Q&A: Economic Justice as “an Extension of the Civil Rights Movement” of Today
William (Bill) Bynum, CEO of HOPE Credit Union, has spent his whole career bringing economic opportunities to disenfranchised communities in the Deep South.
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From fry bread to grape dumplings, salt pork, and pawnee blue corn cupcakes, Albert serves delicious Native foods—made with ingredients sourced from Native businesses—and adds a side of education to her offerings.
For Second Consecutive Week, Rural Counties Break Record for New Infections
The rate of new Covid-19 infections grew by more than 30% in rural America last week, while new cases in metropolitan counties remained flat.
Free Book from the Fed Aims to Highlight Effective Rural Development
Creating prosperity in small towns and rural areas will take renewed investment and changing the kinds of stories we tell about rural America.
Telehealth and Broadband Add New Capabilities To Disaster Response
Telemedicine can be an asset to first responders on the frontlines of natural disasters in rural areas. But a successful deployment of this technology will depend on the reliability of available broadband infrastructure.
Illustrating the News: How Are Rural Communities Using American Rescue Plan Funds?
The act’s funds were designed to be flexible, but with many state and local budgets set for 2022 we can start to see how places are patching fiscal holes or taking on community challenges.
Vaccines Become More Accessible to Farmworkers, but Many Still Struggle with Internet Access
Covid-19 was especially devastating to migrant farmworkers, crowding out some of the other health disparities the community faces. Now, a state program tries to tackle one big barrier to care that predates the pandemic: internet.
Growth in Rural Vaccination Rate Slows in Last Month
About 500,000 additional rural Americans completed their Covid-19 vaccination in the last month. That’s the slowest growth since vaccines became widely available last spring.
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