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California cities and counties are fighting back against the Trump administration’s attempt to tie FEMA and disaster preparedness funding to unrelated political demands. A coalition of 29 local governments — including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San José, and Santa Clara County — has filed a lawsuit challenging more than $350 million in threatened cuts to Department of Homeland Security and FEMA grants. At stake is money that funds emergency response, disaster preven

There are few things more sacred to a mother than hearing her child’s voice. For Josiele Berto, those phone calls are no longer ordinary moments of joy—they are lifelines to her 13-year-old son, Arthur, who now sits in immigration custody, shuttled across states like cargo, without explanation. “I only talk to him – never to any official who could explain what kind of place it is or what’s happening,” she said, her voice heavy with disbelief. The nightmare began when Everett,

A federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily blocked a government attempt to expose the identities behind six Instagram accounts that publicly identified a Border Patrol agent linked to summer raids in Los Angeles. The Department of Homeland Security had subpoenaed Meta, demanding names, emails, and phone numbers of the account holders. But activists, supported by groups like the ACLU of Northern California, fought back. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse issued the order, writ

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sparked outrage after posting a doctored video depicting Black teenagers as violent threats toward immigration agents. The manipulated clip, captioned “FAFO” — short for “F*** around and find out” — falsely suggested the teens were threatening ICE officers. In reality, the original TikTok video was a lighthearted joke referencing Iran, not U.S. officials. This misleading post, shared through DHS’s official X account, raised grave ethi

The decision to grant $608 million in FEMA funding to the Everglades South Florida Detention Center, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” is deeply troubling. This facility sits in one of the most environmentally sensitive regions in the country, and advocates say it should never have been funded in the first place. Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reimbursement on X, saying, “I said all along that we would be reimbursed.” But to those fighting for the Everglades and the wildlif

Georgia’s highest court has delivered a major victory for Black landowners fighting to preserve one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities. On Tuesday, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of residents of Sapelo Island’s Hogg Hummock, reversing a lower court decision that had blocked their referendum to challenge zoning changes threatening the historic community. The justices wrote clearly: “Nothing in the text of the Zoning Provision in any way restri

Derecka Purnell leads the “Know Your History” segment at the Know Your Rights Camp, urging students to see the deep connections between past struggles and present abolition movements. She points to the 2014 Ferguson uprising as a turning point in how resistance shapes the future. Purnell calls on young people to stay skeptical, curious, and actively engaged in their own learning. She highlights the Freedom School model as a space where history and diverse perspectives come al

The City of Palm Springs has taken a long-overdue but powerful step toward justice by fulfilling Phase One of its reparative commitment to Section 14 survivors—individuals and families who were violently uprooted when their homes were burned and bulldozed during the 1950s and 60s. With the historic $5.9 million in direct payments now fully distributed to verified survivors and eligible descendants through the Section 14 Survivors nonprofit, the question becomes: How will this

The sweeping layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services have raised urgent concerns about the future of students with disabilities, spotlighting just how essential special needs education truly is. The union representing agency employees reported that “nearly everyone” in the division responsible for overseeing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was dismissed, a decision that threatens the very fou

The case of 17-year-old Victor Perez in Pocatello, Idaho, highlights a painful failure in how officers are prepared to handle individuals with disabilities. Perez, a nonverbal teen with autism and cerebral palsy, was shot by police after a 911 call reported a “disturbance” involving a male holding a knife. According to Deputy Attorney General Jeff Nye, “The death of 17-year-old Victor Perez was a tragedy,” yet no criminal charges will be filed, as prosecutors concluded they c

What happened to Army veteran George Retes Jr. is a disturbing example of how easily someone’s rights can be violated, even when they’ve worn the uniform and served this country. Retes, a U.S. citizen who fought in Iraq, was simply trying to get to work on July 10 when federal agents raided Glass House Farms in Camarillo. According to him, he was met not with questions, but force. “They pushed me to the ground. I could hardly breathe,” he recalled, describing how agents knelt

Across Louisiana and beyond, Black communities are watching the Supreme Court’s latest voting rights case with deep concern, knowing that their hard-fought political voice may once again be at risk. After a federal court ruled Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act for discriminating against Black voters, the state legislature added a second majority-Black district to reflect the reality that more than one-third of the population is Black. Yet now,

What unfolded on Chicago’s East Side was a disturbing scene that should never happen to anyone—especially not to a young U.S. citizen simply shopping with family. Nineteen-year-old Warren King says he was at Walgreens when federal agents swarmed the store in pursuit of someone else. Without warning, he was tackled and arrested, leaving him physically hurt and emotionally shaken. Video captured loved ones desperately shouting, “He’s a citizen! He’s a citizen!”, but their voice

Apple’s decision to remove ICEBlock, an app used by communities to share sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, spotlights how tech companies often side with federal pressure instead of people at risk. The company explained, “We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps,” and claimed they acted after receiving information about “safety risks.” But ICEBlock never shared personal data about agents—it simply alerted people within a five-mil

In Dallas, a whistleblower lawsuit has raised troubling questions about fairness and equity in America’s organ transplant system. Patrek Chase, former director of Parkland Health’s kidney transplant program, said he saw “Parkland patients get passed over and the same organs go to patients at UT Southwestern,” an academic hospital serving wealthier communities. One man reportedly waited nine years for a kidney, only to become too sick for surgery, while others died waiting. As

Rep. Ayanna Pressley is demanding that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell act on alarming job data showing Black women facing disproportionate losses. “Black women’s employment is a key metric of the health of the U.S. economy,” she wrote, highlighting that in July there were “319,000 fewer Black women employed than in February,” causing a 1.3% spike in unemployment. Pressley called this “a glaring red flag” and warned, “When the rest of the country gets a cold, Black folks

For years, those incarcerated on California’s fire lines have spent sleepless nights wondering if their sacrifice would ever be honored. Today, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing a historic set of bills recognizing incarcerated firefighters, many finally feel seen. Once earning as little as $5.80 a day, they will now receive $7.25 per hour under Assembly Bill 247 while actively battling fires. To those inside, this shift is not just financial — it signals dignity. As Assembly