“If you look at voting rights: so far nothing,” he said, adding that there has been little to no progress on other key issues, too, such as police reform, and student loan assistance. I think a lot of Black voters feel like the Black community gave the most during the election, the historic election in 2020, and have gotten the least,” he told Berman. “I think that there’s a disappointment factor that’s set in. The daily lives of Black Americans have gotten worse under President Joe Biden, CNN political commentator Van Jones declared on Friday.Īppearing on CNN’s New Day with co-host John Berman, Jones ripped into Biden’s White House and Democrats when discussing sinking poll numbers, specifically among Black voters.Ī Gallup poll released earlier this month gave Biden an approval of 67 percent among Black adults, which was a drop of 20 percent since he entered the White House.Īsked what is behind the slipping in approval ratings among Black voters, Jones said they feel that they have gotten the least since the election of Biden, but put in the most. At some point one just begins to tune out. While subject matter is interesting Proust is just painfully slow going far as reading.
People crack the first few pages, get bored out of their skulls and that is end of things. Now understand why so many boxed sets of Proust sit nearly new and pristine in used book shops, thrift stores, etc. Inquired if one was reading book as part of an assignment or pleasure, when informed former he just shook his head in amusement. A young Frenchman living in NYC spied me reading the book while waiting for bus and shook his head. Recently tried once again to get through first book of " À la recherche du temps perdu " by carrying Swann's way nearly everywhere went (subways, doctor's waiting room, airplanes, etc.), but result was same again. My French friends from France and Canada said they all dreaded being assigned Proust, with most resorting to various ways of getting through assigned work. Got the dreaded assignment again in college (another French lit class), and once again barely got through first fifty pages of Swann's Way before seeking a way out. Tried in high school as part of French lit class, and quickly succumbed to finding Cliff notes. "Only then will we be able to better understand and support the young people who need us most," they said.
Public health officials and youth-serving organizations must "tailor services to meet LGBTQ youth's unique needs," added Myeshia Price, senior research scientist for The Trevor Project. Young LGBTQ people are "a marginalized group consistently found to be at significantly increased risk for suicide because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society." What they're saying: "The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and relentless political attacks during this time period cannot be understated," Amit Paley, CEO and executive director of The Trevor Project, said in a statement. Worth noting: 66% of LGBTQ young people - and 85% of trans and nonbinary youth - said in a January poll that their mental health had been negatively affected by recent debates about state laws targeting trans people. LGBTQ youth of color also reported significantly higher rates of concern that providers would not understand their culture compared to white youth. Respondents said the top four barriers to care were fears around discussing mental health, concerns with parental permission, fears of not being taken seriously and lack of affordability. LGBTQ youth who live in a community that is accepting of LGBTQ people reported significantly lower rates of attempting suicide than those who do not.ĩ3% of trans and nonbinary youth said that they have worried about trans people being denied access to gender-affirming medical care due to state or local laws.įewer than 1 in 3 trans and nonbinary youth said their home is a gender-affirming space.
With a wave of recent legislation seeking to restrict discussions of sexuality and gender in schools, experts have increasingly warned about a rash of new mental health crises.īy the numbers: 45% of respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including 53% of trans and nonbinary youth.Ī majority of LGBTQ youth also reported recent symptoms of anxiety (73%) and depression (58%), yet 60% of youth who wanted mental health care were not able to get it.
has seen a record number of anti-trans bills in state legislatures - many specifically focused on trans youth. The big picture: In the last year, the U.S. Almost half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, according to survey results published Wednesday by The Trevor Project, an organization that runs crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ people under 25.