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More cities are embracing accessible pedestrian signals but blind Americans say it’s not enough

March 12, 2022Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on More cities are embracing accessible pedestrian signals but blind Americans say it’s not enough

As cities update crosswalks with the latest technologies, the visually impaired have gone largely ignored, a federal lawsuit filed in Chicago says.

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‘I miss everything. I miss everybody’: Depression rates for seniors are soaring amid COVID-19

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘I miss everything. I miss everybody’: Depression rates for seniors are soaring amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified loneliness and isolation for older adults, raising risks of anxiety and cognitive and physical decline.

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‘Unity without uniformity’: 50 years later, ideology of 1972 National Black Political Convention still resonates

February 1, 2022Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Unity without uniformity’: 50 years later, ideology of 1972 National Black Political Convention still resonates

As the anniversary of the largest-ever Black political gathering nears, new leaders aim to attain the unified voice that eluded the historic event.

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Texas transgender prisoner could be nation’s first to get gender affirmation surgery in federal custody

January 23, 2022Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on Texas transgender prisoner could be nation’s first to get gender affirmation surgery in federal custody

This week, a federal inmate in Texas will learn whether her groundbreaking push to get gender affirmation surgery can proceed.

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Historians say an unsuccessful protest in Georgia helped Martin Luther King Jr. become a national leader

January 16, 2022Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on Historians say an unsuccessful protest in Georgia helped Martin Luther King Jr. become a national leader

The civil rights leader was stymied by a shrewd police chief. The campaign honed his tactics and inspired local Black people into further challenges.

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Atheists, agnostics and humanists much more likely than Christians to get COVID-19 vaccine

November 2, 2021Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on Atheists, agnostics and humanists much more likely than Christians to get COVID-19 vaccine

Atheists are more likely than the religious to be vaccinated against COVID-19, even as they grow in number and struggle to find acceptance in the U.S.

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‘Sold a dream’: As HBCUs struggle for funding, Howard University students protest living conditions and lack of voice

October 23, 2021Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Sold a dream’: As HBCUs struggle for funding, Howard University students protest living conditions and lack of voice

From students living in cars to mushrooms growing on ceilings, students say substandard conditions make some feel ‘they were sold a dream’

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2020 census may have massively undercounted Black population, analysis shows

October 15, 2021Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on 2020 census may have massively undercounted Black population, analysis shows

After advocates warned the 2020 census would seriously undercount the Black population, independent findings appear to show they were right.

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White people in the US have long controlled public institutions. Racial progress has paid the price.

October 3, 2021Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on White people in the US have long controlled public institutions. Racial progress has paid the price.

Major institutions in the U.S. — including law enforcement, school leaders and the media — have sometimes hindered or openly opposed racial progress.

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‘I can’t separate my identities’: For LGBTQ people of color, discrimination is worse, researchers say

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘I can’t separate my identities’: For LGBTQ people of color, discrimination is worse, researchers say

For LGBTQ people of color, discrimination is more common and more harmful — but supportive policies, families and peers can make a difference.

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