Month: June 2021

Yet that doesn’t tell the whole story. Only one-quarter of those vaccinations have gone to Black residents even though they make up more than 40% of the city’s population. “We are intentional about focusing on communities that have the low vaccination rates and the highest positivity rates,” said Stanford, whose organization has been praised as …

This CNN Hero is fighting to save lives in Philadelphia’s communities of color through Covid-19 vaccination and testing Read More »

Now, more than a year after the last official population count, many of those working with homeless communities believe numbers are much higher. “There are more women on the street than before,” Raines said, noting that a women’s shelter had closed down amid the pandemic. “The resources had dried up.” Existing data does not reflect …

This CNN Hero offers Skid Row’s homeless food and hope, but she also brings ‘Beauty 2 the Streetz’ Read More »