WATCH: Doctors testify on COVID-19 racial disparities among seniors
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing July 21 on racial health disparities among seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with COVID-19 test disparities
As coronavirus infections explode in states like Arizona and Florida, people in communities of color are fighting to get tested. They say the tests, especially free ones, are hard to find in lower-income areas.
WATCH: House Education and Labor committee holds hearing on racial inequities during pandemic
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing called "How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce."…
WATCH: House Armed Services holds hearing on racial disparities in military justice system
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel will hold a hearing June 16 addressing racial disparities in the U.S. military justice system.
Bystander footage has been a driving force in the Black Lives Matter movement, with cell phone-bearing citizens capturing the deaths of George Floyd, Alton Sterling, Eric Garner and others.
Democrats sent separate letters Wednesday to Vice President Mike Pence and the CDC urging the Trump administration to prioritize African American, Hispanic, Native and other marginalized communities who have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Non-whites make up 20 percent of deaths involving prescription and non-prescription opioids in the U.S. According to recent government data, the number is growing.
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns. Hari Sreenivasan has…
As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let's remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.
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