by Nicole Girten | Sep 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Immigration
Over 400 counties across the U.S. are considered “persistent poverty,” having high poverty rates for decades. Almost half of the 44 counties in Texas with persistent poverty are located along the U.S.-Mexico border and their high poverty rates and low wage employment...
by Nicole Girten | Sep 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health
Data from the U.S Food and Drug Administration shows people of color, especially Black Americans, are recruited for drug trials at substantially lower rates than white Americans. 75% of cardiovascular drug trials reported from 2015 to 2019 had major racial...
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by Nicole Girten | Aug 17, 2020 | Featured, Politics
Political content creators have not shied away from the social media app TikTok despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that could potentially ban the app. In fact, banning the app, some creators say, could have the unintended consequence of motivating young...
by Nicole Girten | Aug 14, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured
In the race for Florida’s 12th congressional district between Republican incumbent Rep. Gus Bilirakis and Democratic challenger Kimberly Walker, the two candidates’ policy views and career paths could not be more opposing. Bilirakis first served in the Florida...
by Nicole Girten | Jul 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
Maria Gomez cried while her children slept. She would wake up in the middle of the night with nightmares. The emotional turmoil of finally leaving her partner after years of verbal and physical abuse, compounded the isolation that came with Chicago’s stay-at-home...
