Julie Plasencia’s research interests involve diet-related health disparities, particularly in type 2 diabetes and Hispanic populations. @UKAgriculture#womenmakinghistory Learn more: https://t.co/a6FMZDKhMZ
Why flee and wait six hours to report? I can’t think of another reason, and neither can her own people when I ask Was Amy DeGise drunk when she hit that bicyclist in Jersey City? | Moran - https://t.co/sBprWXIh46 https://t.co/RI498zujNN
This @NewYorker piece is a must read and further proof that #capitalism is the most dangerous disease in American healthcare https://t.co/LdfYKuqIyb
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. If you run into issues today while trying to vote, the New Jersey Department of State operates a toll-free line to answer your questions. ☎ 877-NJ-VOTER
“There’s just not enough #affordablehousing in New Jersey,” says Taiisa Kelly of @monarchhousing.
@RWJF's top priority is for all New Jerseyans — no matter their race, income, or residency — to be able to live in safe, affordable neighborhoods of their choosing. #healthequity
Without adequate investment in the “who” and “how” programs like these will run, they will continue to fall short of their stated goals, leaving the people they intended to help behind
Jersey City Council President voted for a cannabis dispensary owned by her daughter.
She would have abstained but was tired after the avalanche of speakers.
This is the kind of distraction that Amy’s presence on City Council will continue to cause.
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Today's #FellowFriday spotlights @Cpsmith973 working to integrate the criminal justice & healthcare systems in #Newark so community members' needs can be addressed rather than interfere with each other. #FF@RWJF@ncsnewark
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Last nights meeting was LONG but it was still shorter than the time it took @Amy_DeGise to report her #HitANDRun to the police She must resign now. @StevenFulop
Jersey City councilwoman Amy DeGise sits through almost five hours of public calls for her to resign. She surprises room by speaking up at the end. She won’t resign. She says she feels horrible, but doesn’t apologize. And says her silence is only because of the legal situation.
In too many places in America, "victim's rights" only matters when the perspectives of victims align with prosecutors, legislators, and state officials who use mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and cruel enforcement of the law to advance the politics of fear and anger.
From New Jersey to Texas to California, FRONTLINE & @RetroReport’s “Facing Eviction” paints a portrait of the financial, legal & emotional turmoil pandemic-era evictions have on tenants.
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