Jonathan Jean-Baptiste writes in an opinion piece for USA Today that the Black community must stand in solidarity with immigrants as immigration enforcement intensifies, and that the struggles for social justice faced by Black Americans and immigrants are closely connected.
Jonathan Jean-Baptiste argues that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is a continuation of the long history of surveillance and overpolicing experienced by Black Americans, and that the Black community must become more involved in fighting for immigrant justice to create a safer environment for Black children.
The ACLU has released a report finding that the death penalty process systematically excludes Black Americans, women, and religious individuals from the jury box, raising constitutional concerns and calling for the abolition of death qualification.
MONTGOMERY, AL– Black Americans are serving death row sentences on a greater scale than white or other…
By The Vanguard Staff TULSA, OK – The Oklahoma Supreme Court Wednesday told survivors of the 1921…
By Julie McCaffrey NEW ORLEANS, LA — Significantly more mistakes were made during the execution of Black…
By Xinhui Lin WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden provided a holiday gift to 11 incarcerated people…
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – “One in Five: Racial Disparity in Imprisonment – Causes and Remedies.”…
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The “large policing footprint” has failed to solve serious crime…
By Michele Chadwick COLLEGE PARK, MD – White people see an increase in discrimination against other white…