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When Cecilia Gonzalez told family members she had volunteered to share her life story with men in prison, they were shocked. Gonzalez, 56, had spent most of her adult life recovering from the pain and trauma of childhood abuse and domestic violence. She has a loving family and a stable...
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Sergio Olmos & Wendy Fry CalMatters It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named James Lee was parked in the shade next to a 30-foot fence in Calexico. The windows of his SUV were rolled up, the engine making that noise when it’s idle for a...
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Los tiempos actuales no son fáciles para la comunidad de migrantes. En medio de tanta incertidumbre, hay algo muy simple —pero muy poderoso— que puedes hacer para proteger a tu familia: tener un Poder Legal o Poder Notarial (Power of Attorney) Este documento legal te permite nombrar a una persona de confianza para que tome...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Leaders of several civil rights organizations gathered in Washington DC March 31 to state their opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. The SAVE Act — HR 22 — introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is currently...
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San Vicente Ferrer Fecha de celebración: 5 de abril San Vicente Ferrer nació en el año 1350 en Valencia, España. Su padre era de origen inglés, y su madre española, ambos le inculcaron la fe cristiana desde sus primeros años. Quizá por ello a los diecisiete años, el Santo...
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Selen Ozturk American Community Media As humanitarian protections like parole and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are being revoked; green cards revoked over the holders’ political views; agencies like the IRS are being pressured to expose immigrant applicants; and social media activity is scrutinized in naturalization cases, undocumented immigrants are...
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A recent arrest on the University of Cincinnati campus is sparking outrage among civil rights advocates, raising new concerns about student speech, academic freedom and the treatment of Muslim and pro-Palestinian voices across the country. A University of Cincinnati student was arrested this week – allegedly for waving a...
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Peter Schurmann American Community Media “There is no spring here anymore.” That was a friend speaking Wednesday night from her home in Andong, South Korea, where flames that have devastated much of the country’s mountainous southern flank are encroaching. The winter, she said, gave way to summer seemingly overnight,...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy and made millions experience hunger for the first time, demand at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services is still higher than ever. The number of monthly clients has risen to 310,000, more than double the number...
When Cecilia Gonzalez told family members she had volunteered to share her life story with men in prison, they were shocked. Gonzalez, 56, had spent most of her adult life recovering from the pain and trauma of childhood abuse and domestic violence. She has a loving family and a stable...
Sergio Olmos & Wendy Fry CalMatters It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named James Lee was parked in the shade next to a 30-foot fence in Calexico. The windows of his SUV were rolled up, the engine making that noise when it’s idle for a...
Los tiempos actuales no son fáciles para la comunidad de migrantes. En medio de tanta incertidumbre, hay algo muy simple —pero muy poderoso— que puedes hacer para proteger a tu familia: tener un Poder Legal o Poder Notarial (Power of Attorney) Este documento legal te permite nombrar a una persona de confianza para que tome...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Leaders of several civil rights organizations gathered in Washington DC March 31 to state their opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. The SAVE Act — HR 22 — introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is currently...
San Vicente Ferrer Fecha de celebración: 5 de abril San Vicente Ferrer nació en el año 1350 en Valencia, España. Su padre era de origen inglés, y su madre española, ambos le inculcaron la fe cristiana desde sus primeros años. Quizá por ello a los diecisiete años, el Santo...
Selen Ozturk American Community Media As humanitarian protections like parole and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are being revoked; green cards revoked over the holders’ political views; agencies like the IRS are being pressured to expose immigrant applicants; and social media activity is scrutinized in naturalization cases, undocumented immigrants are...
A recent arrest on the University of Cincinnati campus is sparking outrage among civil rights advocates, raising new concerns about student speech, academic freedom and the treatment of Muslim and pro-Palestinian voices across the country. A University of Cincinnati student was arrested this week – allegedly for waving a...
Peter Schurmann American Community Media “There is no spring here anymore.” That was a friend speaking Wednesday night from her home in Andong, South Korea, where flames that have devastated much of the country’s mountainous southern flank are encroaching. The winter, she said, gave way to summer seemingly overnight,...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy and made millions experience hunger for the first time, demand at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services is still higher than ever. The number of monthly clients has risen to 310,000, more than double the number...