Category: Marginalized Populations

COVID-19, Healthcare Systems & Institutions, Marginalized Populations

COVID-19 Outbreaks among the Incarcerated: Pandemic Exposes Crucial Flaws in Healthcare Systems of U.S. Correctional Facilities

Written by: Nicole Freeman As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American people are facing one of the most significant public health crises in United States history. However, the effects of COVID-19 transcend clinical healthcare, as they threaten to undermine our social, political and economic institutions. Although it is difficult to see beyond the limelight of pain and devastation, the pandemic’s exposure of inherent … Continue reading COVID-19 Outbreaks among the Incarcerated: Pandemic Exposes Crucial Flaws in Healthcare Systems of U.S. Correctional Facilities

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COVID-19, Education, Marginalized Populations

Widening Gaps: A Result of COVID’s Discrimination

The Pandemic’s Effect on Education As schools scramble to work toward reopening in the fall, they are faced with many different concerns. Educators and health officials alike are wrestling with the prospects of remote learning or altered in person education as they attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The virus threatens to derail the structure of education as we know it and impact the … Continue reading Widening Gaps: A Result of COVID’s Discrimination

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COVID-19, Marginalized Populations, Women, Gender and Sexuality

Gender Inequalities Magnified by the Pandemic

Although research suggests that men are more likely to experience the negative symptoms of the novel coronavirus, women disproportionately bear the emotional, social, and economic toll created by the global pandemic. Women make up the majority of front-line health care workers, hold jobs less immune to an economic downturn, are more responsible for caregiving duties, and face a high risk of domestic violence. Continue reading Gender Inequalities Magnified by the Pandemic

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COVID-19, featured, International Perspectives, Marginalized Populations

The Convergence of Two Disasters in East India

Cyclone Amphan touched down in late May as one of the most powerful recorded storms in India’s history, causing devastation in the Indian states of West Bengal and Orissa, as well as parts of Bangladesh. “Thousands of electric poles were broken down, leaving most of Kolkata without power for at least a day. In some areas, I heard that power didn’t come back for weeks. … Continue reading The Convergence of Two Disasters in East India

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COVID-19, Education, Marginalized Populations

GPA, SAT, and …COVID-19?

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS IN THE WAKE OF A PANDEMIC Each year, over three million high school seniors across the country apply to college. For the most part, the application process has stayed fairly constant over the years. However, due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, rising seniors all over the country are staring at a black box. What are colleges looking for?  This year’s college application process … Continue reading GPA, SAT, and …COVID-19?

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featured, Homelessness, Marginalized Populations

Voices of Homelessness: The Untold Stories of America

“I am not a homeless person,” Mary said. “Now, that’s where they’ve read me all wrong. They know I’m here. They know I exist, but they just look past me as if I’m not even worth seeing. I know they know how to smile. I see them on the streets smiling at each other, at these strangers, but not at me.”  I may not have … Continue reading Voices of Homelessness: The Untold Stories of America

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featured, International Perspectives, Marginalized Populations

Casteism and the Making of Modern Tamil Nadu

A quick Google search for “caste” brings up a four-tiered pyramid with Brahmins (priests and teachers), Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaishyas (farmers, traders, and merchants), and Shudras (laborers). These four upper-caste varnas together are referred to as savarnas. Below these four tiers (avarna), are the Dalits, subject to the harshest forms of oppression. Continue reading Casteism and the Making of Modern Tamil Nadu

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