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Feb 23, 2021
What started as a hospital beautification project has become a historic initiative that’s transforming healthcare and addressing long…
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Feb 22, 2021
Healthcare workers are among the first in the nation to be eligible to take the new COVID-19 vaccine—which evidence shows will provide…
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Feb 22, 2021
Millions of Bandaided biceps signal a return to normalcy: the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is under way.
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Feb 22, 2021
I received my first COVID-19 vaccination shot at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx on Jan. 20. Except for a slightly sore arm, I feel…
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Feb 22, 2021
1199ers and community members from the Rochester, NY-area gathered on Zoom Jan. 18 for the 40th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther…
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Feb 22, 2021
Frustrated 1199ers at four New York City clinics run by Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) held informational pickets Jan. 7 to…
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Feb 18, 2021
After four years of the most corrupt, dishonest, cruel, racist, misogynistic, incompetent, science- and fact adverse administration in…
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Feb 18, 2021
February is Black History Month. For generations of American pupils, this time of year meant an annual, cursory lecture on George Washington…
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Jan 19, 2021
Our Union mourns the death of one of its greatest friends, David Dinkins. New York City’s only African American mayor passed away Nov. 23 at…
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Jan 19, 2021
With the exception of Maryland- D.C. and Florida districts, 1199 is not generally viewed as a political force below the nation’s Mason-Dixon…