A Cuban asylum seeker who spent months in the Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana died by apparent suicide on Oct. 15, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE officials confirmed that Roylan Hernández-Díaz, 43, was brought to the center in May after being caught at the El Paso Port…
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Archived: Paula Deen and ‘Brownface’ Photo Sparks Racial Controversy
By Sheryl Estrada Paula Deen with her son, Bobby, and her former producer Gordon Elliott. Photo from Twitter. Southern celebrity chef Paula Deen, who is famous for her recipes like “Saucy Catfish” and for having used racial slurs against Blacks, is now under fire for what many are calling a…
Archived: Mark Halperin: Racism Now Extended to Political Interviews
Political candidates for the 2016 presidential election are no longer the only ones making headlines now, they are joined by the ones interviewing them. An interview that occurred on April 30 has only now received media attention after an opinion piece, written by Hispanic journalist Ruben Navarrette, was featured in…