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The new decade of action starting in January, will build on the progress of the past 10 years to advance the human rights of the diaspora worldwide. “Racial justice demands collective action,” Mr. Türk said. “To secure the full rights and freedoms of people of African descent, States and all of us must effectively confront the legacies […]
The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure people are held accountable for his 2024 death. The complaint alleges that Deputy Eddie Duran used excessive […]
President Donald Trump has said he is unsure whether people in the United States are entitled to due process rights guaranteed by the US Constitution as his administration pushes aggressively to deport immigrants who entered the country illegally and other non-citizens, including some detained for pro-Palestinian activism and other political speech. Trump made his comments […]
April 25 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy on Saturday plans to christen the future Sojourner Truth, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler that honors the famous American Black woman, in San Diego. The ship is named in honor of Sojourner Truth, a 19th-century civil rights abolitionist and activist from New York. “This ship honors the […]
WASHINGTON — There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to American presidents and civil rights icons. It made history again this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, Metropolitan AME now controls . . .
Profile There have been no official figures on the numbers of Mexicans of African descent since 1810, when a census found that black people made up 10 per cent of the total population. In more recent years, estimates put them at between 0.5 and 4.7 million. The 2015 preliminary survey to the 2020 census allowed Afro-Mexicans to self-identify for the first time and recorded a total of […]
Overview: Undocumented immigrants in the US, including Black undocumented immigrants, are facing new challenges under the Trump administration’s deportation and detention policies. Despite recent protests in Dallas, many undocumented persons are still at risk of deportation and detention. Immigration attorney Ann Badmus advises immigrants to know their rights and find an attorney to advocate for […]
HONG KONG (AP) — The United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in “transnational repression” and acts that threaten to further erode the city’s autonomy. The six officials included Justice Secretary Paul Lam, security office director Dong Jingwei and police commissioner Raymond Siu. The
Arguments Wrap in Case Defending Black Representation in Louisiana’s Congressional Map WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, voting rights advocates argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle should remain because it satisfies both the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the equal protection […]
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has carried out the hardline immigration policies he promised on the campaign trail. Trump’s administration sent migrants to the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba – with little access to legal counsel – and