• Immigrants’ Rights Groups Decry New Child-Detention Policy

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Migrant children and their families could be held in camps almost indefinitely while their request for asylum plays out in court – the result of a new final rule announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday August 21. The rule weakens the decades-old Flores court settlement that said the federal...
  • Los jueces conservadores blancos de Trump decidirán décadas de derechos civiles

    ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Un grupo de vigilancia judicial dice que el líder de la mayoría del Senado, Mitch McConnell, ha creado una “línea de reunión” para aprobar jueces conservadores que determinarán los derechos civiles de los estadounidenses en las próximas décadas. Antes de retirarse el mes pasado, el...
  • Trump’s White, Conservative Judges Will Decide Decades of Civil Rights

    ST. PAUL, Minn. — A judicial watchdog group says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has created an “assembly line” for approving conservative judges who will determine the civil rights of Americans for decades to come. Before recessing last month, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed 13 new judges to lifetime appointments...
  • Local Poets May Now Apply for Honorary Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Post

    Santa Clara County SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.—The Santa Clara County Library District and County of Santa Clara, in partnership with SVCREATES, announced last week the opening of the application process for selecting the 2020–2021 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate is an honorary post. The selected poet’s role...
  • ¡Vamos a Gozar! Annual Sonido Clash Music Fest

    4th Annual Sonido Clash Music Fest Sunday, September 1, 2019 / 4:00 PM – 11:59 PM School of Arts and Culture at MHP 1700 Alum Rock Avenue San Jose, CA 95116 Tickets: Eventbrite.com; $30 – $50  ...
  • Calendar 8.23

    Meet in the Street August 23, 2019 / 5pm San Pedro Square 2-44 N San Pedro St San Jose, CA   Music in the Park 2019 – J Boog August 23, 2019 / 5:30pm Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo De San Antonio San Jose, CA $10-$40   SAP...
  • New DHS Rule Threatens Access to Green Cards for Immigrants Using Some Public Programs

    Ethnic Media Services ENGLISH The Trump administration on August 12 finalized a rule which creates additional hurdles for those who’ve waited years to legally stay in the United States. This “public charge” rule expands the list of public programs the government will consider in deciding some immigration applications. The...
  • TRAITS WHICH DEFINE RACISM

    The word RACISM is being used today very openly by many individuals. In the past, one used it amongst close friends. Racism is closely characterized by bias, prejudice, and bigotry. America, as a nation, is committed to the ideal that each individual merits due process which results in equal...
  • “60 DÍAS”

    A pesar del rechazo durante el periodo de consultas públicas, la administración del presidente Donald Trump procedió a publicar su regla de la “carga pública” cuyo efecto real será dificultar la posibilidad de que los inmigrantes que hayan recibido beneficios como estampillas de alimentos, atención médica o subsidios para...
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