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The World is Ready for Amani Roberts and ‘The Quiet Storm’

In the mid-1970s, a Quiet Storm, a radio format that primarily focused on R&B music, mostly of a slow, romantic flavor, was brewing. Inspired by the Smokey Robinson song, “Quiet Storm,” it is also the title of the new book by author Amani Roberts.

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Read more about the article ICE Raids and Fear – Impacts on the Undocumented Community
USBP & ICE Ramping Up Repatriation Flights; Effort Aimed at Reducing COVID-19 Exposure in U.S. More: U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) San Diego Sector (SDC), in collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), began transporting Mexican nationals with repatriations back to their country of origin via air flight. All individuals were medically screened to ensure they were fit for travel and surgical masks were provided prior to boarding and will be worn throughout the flight. Photo by Mani Albrecht. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Office of Public Affairs. Visual Communications Division. Original public domain image from Flickr

ICE Raids and Fear – Impacts on the Undocumented Community

As the Trump Administration ramps up anti-immigration efforts, protecting immigrants and undocumented people has become a focal point of community organizing efforts.

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Free Self-Defense LV Teaches People How to Fight For Their Right to Life and Liberation

In a world where people are rarely taught to defend their rights, Free Self-Defense Class LV, an Indigenous women-led program was created to teach people self-defense, self-love, and self-care.

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Interconnections Between the LA Fires, Capitalism, Colonization, and the Climate Crisis

Barely a week into 2025, and the chickens have loudly come home to roost. The interconnections between everything happening are all but screaming in our faces right now.

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