Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has created the largest number of pediatric amputees in history. Meet Baylasan and Hadi, two children from Gaza who lost their legs in separate Israeli strikes on their homes. They are two of around 20 children from Gaza that the organization HEAL Palestine has managed to bring to the U.S. to be fitted for prosthetic legs. This is their story.
Black male voters are in the hot seat. U.S. news media paint a narrative of a wave of Black men moving toward the Republican Party and supporting Donald Trump. Black men are heavily coveted voters and heavily scrutinized voters. And the truth is, the U.S.’ election system has placed them in this position – a position where some see the only way to exert their political power is to sit out the presidential election. In the 2020 presidential rematch, election turnout in key areas will determine the U.S.’ next leader.
The U.S. has had a vastly different approach to Haitian asylum seekers than it has had to Ukrainians and critics say it’s because they’re Black. As Haitian asylees try to find a way to build a life in the U.S. Haitian migrants face higher deportation rates and unique challenges. This is part two of ZIP Codes with Imaeyen’s two-part series on Haitian migrants.
Haitian migrants in Mexico face unique challenges because of their race, and yet, they are fighting to carve out new lives for themselves in Latin America as their native nation teeters on the brink of collapse. This is part one of ZIP Codes with Imaeyen, a two-part series on Haitian migrants.
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