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Trump ‘decimated’ refugee program hampering Biden’s historic goal: Advocates

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN and BEN GITTLESON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden announced two weeks ago that he was dramatically shifting the United States' approach to refugees, it was celebrated in some corners as a swift end to former President Donald... Read More.

State Department’s first openly gay spokesperson sends signal to the world, advocates say

Tuesday, February 2 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Just over two decades ago, President Bill Clinton had to use a recess appointment to install the first openly gay U.S. ambassador over Republican senators' opposition. Now, on Tuesday, the State Department's new openly gay spokesperson... Read More.

Amid ‘unprecedented’ hunger, advocates urge Congress to boost SNAP benefits

Sunday, December 13 by ABC News

BY: DEENA ZARU, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As hunger surges during the COVID-19 pandemic, millions more in the U.S. have turned to the Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for relief -- formerly known as food stamps. And according to food security advocates,... Read More.

Election 2020 live updates: Officials, advocates urge voters to cast mail-in ballots

Thursday, October 22 by ABC News

By LIBBY CATHEY, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With 12 days to go until Election Day, and President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden racing toward Nov. 3, voters are turning out in record numbers to cast their ballots early as the... Read More.

Florida’s Latino voters being bombarded with right-wing misinformation, experts and advocates say

Tuesday, October 20 by ABC News

By LAURA ROMERO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Misinformation and conspiracy theories swirling around the 2020 presidential race are reaching an "alarming" number of Latino voters in Florida through Spanish language social media sites, advocacy groups and elected officials said.The experts voiced concern... Read More.

Advocates push for police reform after summer of unrest

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

By JP KEENAN and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Delisha Searcy has been pleading for police reform for more than a year after her 19-year-old son, De'Von Bailey, was shot in the back by officers in Colorado."I'm looking for in... Read More.

More scrutiny needed of Florida coronavirus isolation centers, seniors’ advocates say

Wednesday, August 26 by ABC News

BY: LAURA ROMERO and MATTHEW MOSK(MIAMI) -- Advocates for nursing home residents have raised concerns that some facilities being used by Florida officials as isolation units for those who test positive for the coronavirus have a checkered history of citations. Despite official... Read More.

As schools go virtual, advocates worry vulnerable will be left behind

Friday, August 21 by ABC News

Burak Sür/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Educator. Advocate. Mom.Those are words that come to mind when one speaks with Michelle Parelleo, a New Jersey mom-turned-special needs advocate, who sprang into action earlier this year when COVID-19 shuttered... Read More.

Thom Brennaman’s apology for anti-LGBTQ slur falls flat, advocates say

Friday, August 21 by ABC News

Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesBy KARMA ALLEN and TONY MORRISON, ABC News(CINCINNATI) -- LGBTQ advocates are pressuring broadcast executives to sever ties with veteran Cincinnati Reds play-by-play man Thom Brennaman amid growing outrage over his use of an anti-gay slur caught... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: advocates

Trump ‘decimated’ refugee program hampering Biden’s historic goal: Advocates

State Department’s first openly gay spokesperson sends signal to the world, advocates say

Amid ‘unprecedented’ hunger, advocates urge Congress to boost SNAP benefits

Election 2020 live updates: Officials, advocates urge voters to cast mail-in ballots

Florida’s Latino voters being bombarded with right-wing misinformation, experts and advocates say

Advocates push for police reform after summer of unrest

More scrutiny needed of Florida coronavirus isolation centers, seniors’ advocates say

As schools go virtual, advocates worry vulnerable will be left behind

Thom Brennaman’s apology for anti-LGBTQ slur falls flat, advocates say

‘Every single body is a bikini body’: Body-positive advocates discuss inclusive swimwear shopping tips and best picks

Advocates demand action after coronavirus spurs 2,000 reports of anti-Asian bias

Abortion rights advocates say Supreme Court ruling is a victory but ‘our fight is far from over’

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