Southern California cops shot and killed a man whom they believed to be carrying a gun. The officers had responded to a call reporting a man allegedly waving a handgun.
The nonprofit Chicago Group, NIJC, recently filed several lawsuits seeking the release of over 40 detained immigrants. The group’s growing concern was that the pandemic could result in more and more immigrants testing positive for COVID-19 while in detention.
A Harvard University study revealed signs that COVID-19 may have started as early as August 2019. Though unconfirmed, the research claimed there was a rise in search trends on the disease’s symptoms during this period.
A 27-year-old white man was apprehended after he repeatedly stabbed a black man in Texas. Witnesses who identified him said he was making racist comments shortly before he was escorted out of a bar.
The FDOH scientist fired last May 24 recently said she is publishing her own COVID-19 dashboard and plans to keep it running as long as she can afford it.
Latin American scientists have recently joined forces to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, believing no one else is going to solve this massive health problem.
The Black and Latino communities' state of mental health have been worsened by lockdowns, joblessness, and lack of social connection, according to a study.
Chicago State University introduces scholarship and other programs to fill the educational and wealth gaps among black and Latino students in Illinois.
Research found that Latino workers comprise 59 percent of Californians ineligible to receive unemployment insurance. Also, not a lot of them are benefiting from the government's CARES Act.
San Diego's Mexican Consulate, in alliance with the Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty or MAAC announced they had opened the application for their first-ever scholarship program, ColibriMX, for Latino and Mexican American Students.
A body camera footage released recently by the Austin Police showed the arrest of a black man in 2019. The man was heard saying "I can't breathe," several times in the video, which is now under investigation.
Two tax incentives for undocumented families are included in the Democrats' latest budget plan in Sacramento. Also part of the proposed budget is health coverage for older immigrants regardless of immigration status.
To ensure that most vulnerable Latino populations receive vital public health advisories about COVID-19, d expósito & Partners developed a Public Service Announcement or PSA in Spanish that is currently running on CNN en Espanol, Telemundo and Univision via its campaign dubbed, "Lucha vs. El Virus".
Black lawmakers are saying that Republican Governor Greg Abbott and state officials have failed to address their requests for better data and initiatives to alleviate the fatal impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans.
This Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees member did not wait to be put on the hot seat any longer. After his accidental live broadcast on Facebook on Saturday, he resigned from his position.
Owners of gun shops in West Palm Beach, Florida recently said the city's State of Local Emergency had forced them to reject customers. Guns and alcohol have also been prohibited.
Hospitals are currently transferring patients to different facilities miles and miles away to manage the flood of US green card holders and Americans who got ill in Mexico.
