The Trump administration’s claims of surpassing the entirety of Fiscal Year 2024 in immigration enforcement are debunked by TRAC data, which shows that actual removals and arrests were significantly lower than claimed.
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Posted inOpinion
Organizing Will Always Be the Answer for Social Change
Organizing is a powerful tool for workers to advocate for their rights and protect themselves from injustice, and it has proven effective in achieving benefits such as healthcare coverage, family leave, and workplace safety standards.
Posted inHealth
Treatment by Us, for Us: The Critical Need for Black Psychiatrists
Black Americans are disproportionately affected by mental health issues, and the lack of Black psychiatrists is a significant barrier to addressing this crisis, as Black patients often receive misdiagnoses and inadequate treatment.
Posted inPolitics
Non-Citizen Educators Fear New Trump Immigration Policies
Non-citizen educators, including Evelyn, are facing uncertainty and fear due to the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status, making it challenging for them to feel emotionally stable and contribute to their communities.
Posted inPolitics
The U.S. Constitution Explained
The U.S. Constitution, drafted by elite white men in the 1780s, has been interpreted and amended over the years to reflect changing attitudes, but still does not empower Black people, native Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ people, or women, and the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of segregation and against civil rights several times.
Posted inPolitics
May Day Strong Protests Utilize International Workers’ Day to Protest Trump
May Day Strong protests have turned May 1 into a day of national dissent against the Trump administration’s policies, with over 1,000 protests planned across the country.
Posted inEntertainment
Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Is a Supernatural Scarefest
Ryan Coogler’s new vampire thriller “Sinners” is a bold, well-planned, historical supernatural thriller about vampires that may leave your jaw slack, exploring themes of racism, control, and spiritual warfare in the Deep South in 1932.
Posted inNational
Let’s Talk About the Manufactured Crisis of ‘Reverse Discrimination’
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case of “reverse discrimination” in which a white woman claims that she was demoted and replaced by a gay man and denied promotion in favor of a gay woman, despite evidence showing that discrimination against majority groups is not widespread or systemically embedded into labor and employment markets.
Posted inHealth
Protecting Future Generations: The Essential Role of HPV Vaccination in Cancer Prevention
The HPV vaccine is an effective means of preventing cancers associated with the virus, and New York City is working to address issues such as vaccine hesitancy, limited access to healthcare, and a deep-rooted mistrust of the medical system to make the vaccine more accessible to all.
Posted inEducation
Women Lead the Way: Black Women Shape Academia
Black women are making strides in academia, becoming professors, researchers, deans, and college and university presidents, and working to increase access and opportunities for future generations.