Diabetes and COVID-19: What You Need to Know

Diabetes and COVID-19:  What You Need to Know

By Victoria Falk The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups, with high rates of death in African American, Native American, and LatinX communities.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) agree that people with diabetes experience higher rates of severe complications […]

Native American Issues Today | Current Problems & Struggles 2020

Native American Issues Today | Current Problems & Struggles 2020

By PowWows Contemporary Native Americans face many challenges today. If you watch the news you’ll see headlines about mascots, celebrities wearing headdresses, and pipelines. While these are important issues, there are other problems facing Native communities that are more significant. These challenges are experienced socially, economically, culturally and on many other fronts, and include but […]

Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists

A Trump video targeting Florida’s growing Venezuelan American population falsely claimed that Venezuela’s socialist regime wanted Biden to win. But President Nicolás Maduro has said that he opposed both candidates.

Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists

President Donald Trump speaks at Florida International University regarding the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. – Miami, Florida / United States – February 25, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublica, and Ryan McCarthy, ProPublica In Florida, where President Donald Trump gained crucial support among Latino voters, his campaign ran a YouTube ad in Spanish making the […]

Before Kamala Harris, many Black women aimed for the White House

Before Kamala Harris, many Black women aimed for the White House

Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) speaks at the West Des Moines Democrat’s Picnic at Legion Park in West Des Moines, Iowa. – West Des Moines, Iowa – July 3, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Sharon Austin, The Conversation The vice president-elect of the United States is the American daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants. With Joe […]

New Yorkers knew Donald Trump first – and they spurned him before many American voters did

New Yorkers knew Donald Trump first – and they spurned him before many American voters did

Thousands celebrate Joe Biden defeating Donald Trump in the Presidential Election and Kamala Harris the first woman Vice President of the United States. – New York City, New York/USA November 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) Donald J. Trump was a president from, but not of, New York. In the final months of his presidency, Trump attacked New […]

A President for All Americans

A President for All Americans

Joe Biden – New USA President – Washington, USA 11/11/2020 (Shutterstock) Tears. Dancing. Hugging. Honking. The sounds of music filling the air. Screaming. Breathing. Sighs of relief. Why? On Saturday, November 7, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential Elections along with his running mate Kamala Harris. President-elect Biden. Sounds good, really […]