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Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post
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Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJanuary 21, 2021

Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet members reflect all of America. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said in a statement.

Black Communities Deserve Health Equity During COVID Crisis
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Black Communities Deserve Health Equity During COVID Crisis

Kristen ClarkeApril 16, 2020

Data revealed from pockets of the country have made clear that the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on Black Americans. The Trump administration’s lack of transparency and failure to release racial data on a national level has undermined efforts to develop a targeted response to the crisis. As a result, too many of our communities are left without fair and equitable access to testing, care and treatment. 

Hill Harper Named as Lawyers’ Committee’s National Spokesperson
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Hill Harper Named as Lawyers’ Committee’s National Spokesperson

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 24, 2016

The national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) recently announced a partnership with Hill Harper, actor, author and philanthropist, who will serve as national spokesperson integrally involved in the organization’s work to expand access to and safeguard the right to vote throughout the 2016 presidential election cycle.