Cesar Vasquez, who has supported families of undocumented immigrants since age 14, has become a community lifeline — and a known ICE target.
Health Equity & Social Justice
Because of contract disputes, cost and legislative hurdles, it will likely take years before the remainder of the city’s tens of thousands of lead pipes are replaced. In the meantime, experts say residents should take precautions like water filters.
While mounting pressures cut across the profession, they fall heaviest on freelancers, self-employed journalists and those from community and ethnic media.
While Black gay and bisexual men experience higher rates of HIV, PrEP remains less accessible to many in this community.
Even in states that require products to be supplied, advocates say uneven rules and lax enforcement leave women scrambling.
Rising housing costs in Massachusetts are forcing working families to sacrifice food, lose SNAP benefits, and face impossible tradeoffs, pushing many toward food pantries or leaving the state.
In one of New Jersey’s poorest school neighborhoods, chronic absenteeism is more than a statistic — it reflects generational poverty, classroom chaos and a fragile public system.
An investigation exposes “medical deportations”: hospitals are transferring seriously ill migrant patients outside the U.S. to avoid costs, violating rights and putting lives at risk.
A Black parenting program is federally approved but underfunded, as strict evidence rules and bureaucracy block access to prevention dollars meant to reduce foster care disparities.
As the data center building spree continues and the federal government rolls back environmental and health protections, the health toll will be heaviest in marginalized communities.