“In New Orleans, Black Lives Matter activist and Charleston, South Carolina, community organizer Muhiyidin d’Baha died Tuesday after he was struck in the thigh by a bullet as he rode his bicycle. Police have not named any motive or suspects in the killing. He made national headlines last year after he appeared in a viral…
“Amid several lawsuits that accuse manufacturing giant Purdue Pharma of contributing to the country’s opioid epidemic, the company announced Saturday it will cut sales staff by more than half and stop marketing opioids to doctors. Reporter Lev Facher, who wrote for STAT that it marked the end of an aggressive, opioid marketing era that Purdue…
“A look at how protests and revolutions have evolved and changed. Jaime is a junior at Mays High and a top athlete on the girls softball team. She is #2 in the state of Georgia for Grand slams by a girl. She believes in equality and speaks up on behalf of other students that she…
“President Trump calls members of MS-13 “monsters” and “animals,” a common talking point for his administration’s crackdown on immigration. What do we know about the brutally violent gang, its origins and ties to the politics of immigration? PBS’s Frontline shares a clip from their upcoming film, “The Gang Crackdown,” and William Brangham talks with Jonathan…
“Ravi Ragbir, the executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, was detained on Thursday when he went to his check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Ravi’s detention sparked a peaceful protest that was met with police violence. Police arrested 18 people, including members of the New York City Council. He is…
“Tanaka Mhishi is a survivor of male rape, and has written a play about his experiences. In order to help the actor playing him in the stage show, Tanaka composed this poem, ‘The Conversation’, to capture some of what it means to live with the trauma of sexual assault.” For information and support in the…
“United States Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) participated in a TedX interview with Dr. Bret Simmons of the University of Nevada, Reno. The Senator discussed the vicious cycle of exclusion that has historically gripped America as it’s struggled with the issue of immigration. In this deeply personal conversation, Senator Cortez Masto discusses her historic role…
“Problems have plagued the US Census Bureau in recent decades. Learn how the census definition of race has changed over time: http://bit.ly/2s5gWN2. The 2020 census was added to the Government Accountability Office’s list of programs with a high-risk of failure. And failing to accurately count the population would threaten the integrity of the country’s most…
“As President Trump continues his crackdown on immigrant communities, a growing number of people are taking sanctuary in churches across the country to avoid deportation. A new report called “Sanctuary in the Age of Trump” says more people are now taking sanctuary than at any time in the United States since the 1980s. We end…
“Kenyan investigative reporter John Allan Namu discusses the role of good journalism in redefining African identity. Through examples of content that had an impact on him, he submits that for Africa to push forward, good journalism must be paid for. John lives to tell “untold investigative stories “that give his audience novel ideas, enhance their…