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John Leguizamo Says High School History Makes Latinos Feel ‘Invisible’

Latino contributions to U.S. history remain largely absent from high school history books, and John Leguizamo is doing something about it. The 51-year-old actor and comedian sat down with HuffPost Live’s

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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.7
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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.7

#DeathByPolice #PoliceBrutality Tweets 8.6
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#DeathByPolice #PoliceBrutality Tweets 8.6

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Q&A With Prof. Jennifer Lee: Asian American Success Isn’t What You Think It Is

Pop culture often portrays Asian Americans as successful because of strict parenting or just plain hard work. But a new book debunks the “model minority” myth, revealing the way government policies have actually skewed those perceptions. I recently interviewed Jennifer Lee, professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and co-author of The Asian American Achievement Paradox about her research.

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Son defends mom when confused White lady tell’s his mom to not speak Spanish when in U.S.

“So today at IHOP a white lady stepped in and insulted my mother for speaking Spanish. She told my mom to learn English Or get out of America.my mom does speak English with an accent though! I stepped in an didn’t let her do that. Please share!! This will not stop unless we step in. Latinos tenemos que hablar contra el RACISMO!
Here’s the video of proof!
Share!!!”

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Ex-family detention social worker speaks at congressional forum

BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ

 

A former social worker told members of Congress on Tuesday that she witnessed rampant abuse and neglect while working at a family detention center in Karnes City, Texas.

Olivia López was among a panel of witnesses that included former detained mothers and mental health experts who shared upsetting accounts of life and work inside the detention centers, the stress of being locked up with their children and the potential long-term psychological impacts.

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The U.S. knows that Japanese family internment (incarceration) was wrong, now the U.S. is incarcerating Latino families.

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Kimmel chokes up on air over Cecil the lion

Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on the Cecil the lion issue during his monologue on Tuesday night and he didn’t hold back.

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Did Kimmel choke up or cry when 9 Black people where murdered at church?

 

Kimmel insinuated that the most hated person in America is a rapist rather than a mass-murder.

 

Kimmel is worked up over one Lion being killed, while the U.S. houses millions of humans and animals in abusive conditions and kills humans (police kill more than on person every 28 hours) and factory farms kill millions of animals every year.

 

I’d like him to explain why he was crying. Did he realize he hasn’t fought for the cause of #BlackLivesMatter and #LatinosAreHuman ?

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Mormons Consider Ending Relationship With Boy Scouts

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed disappointment following the Boy Scouts of America’s acceptance of gay scout leaders – but not all religious groups share same sentiment.

 

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The Mormon church has double standards. That church is not righteous. It does not lead. It follows, and it doesn’t even follow the righteous mainstream.

 

  • First Mormons didn’t want Black people in the priesthood.
  • Then Mormons fought against the right for LGBTQ people to marry.
  • Then Mormons didn’t want LGBTQIA as members.
  • Now Mormons are against gay people as leaders in the Boy Scouts.
  • Mormons have never allowed women in the priesthood.
Mormons practiced racism, and now homophobia and sexism.

 

 

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Three Other Black Men Have Died In Altercations With University Of Cincinnati Police

Federal civil court records show that, in addition to Samuel Dubose, three other people have died in altercations with University of Cincinnati police since 1997 — all of them black men.

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America has a pattern of racial bias and a pattern of murdering Black, Latino, and Native American people.

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Native American Activist #RexdaleHenry Found Dead In Jail Cell After Traffic Fine Arrest

By Counter Current News
A Native American activist was recently arrested and found dead in jail under conditions very similar to those of Sandra Bland in Texas.

Rexdale W. Henry, 53, was recently found dead inside the Neshoba County Jail in Philadelphia, Mississippi, on July 14th. He had been arrested over failure to pay a minor traffic citation.
Local WTOK, reported that corrections officers reported Henry dead around 10 a.m.. But reports and logs reveal that he was seen alive and perfectly fine only half an hour before that.
Reports say that the state crime lab in Jackson are currently conducting an autopsy. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation also says that they are “looking into” Henry’s death.
But that hasn’t satisfied Henry’s fellow activists, friends and family. Just after funeral services were held on July 19th, in Bogue Chitto, Henry’s body was flown to Florida for an independently-funded autopsy paid for by anonymous donors. They hope that this autopsy will get to the bottom of what really happened.

 

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