by Madison Muller | Apr 14, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice
When Rev. William Barber II, the pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, N.C., was invited to be a speaker at the 2016 #FightFor15 National Convention, a movement to raise the federal minimum wage, the organizers told him to refrain from preaching because...
by Julia Benbrook | Apr 7, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — More than 150 volunteers helped crochet a mural of Kamala Harris, the first female Vice President. An Oklahoma City artist is represented on that wall. Kristian Kelly has been crocheting for nearly 10 years and helped organize the project. “I...
by Dalia Faheid | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Advocates believe new federal legislation introduced by El Paso Rep. Veronica Escobar aiming to set humane standards for future immigration policies could pave a path forward for the city to benefit from immigration rather than get overwhelmed, while...
by Karli Goldenberg | Mar 23, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON–Immigrant rights organizations and Frederick community members hope that the recent settlement of a Frederick racial profiling case is a symbol of change, but say that it’s not enough because the sheriff’s department has not withdrawn from...
by Dalia Faheid | Mar 22, 2021 | Featured, Health, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Undocumented immigrants were less likely to visit primary care physicians after former President Trump launched his presidential campaign in 2015, according to a March study — suggesting his rhetoric had a chilling effect, experts said, that could make...
by Dalia Faheid | Mar 22, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
As a researcher at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Miguel Chavez starts his days forming tissues from stem cells at 4 a.m. so he can get home in time for his virtual medical school interviews. In the back of his mind, Chavez is terrified of infecting his...