Owner Says Order To Shut Down Online Supermarket Is Unfair
Concerned with the health of her Black and brown neighbors in Paterson, NJ, Shana Manradge decided to create an online supermarket.
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Blood Sugar Rising: NYC | The COVID/BLM Effect
As a double crisis threatens their lives, we asked those with diabetes what is like being Black during a pandemic and a racial movement.
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The series follows Tracey Tirado-Vasquez, a diabetic mother and caretaker for her disabled brother, and Koy Torres who is part of the growing number of young people diagnosed with the disease. Amidst a global pandemic and growing Black Lives Matter…
Blood Sugar Rising: NYC
Over 100 million Americans are impacted by diabetes today. However, a majority of cases come from Black and Brown and low-income communities.
These mobile markets are saving Washington Heights’ “food deserts”
Our partners at MetroFocus take a closer look at "food deserts" across the city and the individuals who benefit from mobile markets like these.
During gov’t shutdown, NJ assembly continues to work on hunger awareness
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and other legislators toured a food bank in Neptune as Coughlin continues his fight against what has become a marquee issue for him -- food insecurity.
Anti-hunger bills aim to help over 1M New Jersey residents
Fresh off a weekend that emphasized a fractured party, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin shifted the focus to food insecurity and ending hunger in the Garden State.