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Posted inNational

Parents of 545 Migrant Children Separated by Trump Admin Can’t Be Found, Lawyers Say

by WI Guest Author October 21, 2020December 21, 2021

Hundreds of migrant parents separated from their families under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the U.S.-Mexico border have yet to be found, with the majority of them deported to Central America while their children remained in the U.S., according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Courtesy photo
Posted inNational

Federal Prisons Will Reinstate Visits in October

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer September 9, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

ACLU, Others Denounce ICE Presence at George Floyd Protests

by Stacy M. Brown June 17, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of NNPA Newswire
Posted inNational

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Demanding Better Conditions in Broward County Jail

by WI Guest Author June 15, 2020December 21, 2021
Columbia Park Elementary in Landover, which opened in 1928, remains of the oldest public schools in Prince George's County. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local, William J. Ford

NAACP, ACLU Demand Equal Funding for Md. Black, Brown Students

by William J. Ford October 30, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Hearing Called for in St. Elizabeths Water Crisis

by WI Guest Author October 11, 2019December 21, 2021
A landmark sign of an old debtor's prison in Virginia (Courtesy of Clyde Fitch Report)
Posted inBusiness, Stacy M. Brown

Debtor’s Prison for the Poor is Real in America

by Stacy M. Brown June 26, 2019December 21, 2021
A judge ordered a preliminary hearing for July 18 to discuss summer school fees charged by Prince George's County Public Schools. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Prince George’s to Hold Hearing on Summer School Fees

by William J. Ford June 26, 2019December 21, 2021
OneUnited Bank, America's largest Black-owned bank, is "Taking a Knee" for social justice to underscore its commitment to the issue in a partnership with the ACLU and the BMe Community. The initiative includes the commissioning of a painting (pictured), "Last Man Standing," by acclaimed artist Addonis Parker. The effort confirms their support of the controversial "Take a Knee Movement" and continues an eight-week campaign during which the bank will donate to related charities for every account opened now until year's end. (Artwork illustration courtesy of OneUnited Bank)
Posted inBlack Experience, Local Business

OneUnited Bank Unveils ‘Take A Knee’ Campaign

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor December 5, 2018October 31, 2020
Mike Espy
Posted inBlack Experience, National, Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Mississippi Campaign Heats Up After ‘Public Hanging’ Remark

by WI Guest Author November 20, 2018October 31, 2020

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