As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the U.S., Axios is answering readers’ questions about the pandemic — how it spreads, who’s at risk, and what you can do to stay safe. What’s new: This week, we answer four questions on vulnerability for those with asthma, traveling across state lines, being contagious, safely washing dishes,…
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Covid-19 Is Surging at Weddings, Dinner Parties, and Group Events
Americans’ desire to gather as well as eased restrictions helps explain the jump in new cases The coronavirus is spreading across the U.S. for a number of reasons, including family and social gatherings ranging from dinner parties to weddings, as well as eased shutdown restrictions nationwide. For months during the pandemic, Natasha Miller, chief executive…
THE RACE GAP
How U.S. systemic racism plays out in Black lives Published July 14, 2020 Inequality between white and Black Americans persists in almost every aspect of society and the economy. Such disadvantages have proven immune to decades of laws and policies meant to address them, leaving Black people with less education, less wealth, poorer health and…
Voices Of Wards 7 And 8: Neighbors Explain What The Protests Against Systemic Racism Mean To Them
Demonstrators took to the D.C. streets in late May, protesting police brutality and the systemic racism Black people face. It was part of a larger movement inspired by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but Floyd wasn’t the only name protesters chanted. They called for justice for Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and, more locally, Marqueese Alston, D’Quan Young, and others. In…
Fighting Census Rumors
Fighting 2020 Census Rumors This is your source for facts about the 2020 Census. If you have a question about something not addressed here or see false information about the 2020 Census or the U.S. Census Bureau, please contact rumors@census.gov. Learn more about the Census Bureau’s Trust & Safety Team and how to support a complete…
Martin Luther King III Gives March on Washington Address 57 Years After MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
Fifty-seven years ago to the day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped up to a podium in front of 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, calling for civil rights for Black Americans and an end to racism in the U.S. Other parts of that landmark day—including…
The world as we now see it!
Spotted: The protest scene outside the White House tonight ahead of the last night of #RNC2020 (📷Getty) pic.twitter.com/JJ4TZk8x5F — POLITICO (@politico) August 28, 2020 "All this happened on Trump's watch…we have a moral desert at the top," Rev. Jesse Jackson said from Kenosha, Wisconsin. "We're better than this. We must fight back. March until the…
COUNTY EXECUTIVE ALSOBROOKS ANNOUNCES FULL PHASE TWO REOPENING FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY ON JUNE 29
PRESS RELEASE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ALSOBROOKS ANNOUNCES FULL PHASE TWO REOPENING FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY ON JUNE 29 LARGO, MD – Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced today that the County will move from a modified phase two to a full phase two reopening on June 29, 2020 at 5:00 PM. This decision was made under the…