Demand for change: What you need to know Monday

Congress asked to Help Blacks, Latinos

Health experts are asking Congress to do more to help older Black and Latino adults during the pandemic. Data from health care experts and health organizations shows that Blacks and Latinos are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than Whites.

Samantha Manning, Cox Media Group Washington Bureau, reports that lawmakers and health experts point to limited access to health care and higher rates of chronic health conditions among minorities. Medical experts have called for more funding and outreach in those vulnerable communities.

“Provide robust funding for the improvement and development of health care infrastructure including hospitals in medically underserved communities,” Dr. Dominick Mack, Morehouse School of Medicine said this week.

Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, professor of epidemiology, Northwestern University, said, “Without building a rapport or trust in these communities, there’s no guarantee that the highest risk population will get the vaccine or that they even want the vaccine.”

Sen. Bob Casey, D- Pennsylvania, said, “We have a chance right now in the next three weeks to begin to address these injustices.”

Congress is working to put together another round of relief aid meant to help those affected by the pandemic.

President’s Decision on Federal Agents Raises Questions

President Donald Trump offered few details when he announced last week that the government will dispatch hundreds of extra federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to fight an uptick in violent crime. The absence of a clear, publicly available plan has left city leaders, residents, and even federal agencies to speculate about exactly what will happen and when. Here’s a look at what’s known so far:

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Things you should know in the demand for change following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police:

• Funeral for civil rights icon John Lewis to be held at historic Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta
• NFL’s former Redskins to play under different name this season

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