Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
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CHAVIS: Insurance Giant Prioritizing Profits Over Patients
Those with chronic conditions, from low-income and minority communities, deserve to seek emergency health care without fear of racial discrimination…
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CHAVIS: Communities of Color and Other Buyers, Beware of Bold Promises from Health Insurers
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought issues of health care equity to the forefront of discussions of racial justice.
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COVID-19 Testing and Black America
The COVID-19 pandemic across America and throughout the world is still a serious danger to public health for all communities,…
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CHAVIS: Universal Peace Requires Universal Justice
The pendulum of history is now swinging steadily in the direction of millions of people throughout the world who are…
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CHAVIS: Race and Data Discrimination in America
Data discrimination is a covert form of racism that is having a devastating impact on the quality for life of…
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CHAVIS: Time is Now for NFL to Diversify Team Ownership
Given the large number of outstanding African American players today on NFL teams and the growing racial and ethnic diversity…
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CHAVIS: Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions
Individuals who have been sentenced to prison for a crime are already paying their debt to society. They should not…
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CHAVIS: America Should Embrace Prison Returnees in Our Communities
There is one emerging issue in the District of Columbia that in my long career in the field of civil…
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CHAVIS: Stop Excluding People of Color in Environmental Policies
Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, their ethnicity or race, where…
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CHAVIS: Big Insurance Must Help End Surprise Medical Billing
It is a serious financial problem that far too many African-Americans — from impoverished individuals to working-class families — face…
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