In spite of its checkered past, and current anti-immigrant legislation, the state of Georgia is a hotbed of acts of resistance to the anti-immigrant movement as organizing efforts and grassroots leadership training continues to gain ground. Recently, some organizations came … Continued
New evidence has come to light that indicates that Blacks for Equal Rights Coalition (BFERC) is a front group for the anti-immigrant John Tanton Network, and working to manipulate the immigration dialogue within the African American community. It’s not the … Continued
This weekend the California based group Blacks for Equal Rights Coalition (BFERC) will hold an Outreach Summit on the Impact of Immigration on the Black Community. Sadly, the event is sponsored by
As part of a recent discussion about food justice, a group of artists and activists posed several questions to one another and their communities. The questions touched on a wide range of factors that affect the U.S. food system and … Continued
A couple weeks ago, over 600 activists, organizers, immigrant workers, faith leaders, youth and community elders descended upon Arlington, Virginia for the “Turning the Tide” National Summit. They came from across the country to this second gathering determined to stem … Continued
May, 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders, a critical mobilizing campaign of the civil rights movement of this country. As buses rolled from all points across the country headed either from North to South or South to … Continued
Last Friday night, Washington, D.C. politicians went into overdrive in order agree upon an 11th hour 2011 federal budget. Framed as a fight to the bitter end, compromises became personally evident by Monday morning as the long undetermined budget cuts … Continued
In 2006, the John Tanton Network of anti-immigrant groups, which include FAIR, Center for Immigration Studies, and NumbersUSA, launched Choose Black America to serve as an African-American front group for the anti-immigrant movement. One of the “leaders” it chose to … Continued
This week, members of the Which Way Forward Network (WWF) sent a letter to Representative Emanuel Cleaver II, D-MO, commending his swift response to efforts by anti-immigrant leaders to pit African Americans against immigrants during a March 1 congressional immigration … Continued
Last week, the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary held a Subcommittee Hearing on Immigration Policy and Enforcement entitled, “Making Immigration Work for American Minorities.” The panel of witnesses was stacked with anti-immigrant leaders. However, their skewed reports on immigration … Continued