By Eshani Pandya, Immigration Impact The backbone of a functioning justice system is due process. Yet over 1.25 million immigrants are fighting for their right to survive in an immigration court system that is anything but fair. For years, immigration advocates have been calling on the government to fix the dysfunction in the immigration court […]
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives are gearing up to demand a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system when the Biden administration and a new Congress are in place early next year. This reform effort will go beyond reversing the Trump administration’s extreme anti-immigrant policies, with the stated […]
Trump supporters rioting at the US Capitol. – Washington, DC – January, 6 2021 (Shutterstock) By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Christine Chung, Clifford Michel and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY Freshman Rep. Ritchie Torres woke before sunrise Wednesday, anticipating a day to celebrate democracy when he would get to participate in the Congressional approval of the […]
Raphael Warnock speaks at a campaign event. – Georgia, USA – 1/5/2021 (Shutterstock) By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow and Ross Bynum, AP ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. A […]
Stacey Abrams speaks at a National Press Club luncheon. – Washington, DC/USA – November 15, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Van Jones, CNN (CNN) – With one Senate seat secured for Democrats in Georgia and the other Senate race yet to be called, it is already clear that there is a lesson to be learned from the runoffs. […]
Scenes from the drive-in rally for Georgia Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock (Democrat) – Brunswick, Georgia USA – January 2, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Cassandra Negley, Yahoo Sports Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler will no longer serve in the U.S. Senate, a conclusion to months of heated campaigning that prompted Dream players and WNBA stars to […]
By Linda N The seemingly unrelenting emotional rollercoaster that became official following an announcement of a pandemic by the World Health Organization is gradually coming to an end. On December 14, 2020, New York City made history by recording the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to the first people. One of them is a health […]
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on stage at the Miramar Cultural Center. He spoke to a capacity audience about Haiti’s progress during his first year in office. – Miramar, Florida/USA – April 15, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald A chest-thumping Jovenel Moïse was taking on an adversary in Haiti’s business community, blaming him for […]
By Thurka Sangaramoorthy, The Conversation The face of HIV in the United States has long been white gay men, even though the epidemic has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on African-American communities. This is especially true among women; 60 percent of newly diagnosed cases of HIV in women in 2017 were African-American. Yet, African-American […]
Agricultural seasonal immigrant (migrant) field (farm) workers harvest and package (box) Romaine lettuce in the fields of Salinas Valley of central California. – Salinas, California – USA – July 1, 2015 (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases, America’s Voice This week brings more evidence that the treatment of “essential workers” during the Trump era has been […]