone from organizations like Covering Wisconsin and the United Way’s 211. It also includes … Read Full Article
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Murder charge upgraded in George Floyd case, 3 other cops charged
Protesters hold up placards as people gather for a demonstration on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Hyde Park, London, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being … Read Full Article
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America Run Riot
George Floyd was brutally killed by police officers—probably murdered, in fact, in the technical legal sense of that term. However, beyond that fact, which virtually all people of good will … Read Full Article
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Milwaukee’s Hmong leaders turn to traditional and cultural approaches to get information out about coronavirus
A regular television show in both Hmong and English and use of the Hmong ‘clan’ system is helping to keep people informed. Read Full Article
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‘There’s a lot of ignorant people out there.’ Milwaukee’s Hmong residents deal with the coronavirus pandemic and racism
Tags: American, association, coronavirus, Hmong, Hmong American, Milwaukee, pandemic, people, racismHmong American Friendship Association has a 24-hour hotline that can be used for domestic violence, sexual assault — and now coronavirus concerns. Read Full Article
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Non-Black People of Color Are Mobilizing to End Complicity in Black Death
The complicity of an Asian American officer in the murder of George Floyd is forcing Asian American communities across the country to face the ongoing ways in which we have benefited from and acted in … Read Full Article
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Young Black People In Minneapolis Want You To Know: We Need Radical Change
Looking at their parents’ struggles and enraged by George Floyd’s death, a younger generation is fired up for change. Read Full Article
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The Murder of George Floyd Has Revealed Those Who Understand, and those Who Don’t
In my own life, I’ve pretty much lived in very white, Christian communities. I’m sure that’s an excuse that many people use for “I don’t know what to do or how to … Read Full Article
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The Murder of George Floyd Has Revealed Those Who Get It, and those Who Don’t
In my own life, I’ve pretty much lived in very white, Christian communities. I’m sure that’s an excuse that many people use for “I don’t know what to do or how to … Read Full Article
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3 minority arts organizations damaged by rioting in the Twin Cities now look to the future
The art wasn’t burned, but several arts organizations, including three run by people of color, are recovering from looting and vandalism following the death of George Floyd in police custody. The … Read Full Article
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Hong Kong defies ban to honor Tiananmen Square massacre victims
Thousands of people in Hong Kong defiantly commemorated the Tiananmen Square massacre on Thursday, holding a vigil despite a police ban as the territory witnesses Beijing stamp out its freedoms in … Read Full Article
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Officer who stood by as George Floyd died highlights complex Asian American, black relations
People don’t have a baseline of an understanding of what anti-blackness even is,” a Hmong American organizer told NBC Asian America. Read Full Article
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One officer at George Floyd’s fatal arrest spotlights another racial divide
People don’t have a baseline of an understanding of what anti-blackness even is,” a Hmong American organizer told NBC Asian America. Read Full Article
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France releases a voluntary contact tracing app
The French government has released a contract tracing app, called StopCovid, to notify people when they’ve been in contact with someone who is later diagnosed with COVID-19, as reported by … Read Full Article
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The officer who stood by as George Floyd died is Asian American. We need to talk about that.
People don’t have a baseline of an understanding of what anti-blackness even is,” a Hmong American organizer told NBC Asian America. Read Full Article
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Hiring A Diverse Army To Track COVID-19 Amid Reopening
Experts estimate local and state health departments will have to hire 100,000 to 300,000 people as contact tracers to get the economy back on track. Many states are trying hard to hire from the … Read Full Article
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Two Crises Convulse a Nation: A Pandemic and Police Violence
Emotions were already raw over the toll of a pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 people across the country and cost millions of jobs. Read Full Article