By Ron Cheong | Photo by A.I Americans who cherish freedom, democracy, and opportunity only have one real choice in this election. America needs all right-thinking citizens, their families, and their friends onboard for this one. A Disgrace Staged at Madison Square Garden At what was supposed to be the climatic wrap-up of his 2024 […]
Editorial credit: Phil Mistry / shutterstock.com Washington, DC — New must-read commentary from Jonathan Blitzer in The New Yorker, “Trump’s Dangerous Immigration Obsession,” captures that while it’s hard not to become desensitized by the sheer volume of ugly anti-immigrant lies and conspiracies being spouted constantly by Donald Trump, JD Vance and allies, the costs and consequences of their […]
Photo courtesy: X/Huffington Post 1st Elected Haitian-American Legislator from NYC Denounces Vance Amplifying ‘Absurd’ Online Misinformation Ahead of Presidential Debate Brooklyn, NY—Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the 1st Haitian-American Legislator elected from NYC, who represents one of the world’s largest Haitian communities, released the following statement rebuking GOP Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance’s disparaging misinformation about […]
New York City, renowned for its diversity and cultural vibrancy, has long been a microcosm of broader societal issues, including healthcare disparities. This analysis urgently examines whether hospitals in non-white neighborhoods in New York City are providing inferior services compared to those in predominantly white neighborhoods, specifically in the management and treatment of diabetes, heart […]
By Joe Hernandez | NPR Twenty years ago, two economists responded to a slew of help-wanted ads in Boston and Chicago newspapers using a set of fictitious names to test for racial bias in the job market. The watershed study found that applicants with names suggesting they were white got 50% more callbacks from employers than those […]
Editorial credit: naTsumi / Shutterstock.com Research shows systemic flaws, documents a legacy of racist immigration practices, makes recommendations for equitable treatment for all asylum seekers NEW YORK: Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and TakeRoot Justice released a new report, “Humanitarian Parole Crisis: How Racist Policies and Practices Deny Haitian Refugees Work Authorization.” The report finds that U.S. immigration policies and practices create barriers for Haitian refugees by granting them […]
Austin, Texas / USA – May 30, 2020: A police officer watches as protesters demonstrating against police brutality overtake Interstate 35 in Downtown Austin, TX. (Shutterstock) By Akron Beacon Journal The hail of more than 90 bullets fired by police at Jayland Walker early Monday sounds like “a whole brick of fireworks going off” in […]
Foley Square, New York, NY, USA – September 23, 2021: “National ‘Communities Not Cages’ Day of Action” demonstration to end deportations, close detention centers, and free detainees. (Shutterstock) By Luisa Farah Schwartzman, The Conversation The first protected category of the United Nations refugee convention is race. The 1951 convention defines a refugee as a person […]
BUFFALO, NEW YORK/ USA – JUNE 4TH, 2020: Demonstration Anti-Racism protest in Buffalo New York in response to George Floyd’s death. Peaceful Protesters take over downtown Buffalo and Allen town. (Shutterstock) By Maribel Hastings and David Torres, America’s Voice As unfortunate as Saturday’s deadly shooting was in Buffalo, New York, which claimed the lives of […]
Buffalo, New York: Memorial with flowers and candles to honor the victims of the mass shooting at the Tops market in Buffalo NY. A police SUV is turning the corner in the background. (Shutterstock) By Stephen T. Watson , Lou Michel, Buffalo News Law enforcement officials who investigate mass shootings sometimes struggle to to find […]