Defunding the police means prioritizing public services, investing in communities
Leave your thoughtsThe months-long protests over police brutality and systemic racism has mobilized hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers — and one…
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En medio de pandemia del COVID-19 la comunidad gay y transgénero tienen triunfos para celebrar
Leave your thoughtsEste domingo 28 de junio se conmemoran los 50 años de la Marcha del Orgullo Gay, evento que hasta ahora se había realizado sagradamente…
Black Activists Wonder: Is Protesting Just Trendy for White People?
Leave your thoughtsCherish Patton recalled springing into action when a friend sent her a message that a New York City police officer…
Estudiantes de NYC se unen en protesta para exigir escuelas libres de policías
Leave your thoughtsLas escalinatas del Departamento de Educación se vistieron de blanco y negro este jueves, después de que estudiantes alzaran su…
Appeals court says Trump administration can move forward with expanding fast-track deportations
Leave your thoughtsA federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration move forward with expanding a procedure for quickly deporting undocumented…
Urban Youth Collaborative arranges ‘Police-Free Schools Now!’ banner to fly over Rockaway Beach
Leave your thoughtsThe Urban Youth Collaborative (UYC), a grassroots coalition of students fighting for transformative education reform in New York City, arranged a banner…
What we won: A Dreamer reflects on the Supreme Court’s DACA ruling and the battle ahead
Leave your thoughtsI woke up yesterday dreading a potential Supreme Court decision that could upend my life. As a Deferred Action for…
Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to end DACA
Leave your thoughtsThe Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to end the DACA program, handing a major victory to…
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration From Ending DACA, Handing a Win to ‘DREAMERS’
Leave your thoughtsThe ruling thwarts the administration’s attempt to deport nearly 700,000 immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.…
The Essential, the Undocumented
Leave your thoughtsIn mid-March, a local community group in New Orleans called Familias Unidas en Acción launched an initiative to distribute a…