“Caught Red-Handed”: Blue Cross Blue Shield Backtracks On Racist Grant Program, Opens Up To White People
By Tyler Durden
Earlier this week, the leader of a medical watchdog organization called out Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of North Carolina over a racist grant program which only applied to organizations run by non-whites.
“If ever there was a bad idea, the notion that we should start to separate our country along racial lines is amongst the worst,” said Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a former associate dean for curriculum at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
The $300,000 grant program, called “Advancing Healthy Food Equity” (AHFE), disqualified any organization with a white CEO from participating, while the community directly served by the program must also not be white.
“This opportunity is specifically designed to support community-rooted organizations that are led by, serving, and accountable to American Indians, Black, Latino, other People of Color, and members of immigrant communities, to increase their ability to engage in advocacy to address the root causes of inequitable access to healthy food,” said a spokesperson for the grant in a promotional video.
Now, BCBS has backpedaled – and has changed its policy of excluding white-run organizations from applying for a new grant program.
According to Laura Morgan, program manager for Do No Harm (DNH)—an organization that investigates and spotlights discriminatory practices in medical institutions, BCBS “got caught red-handed when they tried to inject ugly racial politics into their grant-making process,” the Epoch Times reports.
“Discrimination should have no place in our society, yet they were prepared to reject grant applications from nonprofits led by white CEOs just because of their skin color,” Morgan continued. “Do No Harm, along with BCBS customers and North Carolina state policymakers, will be watching very closely how the foundation updates the grant’s eligibility criteria”…..
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There is an important runoff election for the Phoenix City Council District 6 on March 14. Conservative Sal DiCiccio (R) is term limited and will be replaced by the winner of this race. The two candidates are Republican Sam Stone and Democrat Kevin Robinson. If you live in District 6 (check here), you either received a mail-in ballot or you must vote in person (see below).
This is a very important race that will determine the balance of power on the City Council. Phoenix, like many large cities in conservative states, has tended blue with the consequences many cites suffer from with progressive governance. Have you noticed the growing homeless problem in our city?
Conservative Sam Stone is the strong choice of The Prickly Pear and we urge our readers in District 6 to mail your ballots in immediately and cast your vote for Sam Stone. Learn about Sam Stone here. Sal DiCiccio’s excellent leadership and term-limited departure from the Phoenix City Council must not be replaced by one more Democrat on the Council (Democrat Robinson endorsed by leftist Mayor Gallego). Sam Stone is a superb candidate who will bring truthful and conservative leadership to the Phoenix City Council at a time when the future of Phoenix hangs in the balance between the great history of this high quality, desert city we can live in and are proud of or the progressive ills of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Mail-in ballots were sent to registered voters in District 6 on the February 15th. Mail your ballot no later than March 7th – it must be received by the city no later than March 14th to be counted. If you are not on the Permanent Early Voting List you must cast your ballot in person.
In-person balloting at voting centers will occur on three days in mid-March:
- Saturday, March 11: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Monday, March 13: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 14: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m
In-person voting can be done at the following locations:
- Sunnyslope Community Center, 802 E. Vogel Ave.
- Bethany Bible Church, 6060 N. Seventh Ave.
- Devonshire Senior Center, 2802 E. Devonshire Ave.
- Memorial Presbyterian Church, 4141 E. Thomas Road
- Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave.
- Eastlake Park Community Center, 1549 E. Jefferson St.
- Broadway Heritage Neighborhood Res. Ctr., 2405 E. Broadway Road
- South Mountain Community Center, 212 E. Alta Vista Road
- Cesar Chavez Library, 3635 W. Baseline Road
- Pecos Community Center, 17010 S. 48th St.
You can also vote in person at City Hall through March 10th on the 15th floor. City Hall is at 200 W. Washington St.
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