U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump over ‘Dreamers’ immigrants
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump over ‘Dreamers’ immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump, requiring his administration to maintain protections he has sought to end for hundreds of […]
For Female Farmworkers, Work Never Stops
*From the article: ” This story uplifts the voices of women who find themselves stuck in cycles of poverty.” VL By Paulina Rojas, Coachella Unincporporates/New America Media (8 minute read) […]
A Poor Christmas for Latino Elders on LA Streets
*Don’t mean to dampen your holiday mood, but this is important and not only in LA: “Twelve percent of the 7.1 million people the Regional Food Bank serves annually, more […]
Standing Rock Youth Put Pressure on Presidential Candidates to Oppose Dakota Access Pipeline
*President Barack Obama had a private meeting with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier on Tuesday. Reports are that the meeting went as “expected.” VL By Yessenia Funes, Colorlines […]
The History of Donald Trump’s Definite Article
*When you add the word “the” before you mention a group of people – like Donald Trump does with “the Mexicans” – they are no longer individual, they aren’t people, […]
Why Donald Trump says “the” before “Latinos” and “African Americans”
*How Trump uses language to separate white voters from “others.” VL By Jenée Desmond-Harris, Vox (5 minute read) When Donald Trump talks about black and Latino people, he does something […]
Federal Judge Bans ICE Detainers on Immigrants
*This is big news. From the article: “The order, issued last week in Illinois, bars ICE from requesting that local jailers detain potentially deportable prisoners for 48 hours when they […]
The Latino Who Filmed The Eric Garner Video Is Behind Bars
*The night after he recorded the Eric Garner murder, cops drove by Ramsey Orta’s street, shinning lights into his house. VL By Christopher Mathias, Huffington Post (3.5 minute read) The man […]
The White Working-Class Wasn’t Tricked Into Racism By Trump, They’ve Chosen It, Historically
*A great explanation of how Trumpism is not new. Exclusion and blame has been imbedded in white American culture and politics for hundreds of years. This is a very good […]
Female Janitors Who Suffered Abuse Score A Big Win In California
*This is powerful, and redeeming. VL By Kris Fortin, mitú (2.5 minute read) When everyone goes home from work, school or church, the space becomes the janitors domain. Many of these […]
