josephjolette

Dear Coalition4Justice Family, I am pleased to inform you that our legislators have passed a 50.8 billion State budget. $565 million dollars is directed in inadequate funds for school districts that have been historically underfunded, delivering Pennsylvania’s constitutional obligation to equitably and fully fund our school districts. This is a huge win for our poorer public school system. Thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly to organize, call legislators, advocate in Harrisburg for...

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th United States President American Flag Illustration Two hundred and fifty years after the founding of the United States and the Declaration of Independence in 1776, these questions remain: How inclusive is American democracy? Does “We the People” include every U.S. citizen? How can all Americans see themselves reflected in “We the People”? What does it mean to be an American? By the late...

About the event Brief Summary In this Speaker Series, Dr. Aima Ahonkhai Nottidge showed how community partnerships can advance health equity by transforming trusted spaces like barbershops into hubs for education, stigma reduction, and access to care. Based on the nationally recognized Cutting Out Stigma program, the session highlighted culturally responsive strategies to address HIV, mental health, substance use, social isolation, and overall wellness in Black and underserved communities.