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About 3,000 migrants were on their way to the US southern border by foot Sunday — as some made clear they wanted to reach the country before November’s election and a possible Donald Trump victory. The caravan of potential border-crossers from a dozen Latin American nations embarked on the trip from Mexico’s southern border in […]
Courtesy of the Woodson family/AP Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. saved dozens of Allied troops on D-Day. CNN — A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army medic Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., was part of . […]
For most high school students, forgotten homework or gym clothes might entail a text to a parent. In Jose M. Vazquez’s case, one forgotten item in particular— his birth certificate— meant no school that day. Transborder student Jose Vasquez (R) graduates college after 9 years of commuting. Courtesy Jose Vasquez Vazquez, 24, now a senior […]
Federal authorities arrested a man they said was involved in a human smuggling operation that resulted in two Indian migrants and their children freezing to death as they tried to illegally cross the U.S.-Canada border. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel was taken into custody Wednesday on human smuggling charges, court records show. He is accused of recruiting […]
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: This statue in Congo Square/Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans celebrates black musicians. This year’s national theme for Black History Month is “African Americans and the Arts.” Contributed Article/Courtesy the American Red Cross TUCSON – Black History Month centers on the outstanding achievements of Black Americans. With the theme “Black […]
The American Red Cross said it is in need of Black blood donors to help patients with sickle cell disease. The Red Cross said sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, mostly affecting patients of African descent. The disease is a group of conditions in which red blood […]
An Arizona man was shot Christmas Eve when he was caught in the crossfire of rival smuggling gangs in northwestern Sonora as he drove north to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Craig Ricketts was shot twice, once in his arm and once in his left leg, near Oquitoa, Sonora, a town just outside of Altar, Sonora, […]
Eagle Pass, Texas — By 6:30 a.m., there were scores of migrants, including parents carrying young children and babies, between a seemingly endless line of razor wire and the Rio Grande, pleading with Texas National Guardsmen to grant them safe passage into the U.S. “Please, let us through,” a woman in the river clamored in […]
The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set a cross on fire in their yard facing toward their Black neighbors’ home By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America December 20, 2023, 7:19 PM ET • 3 min read The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for […]
NAACP Climate & Environmental Justice Director: “Together, we will continue to craft innovative solutions that reach those most in need while shaping a more equitable, resilient, and hopeful future for all.” As the 2023 hurricane season comes to a close, the nation’s preeminent civil rights organization has announced its partnership with the American Red Cross. […]