Pandemic
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A “for rent” sign on a San Francisco apartment building in September 2020. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Nearly three years into a pandemic that has tightened the supply of affordable housing in the United States, 60% of Americans say they’re very concerned about the cost of housing, according to a Pew Research Center survey . . […]
Beloved Black Santa returns to Baldwin Hills Crenshaw mall after pandemic break Beloved Black Santa returns to Baldwin Hills Crenshaw mall after pandemic break 02:26 Smiles and laughs weren’t hard to come by as several children at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw mall came to see a Santa that looked just like them. George Smithers started […]
There is a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, with an average of 2,500 men, women and children crossing into El Paso, Texas every day. That number could soon skyrocket with the expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-era rule that made it easier to turn back migrants . . .
Dec 15 (Reuters) – U.S. oil refiner PBF Energy (PBF.N) is closing out one of the best financial years in its history, a wild bounce back from the brink in April 2020 when fuel demand and gasoline prices cratered during the pandemic and the company’s value swooned lower than what it had just paid to […]
The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center (RBC) has a compelling mission dedicated to “preparing and empowering students to be globally competent leaders with the capacity to affect change at home and abroad.” Known for its interdisciplinary approach and wide array of international affairs programs and activities, the Center provides numerous opportunities for students and […]
Don’t look for plastic partitions or faraway benches when visiting Santa Claus this year. The jolly old elf is back, pre-pandemic style, and he’s got some pressing issues on his mind. Santa booker HireSanta.com has logged a 30% increase in demand this Christmas season over last year, after losing about 15% of its performers to retirement or […]
An independent review made several recommendations for improving the public health agency. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is on a mission to reorganise and modernise itself, so that its mistakes during the pandemic will not happen again. The aim is to make the nation’s leading […]
A national analysis of state test results from 29 states and Washington D.C. shows school districts in Alabama made some of the highest gains in math and reading between 2019 and 2022. AL.com reports the analysis, known as the Education Recovery Scorecard, revealed how the COVID-19
Want more state education news? Sign up for The Alabama Education Lab’s free, weekly newsletter, Ed Chat. Black and Hispanic students in Alabama school districts made some of the greatest learning gains during the pandemic, according to a national analysis released last week.
Black homeownership in the U.S. continues to fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic upending the housing market. Interest rates on home loans are now at 7%. The Pennsylvania Capital Star reports that the Black homeownership rate was 49.7% in 2004 but fell to 40.6% in 2019. In 2022, 74.6% of white Americans owned a home […]