The Washington Post •

COVID-19 is ‘a crisis within a crisis’ for homeless people

Homeless people are one of the most vulnerable populations in the COVID-19 pandemic, yet they’re largely invisible victims of the crisis. Very little is known about how they are faring in part because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- the main federal agency overseeing homeless programs -- has not required its national network of providers to gather information on infections or deaths. That’s despite the fact that unlike other high-risk, congregate-living groups, such as nursing home residents or prisoners, homeless people interact more with the public.
The New York Times •

COVID-19 Is ‘a Crisis Within a Crisis’ for Homeless People

The Howard Center spent three months investigating COVID-19’s impact on homeless people, analyzing data to predict which homeless populations around the country would be most vulnerable. It identified 43 counties that would likely struggle in the pandemic, several of which, such as Imperial in California and Maricopa in Arizona, went on to develop some of the highest infection rates in the country.
Cronkite News - Arizona PBS •

COVID-19 is a ‘crisis within a crisis’ for homeless people

Stay-at-home orders take on a whole new meaning when you have no home. The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism explores the pandemic’s impact on America’s homeless population. COVID-19 is a ‘crisis within a crisis’ for homeless people More than 200 homeless people are known to have died so far in the COVID-19 pandemic, yet they remain largely invisible victims. Across the country, communities have struggled to protect their homeless residents.
KJZZ •

'Historical Silence': The Systematic Erasure Of Phoenix's Black History

Amid the Black Lives Matter protests and the removal of two Confederate monuments from state land in Arizona, there is one particular issue that has been missed — the state has quietly been erasing the history of African Americans. Before he became Arizona’s King of Blues, Big Pete Pearson could be found in the fields. Throughout the 1950s and '60s, Pearson spent 12 agonizing hours a day picking cotton in fields along Camelback Road in the West Valley and elsewhere around the state, packing, li
Arizona Mirror •

The ‘historical silence’ of the Black workers who made Phoenix prosperous

Lured under the false promises of better working conditions during the Jim Crow era, African Americans contributed tremendously to the early development of Phoenix, especially as cotton pickers. Yet there’s little recognition of their presence or labor, even in the midst of a growing national movement to preserve African American historic sites. Historians and advocates say that is part of a larger, systematic erasure of the history of African Americans in Arizona.
Boston Globe •

Closed racetracks are leaving many thoroughbreds with nowhere to go

Thousands of racehorses have been idled since the coronavirus pandemic overtook the country in mid-March. When thoroughbreds cannot compete, there is no prize money to pay owners, trainers, jockeys, and stable hands, or to pay for room and board. That includes Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby will not be held Saturday. But there are other victims — the four-legged ones — and there may be no return to work for many of them.
CronkiteZine •

Thousands of men experiencing homelessness are without shelter in Maricopa County and it's getting worse

Thousands of single men are experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Maricopa County, Arizona. There are few shelter beds available to them, and it’s predicted to get worse. By late January of 2021, the number of unsheltered individuals, of which men currently make up 74%, is expected to double, according to a report commissioned by the Maricopa Association of Governments. But right now, there are only 454 emergency shelter beds for these men in Maricopa County.
The Rider News •

‘White Privilege is a Myth’ event provokes controversy

Several disruptions broke out in the midst of overwhelming audience opposition at Rider’s chapter of Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) “White Privilege is a Myth” event on April 2, as controversial speakers Brandon Tatum and Anna Paulina addressed a crowd of over 400 people in the Cavalla Room. Tatum, director of urban engagement at TPUSA, and Paulina, director of spanish engagement at TPUSA, leaned on personal anecdotes to submit their viewpoint that white privilege is not something prevalent in American society.
The Rider News •

Professor harassed following national attention

Barbara Franz, the chair of the political science department, has been the recipient of hostile verbal and written remarks following a March 5 article on the national conservative website Campus Reform, criticizing her decision to not advertise Rider’s chapter of Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) April event, “White Privilege is a Myth.” The article featured critical comments from individuals on the executive board of TPUSA at Rider, suggesting she did not want to promote political events with which she disagreed.
The Rider News •

Dean steps down from position due to religious beliefs

Cynthia Newman, current dean of Rider’s College of Business Administration (CBA), has resigned from her leadership position, stating that her religious views were compromised in the aftermath of the administration’s decision to eliminate Chick-fil-A as a campus dining option. In November, Rider administration endured national backlash after it decided to reject the possibility of Chick-fil-A becoming a campus restaurant due to its conservative values without student consultation on the decision.
The Rider News •

A shadow of reflection: Rider archives reveal decades of racist incidents

Amongst senior portraits and student group photos in Rider’s now-defunct yearbook The Shadow lurks a darker depiction of racial ignorance, uncovered by The Rider News. Since the Feb. 1 photographic bombshell of a person wearing blackface and another dressed as a Ku Klux Klan member was found in the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook page of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, college communities throughout the country are dusting off old yearbooks to discover what the tales of years past might reveal.
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