by Samone Blair | Sep 16, 2020 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Living
Advocates deplored the request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and actions by the Department of Health and Human Services to remove religious discrimination and sexual orientation protections in the foster care system, saying the moves were politically motivated...
by Samone Blair | Aug 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
Lawmakers announced bipartisan support earlier this month for legislation providing additional benefits for foster youth and families during the coronavirus pandemic after young people from the foster care system, and organizations, called for emergency aid. However,...
by Samone Blair | Aug 21, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
Advocacy groups have accused U.S. immigration officials of providing pork and rancid halal meals to Muslim detainees at a Miami processing center. Attorneys from three organizations — Muslim Advocates, Americans for Immigrant Justice and Atlanta-based law firm...
by Samone Blair | Aug 19, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
Sen. Maria Cantwell and Sen. Patty Murray, both Democrats, signed a bipartisan letter last week calling for an extension in the enumeration deadline for the 2020 census. Originally, the deadline for the enumeration process, which involves Census Bureau employees...
by Samone Blair | Aug 19, 2020 | Featured, Politics
The Biden for President campaign held a roundtable Friday, advocating for the need to invest in broadband for rural and tribal communities as part of the Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s Build Back Better economic plan. “Just imagine the future...
