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What It’s Like to be Afghan in the US Right Now  

Trump has used the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard soldiers by a mentally unstable Afghan to launch a full-scale broadside against immigrants.

No, Immigrants Are Not Self-Deporting En Masse

Contrary to DHS assertions that 1.6 million immigrants have self-deported, many are in fact choosing to stay even as they move deeper into the shadows.

Community to the Capitol: Houston’s Grassroots Multilingual Storytellers at TribFest

When the Texas Tribune Festival opened its doors this November, Houston’s grassroots multilingual storytellers arrived with intention.

Justice for Kevin Epps, San Francisco’s Native Son

The trial of Kevin Epps has nothing to do with the impartial pursuit of justice and everything to do with the background of structural injustice that defines prosecutions like this one. 

How SCOTUS Sanctioned a ‘National Assault on Community’

With 1 in 6 people in the U.S. an immigrant, SCOTUS' decision to allow racial profiling in immigration stops is a national assault on community life.

Gov. Newsom Must Recognize MENA Communities in State Data

Passage of AB91 would mean California’s 1 million-plus Arab and MENA residents could be accurately counted in education, health, housing, and economic data.

Flying Blind – Loss of Federal Survey Data Will Make Life Harder for Ag Producers, Farmworker Families

The Trump Administration plans to end the National Agricultural Worker Survey, which for 37 years has provided updated information on U.S. crop workers.

President Trump is Wrong About the Smithsonian

The White House has singled out the Immokalee Statue of Liberty, honoring farmworkers’ aspirations and dreams of equity, among other works, as being “too woke.”

‘I’m an Immigrant — This Puts Me at Risk’

A son of Holocaust survivors recounts his family's flight from the Gestapo and the parallels with masked ICE agents terrorizing communities in the U.S. today.

The Taking of Washington DC — Prelude to a Police State

The takeover of the nation's capital could be a crucial milestone in the rise of an authoritarian regime and the decline of the American dream.

Beyond the E-Word — America’s Ignored Market

The next billion-dollar venture will be the first to authentically capture multiple ethnic markets under one brand without losing cultural specificity.

Discovering Democracy on a Summer Road Trip Across the American West

Driving the American West reveals an immense diversity, both geographic and cultural, that is a deeply enmeshed part of the nation's democratic spirit.

The ‘Kill Chain’ Technology Behind Trump’s Deportations

In our information-rich environment the war over access to data will be as or more impactful than increased funding for in-the-field ICE operations.

Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

Trump's big budget bill is expected to leave 12 million people without healthcare, while undermining the finances of rural hospitals, community health clinics, and nursing homes.

Círculo de tambores ‘El pequeño pueblo de Pape’: el corazón del parque Leimert

El senegalés Pape Diouf es un maestro percusionista y un pilar de la clase de tambores de África Occidental, "La Aldea de Pape", en el Parque Leimert.