Rep. Frederica Wilson Meets with Nigerian Schoolgirls Who Escaped Boko Haram
Immigration Advocates Furious as President Obama Delays Executive Order
President Obama to Delay Executive Order on Immigration Until After Election
Race Politics: Tom Cotton’s Anti-Immigrant Ad Would Make George Wallace Proud
Google donating to the Black Girls Code initiative
Culture
Despite a change in the news cycle that has featured ISIS, Ray Rice and Ferguson, Miami Congresswoman Frederica Wilson fights to keep the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls in the news. After the kidnappings, Wilson spearheaded a bill to denounce Boko Haram. Wilson also flew to Nigeria to meet parents of the girls. This week on Capitol Hill — Rep. Wilson […]
National
Immigration advocates are furious with President Obama over his decision, announced today, to delay an executive order regarding deportations. With only 59 days left to election day, several Senate Democrats are in razor thin races for re-election. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) said President Obama betrayed the “trust of some of the most vulnerable among us” […]
Culture
Delay. Delay Delay. After much talk and speculation about an executive order on immigration that was rumored to occur in early September, President Obama will delay the decision until after the fall elections on November 4. Immigration policy in general continues to be plagued by obstruction by the GOP, delay and inaction on the federal […]
Culture
The Richard Nixon/Strom Thurmond branded southern strategy rears its head again. In this round of southern strategy race-baiting politics, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) tries to communicate to white folks in Arkansas that they’re “working hard” for their money as lazy immigrants sit around and get government benefits. Cotton is running against incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor […]
Technology
Three months after a report came out detailing the lack of diversity at Google, which is overwhelmingly white and male, the Internet service giant is announcing a $190,000 donation to the Black Girls Code initiative. According to the New York Daily News: “Google will announce Saturday a donation of $190,000 to the Black Girls Code […]
