All content tagged with the term "Black-americans".
April 15, 2022 -
News & Blog
Interview with LaShonna Thompson is the WIC clinic manager at New Hope Services, Inc. in Clark County, Indiana.
February 7, 2022 -
News & Blog
February 6, 2022 -
News & Blog
February 4, 2022 -
News & Blog
To celebrate Black History Month, check out this blog post, Liberty City WIC: Expanding Innovation and Outreach for Black WIC Families, from the Breastfeeding Coordinator for the Florida Department of Health at Miami-Dade County WIC Program, Cheryl Lorie, on why inclusivity and engagement toward Black families are vital to strengthening the WIC program.
April 21, 2021 -
News & Blog
WIC resides at the crucial nexus of public health and social justice. Our families are of every ethnicity, race, culture, faith, and creed known to humankind. This calls us to leave our biases at the door, better still to work to unpack them, and dispose of them.
April 5, 2021 -
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June 2, 2020 -
News & Blog
George Floyd’s brutal death – in plain view for all Americans to see – is not an isolated circumstance. Countless others, including Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, James Scurlock, and Elijah McClain, have been taken from us too soon as a result of shameless and systemic violence targeted at the Black community. Too often, society looks away as figures of authority – including police – abuse the public trust and exert unnecessary force at the expense of Black lives. Our silence and avoidance are older than our nation’s history. To these, we say: no more.