Month: November 2019

US-born Latino Marine to receive $190,000 after wrongfully held by ICE

Grand Rapids will pay a $190,000 settlement to a Latino American war veteran who was wrongfully detained by federal immigration officials. The City Commission unanimously approved the payment to Jilmar Ramos-Gomez on Tuesday to resolve a Michigan Department of Civil Rights complaint.

Source: US-born Latino Marine to receive $190,000 after wrongfully held by ICE

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For the First Time in Brazil, Blacks are the Majority in Public Universities | The Rio Times

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In 2018, for the first time, black students (black or mulatto) constituted a majority – 50.3 percent – of all students enrolled in Brazil’s public higher education institutions.

The data is included in the Social Inequalities by Color or Race study, released on Wednesday, November 13th, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

The mark was achieved despite the lower secondary and higher education completion rates recorded among blacks.

Source: For the First Time in Brazil, Blacks are the Majority in Public Universities | The Rio Times

The ‘lost boy’ of Sudan becomes the first refugee to win council seat in Syracuse, New York – Face2Face Africa

Sudanese refugee, Chol Majok, has made history as the first former refugee to win a Common Council seat in the U.S.

Majok, who ran for the seat under the Democrats won the 3rd District Common Council seat in Syracuse, New York and will represent six of the city’s southernmost neighborhoods.

Source: The ‘lost boy’ of Sudan becomes the first refugee to win council seat in Syracuse, New York – Face2Face Africa