Expelled Haitian migrants arrive from Texas at the airport in Port au Prince on September 19, 2021. | Source: RICHARD PIERRIN / Getty Despite a seemingly neverending string of tragedies that have left its people desperate for help, data shows that the U.S. grants asylum to Haitian migrants and refugees at the lowest rate among…
How to close the racial wealth gap? It’s an easy question to ask but difficult to answer, says Dr. Mary Coleman, senior vice president of EmPath. A new study published in the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science found that while households overall saw gains in the ten years following the…
Source: Pool / Getty It’s been well over two years since we lost Nipsey Hussle, one of the rap world’s most respected emcees in the game, at the hands of a senseless murder. Eric Holder, the man accused of killing the Victory Lap rapper on March 31, 2019 right in his hometown of South L.A,…
Fantasia Barrino‘s 4-month-old daughter is one little one fans just can’t get enough of, it seems! The mother of three shared through social media another pair of photos of her youngest child, Keziah London Taylor — whom she conceived with her husband, Kendall Taylor — and updated them on how much her daughter has grown…
In a dramatic scene even for live television, hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro were pulled from the show as Vice President Harris instead conducted the interview remotely. The much-anticipated interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on The View on Friday quickly unraveled minutes before she was set to walk onstage, as co-hosts Sunny Hostin…
Source: Rep. Anastasia P. Williams / Facebook.com/RepAPWilliams Rhode Island is gearing up to welcome up to 250 Afghan refugees who were evacuated after the U.S. withdrew its forces from Afghanistan. While officials in the state generally appear to be on board with accepting the refugees, one Democratic legislator has stirred the proverbial pot a bit…
After an employee reported to work in blackface on Friday, Sept. 17, the Newberg Public School District announced that the unidentified staff member was placed on administrative leave. “The administration of Newberg Public Schools condemns all expressions of racism,” the Oregon school district said in a statement on its website on Monday. “It is important…
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson announced the subpoenas of Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino, Kashyap Patel and Steve Bannon A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has issued its first subpoenas, demanding records and testimony from four of former President Donald Trump’s close advisers and associates, including those who were in contact…
The BWHI says Black women are less likely to feel supported at work and more likely to face racism and gender bias. For 58 years, the Black Women’s Health Imperative has been a powerful force in a leading effort to address the most pressing health issues that affect Black women and girls. This week, the…
Chauvin said he intends to appeal on 14 grounds. Among them, he claims Judge Cahill abused his discretion when he denied Chauvin’s request to move the trial out of Hennepin County The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abused his discretion or…
