Medicaid loss, homeless students, and race massacre descendant
VNN Weekly Digest June 5-11
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage
(NATIONAL) More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork.
Partnerships working full-time to address needs of Broken Arrow's homeless students
(OKLAHOMA) A woman pushing a full shopping cart of belongings down Elm Street. A man with no shoes hefting an overstuffed backpack. With signs of homelessness in Broken Arrow growing by the day, there is one sign that’s a little less obvious to the untrained eye: child homelessness.
Descendent of Tulsa Race Massacre Speaks at United Nations
(NEW YORK) Nehemiah D. Frank, the editor-in-chief of The Black Wall Street Times and National Parent Union founding delegate delivered a powerful speech at the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Frank is also a descendant of a family who survived the massacre and lost wealth.Â
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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Severe thunderstorms and an isolated threat of flash flooding across parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley, and locally heavy rainfall and a threat for flash flooding over the central High Plains. Â
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