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Black activists split over COVID-19 vaccine due to history of racism in medicine

Black activists split over COVID-19 vaccine due to history of racism in medicine

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice

As Black activists continue to pour into the streets to push America to reckon with its systemic racism, they are also facing a reckoning of their own: the COVID-19 vaccine. While some white Americans are hesitant about the efficacy of the vaccines because of their...
MAGA insurrection at Capitol as Johnson, other lawmakers oppose Biden certification

MAGA insurrection at Capitol as Johnson, other lawmakers oppose Biden certification

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Jan 7, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON – Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson was one of 13 Republican lawmakers, led by Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, who supported an opposition to the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday. On Nov. 7, Biden and Vice...
Counted Out: A podcast about the nonvoters of 2020

Counted Out: A podcast about the nonvoters of 2020

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The 2020 election saw historic turnout across the country. According to The Election Project, about 67% of eligible voters cast ballots, the highest turnout since 1900. Even so, about 80 million people did not vote. To better understand who these...
Illinois’ third district elects first woman U.S. representative: Marie Newman

Illinois’ third district elects first woman U.S. representative: Marie Newman

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Nov 10, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Politics

For 15 years, Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski served the 3rd Congressional District of Illinois, an area with parts of Chicago and its southwest suburbs. Progressive Democrat Marie Newman, a resident of one of those suburbs, upset him in the primary and, on Election Day,...
Answering questions on Pfizer’s new vaccine

Answering questions on Pfizer’s new vaccine

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Nov 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured

WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. announced Monday success with a vaccine against the virus, even as COVID-19 cases soar, hitting over 10 million and more than 230 thousand deaths last week. In a press release Monday, Albert Bourla, chairman...
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