Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio highlighted a rally on the city hall steps featuring union and AARP members to urge the city council pass his affordable housing initiative. – New York City – March 9, 2016 (Shutterstock) By Will Parker, Wall Street Journal Apartment tenants are forming unions in an effort to gain leverage […]
By Ana Monteiro, Bloomberg Immigration, which slowed during the pandemic, could help ease a shortage of workers in the U.S. that’s pushed job vacancies to an all-time high, according to policy makers at the Federal Reserve. While it remains a hot-button political topic in the U.S. — with some arguing that immigration comes at the […]
“It seems that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans,” says Fernando Garcia, director of the Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso, Texas.
US President Joe Biden speaks at a rally commemorating the Tulsa Race Massacre’s 100th anniversary. (Shutterstock) By Scott Bixby & Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast Moments after he was sworn into office, President Joe Biden made good on the first of dozens of promises he had made to immigrant communities on the campaign trail—bursting out […]
Black immigrants have higher incomes and more education than U.S.-born Black people, but advocates say racism still holds them back.
By Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post The demographics of America’s Black population are in the middle of a major shift, with 1 in 10 having been born outside the United States. That’s 4.6 million Americans, a figure that is projected to grow to 9.5 million by 2060, according to the findings of a Pew Research Center […]
New groundbreaking legislation will help 65,000+ delivery workers, 20,000+ restaurants that use the apps, and millions of consumers.
Mayor Eric Adams holds Q A after hosting a gun violence roundtable at Public School 46 in the Bronx. – New York, NY – January 22, 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK, NY: Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Peter A. Hatch announced that, starting January 24, third-party food delivery apps […]
February is fast approaching, which means that the buzz around Black History Month is starting to take shape, and we’re also going to be hit with a lot of commercialism and activism. However, one thing you can always count on here at The Undefeated is awareness and the celebration of Black history. Always. For 365 […]
Prime Minister of Barbados, Errol Walton Barrow and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Eric Williams. (BGIS Library) By GIS Barbados Acclaimed as the Father of Barbados’ Independence, The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow was born in the parish of St. Lucy on January 21, 1920. The son of the late Rev. Reginald Grant Barrow […]
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley takes the Oath of Office before the President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason and officials, at State House, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) By Sharon Austin, GIS Barbados The new Barbados Government will continue its strong global engagement. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made this disclosure today after she […]
By Dan O’Reilly, MSN A well-known Czech folk singer has died after intentionally exposing herself to Covid-19 in a bid to gain greater access to venues and events. Her family has shared her story as a cautionary tale that reenforces the importance of taking the virus seriously — even if it means altering our lives […]
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced the arrest and indictment of a Staten Island man who allegedly falsified multiple COVID-19 test results over five consecutive months in 2020 to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Ajani Shaw, 23, of Staten Island was arraigned yesterday afternoon in Richmond County Supreme Court before Hon. Alexander B. Jeong […]