Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama’s nominee to become deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. – July 25, 2013 (Shutterstock) By Michael Crowley, MSN WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to name several top national security picks on Tuesday, his transition office said, including the first Latino […]
Protesters with signs at the Defend Democracy March after Biden is announced as President Elect – Los Angeles, CA / USA – November 7, 2020. (Shutterstock) By Aris Folley, MSN More than 100 former GOP senior national security officials who served under former Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, as well as […]
Message by Mackie Holder, Consul General of Barbados at NY On the occasion of The 54th Anniversary of Independence of Barbados Conquering the Challenges – This is Who We Are Fellow Barbadians and Friends of Barbados, The attainment and celebration of our nation’s 54th anniversary of Independence comes in the midst of the ongoing, devastating […]
“City: Santiago de Chile Country: Chile 13th May 2017 Black Haitian immigrants in Plaza de Armas, Chile” (Shutterstock) By Karolina Walters, Immigration Impact For years, the Trump administration has argued that limited capacity at ports of entry led to its policy of turning back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border (the “turnback policy”). But a […]
Bronze statue of Founding Fathers John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson kneeling in prayer by sculptor Stan Watts at Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge. – Valley Forge, PA – July, 3, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Gillian Brockell, MSN President Trump continued Friday to deny the results of the election, pressuring state officials in Michigan and […]
Anti-racism and Biden supporters stretched tarps across H St while awaiting results on election night. They say, “Trump lies all the time,” and “Remove Trump” – Washington, DC, USA – November 3, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Bella DePaulo, Chicago Tribune I spent the first two decades of my career as a social scientist studying liars and […]
General view of departure hall of Terminal 4 since there are virtually no customers during COVID-19 pandemic at JFK airport. – New York, NY – May 15, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Rebecca Spalding and Manojna Maddipalta, AOL (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it recommends Americans do not travel during the […]
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Ruby Nell Bridges, 6, was the first African American child to attend William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans after federal courts ordered the desegregation of public schools. (CNN) – Sixty years ago, Ruby Bridges walked to school escorted by four federal marshals as a White mob hurled insults at her. […]
Former Vice President and presidential candidate, Joe Biden, held a rally at Sparks High School ahead of the Nevada Democratic Caucuses. – Sparks, Nevada / USA – January 10 2020 (Shutterstock) By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact President-elect Joe Biden’s plan on immigration stands in stark contrast to the xenophobic agenda the Trump administration has put […]
Kamala Harris has what I like to call happy eyes. And those happy eyes culminated with the most joyous laugh heard around the world on Saturday, November 7, in a video posted to her social media. In that, she excitedly says, “We did it, we did it, Joe. You’re going to be the next President […]