health emergency

CDC Greenlights Evictions Despite Continued Pandemic

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentOctober 22, 2020

Landlords can resume eviction proceedings after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued clarifications to a previous executive order from President Donald Trump.

A study conducted by Harvard University’s Department of Housing Studies revealed that half of Americans who rent are either severely rent-burdened or moderately rent-burdened. For African Americans and Hispanics, researchers at Harvard determined a triple pandemic for those communities. Black and Hispanic households were “much more likely to contract COVID-19, suffer lost income, and face housing insecurity as a result of the pandemic,” the researchers concluded.

COVID-19 Finance National

While Struggling Americans Await $1,200 Stimulus, Nation’s Wealthiest Reap Windfall

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentApril 23, 2020

The $2.3 trillion coronavirus stimulus package includes a temporary tax change for individuals who make at least $1 million a year, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The Joint Committee’s analysis shows 43,000 taxpayers in the highest income bracket, making more than $1 million a year, could save a combined $70 billion in taxes. Almost all benefits from the tax break go to people making more than $100,000 a year.