Evette Dionne

Dec 9, 2024 | yesmagazine.org | Evette Dionne

As the United States gears up for another Trump presidency, communities are feeling shock waves of emotion that range from fear and despair to powerlessness and anger.

Dec 4, 2024 | northendagents.com | Evette Dionne

By Evette DionneIn 1835, as legal slavery flourished in the South, abolitionists—who morally opposed the institution and sought to end it—began circulating pamphlets. Abolitionist organizations filled these pamphlets with information and woodcut illustrations about the albatross of slavery and mailed them to random addresses in Southern states that enslaved people.

Dec 3, 2024 | msnbc.com | Evette Dionne

A new rule the Biden administration has proposed that would let people with Medicare and Medicaid access Ozempic, Wegovy and other semaglutide or weight loss medications would help tens of millions gain access to drugs that cost about $1,000 a month. “It’s a game changer for Americans who can’t afford these drugs otherwise,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told The Associated Press.

Nov 14, 2024 | msnbc.com | Evette Dionne

White House aides jubilantly clapped and cheered for Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday as she returned to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. after losing the presidential election. Harris, who smiled and covered her heart with both hands, said, “Listen, we do the best work anybody could do, which is to dedicate ourselves to the people, to public service, to lifting folks up, knowing we have the power, and when we do that work, we make a difference.

Nov 13, 2024 | resilience.org | Evette Dionne

In 1835, as legal slavery flourished in the South, abolitionists—who morally opposed the institution and sought to end it—began circulating pamphlets. Abolitionist organizations filled these pamphlets with information and woodcut illustrations about the albatross of slavery, and mailed them to random addresses in Southern states that enslaved people.