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November 28, 2022
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Haitian advocates appeal for immediate end to deportations and expansion of TPS

Miami Herald / Alex Dugherty / August 17, 2021

Members of Congress, Haitian-Americans and immigrant advocacy groups are calling on the Biden administration to expand Haiti's Temporary Protected Status designation after a major earthquake claimed at least 1,300 lives in Haiti's southwestern peninsula on Saturday.

Issues: Haiti Immigration

November 28, 2022
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Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment

Daily Harald / Aaron Morrison & Astrid Galvin / September 24, 2021

The images - men on horseback, appearing to use reins as whips to corral Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico - provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they're merely confirmation of a deeply held belief:

U.S. immigration policies, they say, are and have long been anti-Black.

Issues: Haiti Immigration

November 28, 2022
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House Panel Approves Small-Business Aid: Congress Update

The Washington Post / Bloomberg / September 9, 2021

The U.S. Congress ramped up its work on President Joe Biden's economic agenda on Thursday with House committee votes on core pieces of a planned $3.5 trillion tax-and-social-spending budget bill.


November 28, 2022
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House Panel Spars Over Reconciliation Package's Higher Ed Provisions

NASFAA / Hugh T. Ferguson / September 10, 2021

In a lengthy markup the House Education and Labor Committee advanced their portion of the reconciliation package that would invest roughly $111 billion in funding for programs related to higher education.

Issues: Education Labor

November 28, 2022
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Issues: Education

November 28, 2022
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Migration maelstrom puts Biden in a political vise

Politico / Sabrina Rodriguez / September 21, 2021

Issues: Immigration

November 28, 2022
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Pressure builds on Democratic leadership over HBCU funding

The Hill / Aris Folley / September 22, 2021

Pressure is building on Democratic leadership to ensure the party's $3.5 trillion social spending package includes more grant funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Issues: Education

November 28, 2022
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Rep. Frederica Wilson on Liberty City teacher who died of COVID-19: 'He was irreplaceable'

Local 10 News / Terrell Forney / September 8, 2021

MIAMI - Rep. Frederica Wilson and a group of students met on Wednesday in Miami to honor the memory of a beloved 55-year-old teacher from Liberty City.

Issues: Black Men and Boys