WASHINGTON D.C. – The Supreme Court ruled against President Trump’s bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Thursday, preventing 700,000 recipients from facing possible deportation. “We’re making history,” Anel Medina, a […]
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As Supreme Court DACA Decision Looms Near, Black Immigrants Add To Black Lives Matter Message
“Imagine being pulled over because I’m black,” Joella Roberts said as she addressed protesters with a loudspeaker. “And it’s a double whammy because I’m undocumented.” Roberts led hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters on a […]
Immigrants Show Their Support at the Black Lives Matter Protest in D.C.
As an impromptu speaker’s corner emerged at Lafayette Park during the Black Lives Matter protest Thursday, an unlikely person took to the megaphone. “Racism in immigrant communities is very rampant,” announced Javaneh Pourkarim, an Iranian […]
To This Immigrant Baltimore Mayoral Candidate, History is Repeating
As Baltimore’s homicide rate rises, with nine people killed over Memorial Day weekend, the city’s mayoral candidates are ramping up advocacy to turn this city around. To one former candidate, Baltimore is experiencing a violence […]