By Ralph Thomassaint Joseph, DOCUMENTED | Photos courtesy of Ralph Thomassaint Joseph for Documented On May 10, thousands gathered in Brooklyn for the sixth annual Haitian Culture Day Parade. Behind the festivities were stories of immigrants balancing pride, community and the pressures of living under heightened immigration enforcement. Two days before the Haitian Culture Day […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Photo Copyright IQ INC. In August 2018, then-President Donald Trump ignited a global controversy with a tweet claiming that the South African government was “seizing land from white farmers” and that there was “large scale killing of farmers.” He subsequently stated that he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Photo Copyright IQ INC. The abhorrent system of apartheid in South Africa, a brutal institutionalization of racial segregation and discrimination, cast a long shadow over the latter half of the 20th century. While the international community largely condemned this regime, the role of the United States of America was far […]
By Linda Hohnholz | Photo courtesy ETurboNews.com The Tourism Workers Pension Scheme (TWPS), a landmark initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, last Friday (May 16) marked another critical milestone with the official signing of a contract with Victoria Mutual Pensions Management, which has become one of its newest investment fund managers. The signing ceremony […]
Photos courtesy: Brooklyn Borough President’s Office Brooklyn Is the Epicenter of New York’s Deed Theft Crisis, But Legal Service Providers Are Strained for Capacity New York, NY – Today, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, NYC Council Members and Brooklyn Delegation Co-Chairs Chi Ossé and Farah Louis, and NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse rallied with advocates and […]
Editorial credit: Steve Sanchez Photos / shutterstock.com Coalition Calls on Congressional Leadership to Take Immediate Action to Protect Bipartisan World Trade Center Health Program Ahead of Imminent Funding Shortfall NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 38 other attorneys general in urging Congress to take immediate action to […]
By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Vic Hinterlang / shutterstock.com On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that 64 individuals have voluntarily left the country aboard a government-chartered flight as part of a new self-deportation program aimed at encouraging undocumented immigrants to return to their home countries. The initiative, called […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Photo Copyright IQ INC. Bringing a foreign partner to the United States with the intention of getting married involves navigating specific U.S. immigration laws and procedures. While the desire to be together “as soon as possible” is understandable, the process is governed by regulations designed to ensure compliance and can take […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Marriage, ideally, is a lifelong partnership built on love, trust, and shared aspirations. Yet, the reality is that a significant percentage of marriages end in divorce. The reasons are myriad and complex, ranging from irreconcilable differences and infidelity to financial strain and lack of communication. When a marriage fails, the decision […]
By Selen Ozturk, ACOM In just over 100 days since President Trump’s return to office, public opinion reflects growing alarm over the bounds of executive power. A late April survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) suggests that 52% of Americans — including 87% of Democrats, 56% of Independents and 17% of Republicans — […]