black immigrants
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'The Intersection of Racial Justice and Immigrant Rights': Why Immigration Is an Issue Black Voters Should Care About in 2020
Nana Gyamfi has the 2020 election on the brain, specifically what the future holds for Black immigrant populations in the United States. “If there’s a Biden presidency, you know, I’m expecting that immigrant rights will change based upon the pressure that we provide on the ground, in the streets. What do we do as a…
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ICE Is Reportedly Torturing Detained African Immigrants To Force Deportations Ahead of Election
On the heels of the last presidential debate—in which Trump flippantly dismissed his administration’s cruel and inhumane decision to separate immigrant children from their parents for the crime of being non-white and seeking asylum in America—there are now reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are torturing detained immigrants from Cameroon as part of…
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Are Only Black American Descendants of US Slaves Deserving of Reparations?
With the nation’s renewed focus on whether or how to compensate black Americans for the evils of generations of chattel slavery in the U.S. and its systemically racist aftermath, some have questioned who should qualify for reparations should such reparative justice come to pass. William “Sandy” Darity, a Duke University economics professor and longtime proponent…
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21 Savage Finally Speaks Out, Says ICE Arrest 'Was Definitely Targeted'
For the first time since being released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on $100,000 bond, 21 Savage is speaking his piece. After countless statements on his behalf, he is breaking it all down in his own words. He appeared on Good Morning America Friday, speaking to Linsey Davis about the arrest and his…
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21 Savage's Legal Team Sets It Straight: He Is Not a Convicted Felon, ICE 'Provided Incorrect Information'
21 Savage (birth name: She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) is currently in ICE custody. He arrived in the United States from the United Kingdom at the tender age of seven, therefore making him akin to a “Dreamer,” the name lovingly given to individuals who may temporarily benefit from the immigration policy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).…
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A Neverending Quest for Sovereignty
I often jokingly tell people that I grew up in a household made up of three (occasionally four, depending on what station in life my father was in at the time) distinct American dreams—one for each flag or passport represented: Comoros, Canada and the United States. My mother, my brother and I are a trinity…
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From a Black DACA Recipient: African-American Support Critical to Reform
Mwewa* always knew she was undocumented. “I just didn’t understand what that meant and the consequences it would create for me,” she says. It wasn’t until a high school classmate, while studying financial planning, asked Mwewa if she had her Social Security number memorized that it began to hit home. As an immigrant from Zambia…