by courageousadmin | Apr 6, 2020 | Race
By Akilah Johnson and Talia Buford—April 3, 2020 The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted. As public health officials watched cases rise in March, too many in the community shrugged...
by courageousadmin | Apr 6, 2020 | Race
By Acee Agoyo—April 3, 2020 With the $33.7 billion Indian gaming industry at a standstill in the midst of the worst public health crisis in decades, tribal casino operations are in danger of being left out of a major coronavirus relief program. The Trump...
by courageousadmin | Apr 6, 2020 | Race
By Lynda V. Mapes—March 24, 2020 Tribal communities know death by pandemic. As history threatens to repeat itself with the menace of the novel coronavirus, tribal communities are turning to their teachings and one another to protect themselves amid what they call a...
by courageousadmin | Apr 6, 2020 | Race
By Jennifer Bendery—April 1, 2020 In the end, tribes got about $10 billion in the emergency $2 trillion stimulus bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last Friday. But if the White House had its way, tribes wouldn’t have gotten a penny in direct relief,...
by courageousadmin | Apr 6, 2020 | Race
By Josephine Harvey—March 19, 2020 Rising episodes of racism, hate and discrimination against people of Asian descent amid the coronavirus pandemic often take place right in front of bystanders. But people who have felt the sting of coronavirus-fueled hatred say the...