The United States is being pulled out of the World Health Organization during a global pandemic; public comments to #SaveAsylum close on Wednesday; it has been five years since Sandra Bland's death.
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*U.S. to Officially Withdraw From WHO-and Why We Can't Let That Happen [ [link removed] ]*

























BY VIOLET RAWLINGS | Coinciding with a surge in coronavirus cases across the country, President Trump has officially begun the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, the United Nations' global health agency.

*An American Mother on Asylum: Trump's New Rules Would Have Rewritten My Story [ [link removed] ]*

















BY NENE BAH & LINDSAY M. HARRIS | To do today: 1. Read this critically important article from Nene Bah, a U.S. citizen who was granted asylum in 2011, and Professor Lindsay M. Harris. 2. Make a public comment to #SaveAsylum before the comment period closes on Wednesday.

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BY GAVI KLEIN | Today marks five years since the tragic death of Sandra Bland. She died in police custody at the age of 28, after being arrested during a traffic stop in Prairie View, Texas. She was found dead in her jail cell just three days later." "#SayHerName _________________________________________




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