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We must always seek swift protection for all and continuously work to eliminate all forms of bias within all systems in the United States, including within the immigration system.

Groups on opposing sides of the debate surrounding the conclusions of the continued investigation into the incident of border agents' alleged "whipping" of Haitian migrants are at odds with the Biden admin.

Havas Media won ‘Best in Representation of Diversity and Inclusivity in a Campaign’ at The Drum Awards for Social Purpose, with a project called ‘Omroep Zwart’ - ‘The Black Network’ in Dutch. Taking advantage of The Netherlands’ fully public broadcasting system, the creators of this new, inclusive TV channel had to fundraise fast to make their dream a reality. Here, the team behind this winning idea explains how it came to life.

Immigrant advocacy groups called on federal officials Wednesday to take action in response to Black immigrants' allegations of a pattern of ongoing anti-Black racism and abuse at an immigration detention center outside of Miami.

Inman Connect EXp Realty was one of the companies best positioned to confront the pandemic. With a fully virtual infrastructure already in place through VirBELA, the virtual world vendor that operates eXp Realty’s virtual platform and is owned by eXp World Holdings, the company didn’t have to do anywhere near the kind of transitioning that many other real estate companies did in 2020. During the pandemic year, eXp saw its most profitable year ever, posting a net income of $31 million, provi...

Co-organizers, Nandi Comer and Brenda Hernandez discuss the importance of reigniting curiosity and hope. Photo Credit: Julianne Lindsey for Comer and Hernandez Bloom Speaker Series is a four-part virtual event making space for re-emergence and growing possibility. The series kicks off April 29 at 5pm ET and runs through June 10. and will feature artists discussions, a film screening and more. AMP is a Detroit based network that creates media for liberation and spans to foster artistic collabo...

Posted: Apr 23, 2021 10:50 AM ET | Last Updated: April 23 More than 8,000 people attended the Black Lives Matter march in Guelph in June, 2020. (Submitted by: Ward1studios) Black community leaders in Waterloo region say they continue to have concerns about policing powers in the province under the current stay-at-home order and want to help people understand their rights going forward. Last week, Premier Doug Ford announced stricter COVID-19 restrictions which included new police powers to sto...

Posted: Mar 10, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 10 A pilot of body-worn and in-car video systems will run from June to December this year.(Monty Kruger/CBC) The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) will start using body-worn and in-car cameras in June this year as a pilot project. The services Neighbourhood Policing - North Division has been tapped to test the cameras, according to a report that will go before the police services board Wednesday. The division has been split into four ...

Pop-up COVID-19 testing coming to 2 Kitchener community centres A new pilot project will see COVID-19 tests offered at two Kitchener community centres, in an effort to improve access to testing for neighbourhoods hit hard by the novel coronavirus. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 09, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 9 The Region of Waterloo has announced COVID-19 testing will be offered at two community centres in Kitchener to make it easier for those living in hard-hit neighbou...

The sites are part of a pilot project and will operate in local community centres. The clinics are located at Kingsdale Community Centre at 72 Wilson Ave. and Victoria Hills Community Centre at 10 Chopin Dr. The Kingsdale location will have clinics on Feb. 11, 18 and 25 between 2 and 5 p.m. and will serve residents in the Vanier and Rockway neighbourhoods. Victoria Hills will be open on Feb. 16 and 23 and March 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. for people living in Highland West and Victoria Hills. In a...