Jussie Smollett’s has been tried and convicted by the three P’s: The press, the police, and, this morning, the president. This is a bi-partisan effort—the Chicago Police Department’s number one cheerleader on this issue is Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emmanuel, an Obama Democrat. Emmanuel and his police…
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As the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), or End Racism Day, on March 21, the world is still reeling from the gruesome mass murder that took place at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The deadly attack in…
The protagonist of an award-winning documentary chronicling the plight of immigrants will miss the film’s viewing in Miami. Instead, Claudio Rojas is being detained in an immigration detention facility, facing deportation. Claudio Rojas was born in Argentina but has been living in the U.S. since…
Following our post from yesterday and after weeks of public outcry about immigrant children being separated from their families and put into detainment facilities, President Trump signed an executive order to “keep families together” at the border. Has the president suddenly found his soul?” If…
On September 5, President Trump announced an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, turning the nation’s back on 800,000 undocumented young adult immigrants living in the country. The fate of these “Dreamers” now rests in the Republican Congress’ ability to pass…
As we commemorate the 16th anniversary of 9/11 attack that rattled our nation to its core, I hope that everyone will stop, if only for a moment, and remember all those who lost their lives that day. As I reflect on that day, I recall…
