It was the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled on Monday to end Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for immigrants in the U.S. from four Black and brown countries, but Donald Trump deserves all the credit. That’s because the president “flipped” the traditionally liberal West Coast-based circuit […]
(Photo credits: ABC News) By Juan Ignacio Chávez “Why did they shoot my dad in the back?” asked Jacob Blake Junior‘s children to their grandfather, Jacob Blake Senior. “I can‘t explain that to them,” he tells us. Three weeks after his son Jacob Blake Jr. […]
By Viviane Faver A black man was trialed and convicted – without concrete evidence – in a small town in North Carolina in the early 1970s by an all-white jury for the rape of a prominent local white executive’s white wife. This is the story […]
Downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery is proud to announce their next major solo show with world renowned Nigerian painter Arinze Stanley, entitled Paranormal Portraits, will premiere on Saturday October 3rd in Gallery 2. Inspired by his personal experiences growing up in Nigeria and the current state of society around […]
After leading the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013, some football fans say that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick belongs in the NFL Hall of Fame. According to USA Today, one particular fan feels Kaepernick should be in there, but not for his […]
By Sha Michael In the woven garment of our current state of the world, there is a fabric of injustice that is sewn into our society. It is sewn into our justice system, our education system, our employment system, our healthcare system, entertainment industry, economy, […]
A couple was taken from a New York City ferry in handcuffs after refusing the captain’s order to wear masks and holding up the ferry’s departure for more than an hour while they stood defiantly on the top deck. Officers were called to the […]
By Joséphine Li Fortnite has been blocked on iOS since August when Epic Games launched a new way to buy in-game currency directly without paying Google or Apple their customary 30 percent cut of their revenue. This move is in breach of both Google […]
Dozens of faculty, parents, and students at Brooklyn Friends School rallied on Friday morning to demand that administrators stop their union-busting efforts and honor the staff’s calls for collective bargaining, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to one teacher. “We need a union […]
The East River—its bridges, boats, and natural beauty—has inspired centuries of artists. But few have depicted the river with the richness and romanticism of Woldemar Neufeld. [“Beekman Place Houses”] Neufeld’s journey to New York City was marked by tragedy. Born in Southern Russia […]
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