Finally, the U.S. has a federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of Black people from slavery. Congress passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 15 — barely four days ahead of a day that Black people have been celebrating every year since 1865. Lawmakers were pushed to vote by . . .
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Members of several trans and Latinx organizations assembled at the Atlanta ICE headquarters June 15 to declare “No Pride in Detention.” Initiated by Community Estrella and its founder, Li An (Estrella) Sanchez, the main demand was to end the detention of trans people. As the group marched around the heavily . . .
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Joe Biden ended his weeklong diplomatic trip to Europe June 17 and returned to Washington. It revealed what he meant by “America is back.” Washington aims to retain its place directing the superrich ruling class worldwide. Washington, DC, March 30, 2019 Biden met with the richest and most powerful imperialist . . .
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Thousands of poor Peruvians from the countryside and mountains have gone to Lima to demonstrate support for Pedro Castillo, the progressive candidate of the Perú Libre (Free Peru) party who won a narrow election victory for president. His opponent, rightist candidate Keiko Fujimori, has without evidence been claiming election fraud . . .
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Los afrodescendientes dentro de los Estados Unidos han estado luchando por el derecho a las reparaciones, comenzando cuando 4 millones de personas fueron liberadas como esclavos después de la Guerra Civil. La primera petición de reparaciones fue de 40 acres y una mula: 40 acres de tierra para un agricultor . . .
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