Trump’s single term has represented a reign of terror for many immigrants. He has done an enormous amount of damage and has really suppressed legal immigration in this country to a degree that we’ve never seen before. By 2021, Trump will have reduced legal immigration up to 50%. There is hope now for all immigrants. […]
By Victoria Falk The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups, with high rates of death in African American, Native American, and LatinX communities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) agree that people with diabetes experience higher rates of severe complications […]
By PowWows Contemporary Native Americans face many challenges today. If you watch the news you’ll see headlines about mascots, celebrities wearing headdresses, and pipelines. While these are important issues, there are other problems facing Native communities that are more significant. These challenges are experienced socially, economically, culturally and on many other fronts, and include but […]
By Caroline Spivack, Curbed Remember the state’s emergency rent-relief program? The one whose rocky rollout shot up red flags for tenant advocates? Well, more than three months after the deadline to apply, a new state report reveals that tens of thousands of New Yorkers have learned they are ineligible — and of the 94,000 people […]
A Trump video targeting Florida’s growing Venezuelan American population falsely claimed that Venezuela’s socialist regime wanted Biden to win. But President Nicolás Maduro has said that he opposed both candidates.
President Donald Trump speaks at Florida International University regarding the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. – Miami, Florida / United States – February 25, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublica, and Ryan McCarthy, ProPublica In Florida, where President Donald Trump gained crucial support among Latino voters, his campaign ran a YouTube ad in Spanish making the […]
By Jarrell Dillard, MSN Writing off billions of dollars in student debt could help Joe Biden get started on the giant task of shoring up finances for Black households on the wrong side of yawning gaps in wealth and income, according to economists who’ve studied the idea. The policy is part of a Biden program […]
Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) speaks at the West Des Moines Democrat’s Picnic at Legion Park in West Des Moines, Iowa. – West Des Moines, Iowa – July 3, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Sharon Austin, The Conversation The vice president-elect of the United States is the American daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants. With Joe […]
Thousands celebrate Joe Biden defeating Donald Trump in the Presidential Election and Kamala Harris the first woman Vice President of the United States. – New York City, New York/USA November 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) Donald J. Trump was a president from, but not of, New York. In the final months of his presidency, Trump attacked New […]
Joe Biden – New USA President – Washington, USA 11/11/2020 (Shutterstock) Tears. Dancing. Hugging. Honking. The sounds of music filling the air. Screaming. Breathing. Sighs of relief. Why? On Saturday, November 7, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential Elections along with his running mate Kamala Harris. President-elect Biden. Sounds good, really […]
By Natasha Mikles, The Conversation As many Indian Americans celebrate the election of the first Black and South Asian woman, Kamala Harris, to the White House, many will also be celebrating the festival of Diwali on Saturday, Nov. 14. Sometimes called the Indian festival of lights, Diwali is arguably the most important holiday of the […]