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The fatal New Year’s Eve shooting of Keith “Pooter” Porter in Northridge has intensified fears about the danger federal immigration agents pose to Black and Brown communities, particularly when deadly force is used with limited transparency. Porter was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent inside the Village Pointe apartment complex just before midnight. While federal officials claim the agent responded to an “active shooter situation,” neighbors and community members say

A recent ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most populated areas raises serious concerns about how expanded gun visibility could affect communities of color. The court sided 2–1 with a gun owner, finding that California’s prohibition on open carry in counties with more than 200,000 residents violated the Second Amendment. Because roughly 95% of Californians live in such counties, the decision has wide-

Patrick Lawler, A former teacher has been barred from the profession after a disciplinary panel found that he made racist, false, and offensive statements to pupils, including denying key figures in Black history and spreading misinformation in the classroom. The case centered on a lesson intended to cover medieval history that instead veered into comments about the U.S. civil rights movement. During the class, the teacher told year six pupils that Rosa Parks “did not really

Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old poet, writer, and mother, was identified as the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, a killing that has shaken her neighborhood and intensified anger toward ICE’s presence in residential communities. Good died just blocks from her home, leaving behind a young child and a family struggling to make sense of how a beloved neighbor lost her life so suddenly. Her mother, Donna Ganger, said learning the circumst

The fatal shooting of Legal Observer Renee Good by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on a residential street in Minneapolis is being viewed by many local leaders as another painful example of immigration policies that bring fear, chaos, and deadly consequences to already targeted communities. Video circulating online shows ICE agents confronting a woman seated in her SUV and ordering her to exit. Within seconds of the vehicle beginning to move, an agent standin

Newly released data shows a sweeping and deeply troubling escalation in ICE actions during the first nine months of the Trump administration, revealing that more than a third of the 220,000 people arrested had no criminal history at all. Nearly 75,000 people with no prior offenses were taken into custody, despite repeated claims from the administration that operations were focused on “murderers, rapists and gang members.” As Ariel Ruiz Soto of the Migration Policy Institute s

The passage of Wakiesha’s Law is being celebrated as a long overdue and deeply necessary protection for families who deserve transparency and dignity when a loved one is in custody. Civil rights advocates and members of Wakiesha Wilson’s family gathered in Los Angeles to honor the significance of a measure that finally addresses the silence and unnecessary suffering that families like hers have endured. The law mandates that families be informed within 24 hours if someone in

The testimonies delivered in Washington, D.C. laid bare an alarming pattern of unlawful detentions that should concern anyone who believes in constitutional protections. U.S. citizens described encounters with federal immigration authorities so extreme that they defy basic expectations of safety, due process, and human dignity. As Army veteran George Retes explained, “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn’t matter.” His words capture a devastating

San Francisco’s new lawsuit against major food manufacturers is a vital step toward protecting the health of everyone in the United States. City Attorney David Chiu is taking on 10 giants, including the makers of “Oreo cookies, Sour Patch Kids, Kit Kat, Cheerios and Lunchables,” arguing that ultraprocessed products are driving a nationwide health crisis. As Chiu puts it, “They took food and made it unrecognizable and harmful to the human body… These companies engineered a pub

When a loved one dies in custody, families are often left with more questions than answers. The Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative, founded by Colin Kaepernick and Nessa, stands beside these families in their darkest moments—offering not only truth, but dignity.  Led by Nicole Martin, this groundbreaking program provides free, independent second autopsies performed by board-certified pathologists to uncover the full story behind in-custody deaths. With private autopsies

Wells Fargo’s settlement over its diversity hiring scandal reveals how corporate promises of inclusion can mask deeply harmful and deceptive practices—especially for Black people and other marginalized communities seeking real opportunities. In 2022, The New York Times exposed that Wells Fargo was conducting “fake interviews” with “diverse” candidates for positions that had already been filled.  Joe Bruno, a former executive, called the practice “inappropriate, morally wrong,

The recent push by federal officials to urge White men to file workplace bias complaints is being framed by many as a deliberate gaslighting campaign tied to right-wing white extremist narratives. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas posted on X: “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex?” and added that the agency is committed to eliminating discrimination “including against white male employees.” To marginalized communities, the messaging