Racial Disparity

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis said the state’s actions on COVID and funding for public health are hurting efforts to curb COVID, especially among communities of color.

The study found that in-person learning increased nationally among all groups of students, although white students continued to see the greatest gains in access.

Swim On Foundation, a local nonprofit, is launching a summer swimming campaign to encourage Black families to take swimming lessons and help keep their children from drowning.

According to data collected by HFS between March and July 2020, 60% of COVID-related deaths of nursing home residents on Medicaid occurred at facilities where at least 10% of residents lived in rooms with three-plus people.

The joint effort across the border in Jennings and Walnut Park West, which was initially shrouded in secrecy, led to drops in crime in both places.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Additional support provided by the St. Louis Press Club.Kim Daniel has stared death in…

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