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Oppressive Regulations Harm Low Income Families. Hair braiding is a generational and practical African-style art-form for Jocelyn DoCouto and her family, which hail from Senegal and Cape Verde....
The Underrepresentation of Latino Educational Leaders
NiLPnote: The underrepresentation of Latino school leaders despite dramatic Latino student growth in Texas discussed in the article below is a national problem. This is underscored by the...
The 2020 Census and the Citizenship Question
Census Submits Citizenship and Other Questions for 2020 Census By Angelo Falcón The NiLP Report (March 30, 2018) The Census Bureau yesterday submitted to the Congress the planned questions for the...
Your Democratic Party Weekly Newsletter
It’s Tax Season! Checking the box helps build a stronger, more united Democratic Party. It does NOT affect your return. Follow these simple steps to contribute $2.00 to your State Party: 1....
Latinos’ “People of Color” Problem
NiLP Commentary Latinos and the “Of Color” Problem By Angelo Falcón The NiLP Report (April 1, 2018) “People of color,” “minorities,” “communities of...
Connecticut Democrats Exclude Latinos from Statewide Races
NiLPnote: Here is yet another example where the Democratic Party takes the Latino vote for granted. As Connecticut State Rep Christopher Rosario put it, “We feel like the political mistress of...
The Politics of Latino Spanish
The Politics of Latino Spanish NiLPnote: The AP’s Russell Contreras took proudly racist Congressman Steve King’s criticism of Emma Gonzalez’s presumed inability to speak Spanish as a...
“Bucket East” Gang Member Joseph “Black” Segrain Sentenced to 80 Years to Serve for Brazen Daytime Shooting in Downtown Providence
“Bucket East” Gang Member Joseph “Black” Segrain Sentenced to 80 Years to Serve for Brazen Daytime Shooting in Downtown Providence Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Joseph...
CCRI Looks at Lowering RI Promise Scholarship Standards — Lower GPA & Fewer Credits
CCRI Looks at Lowering RI Promise Scholarship Standards—Lower GPA & Fewer Credits GoLocal has secured a copy of a confidential Community College of Rhode Island report that states an...
They had another bad idea – The Real Way To Attract New Rhode Islanders
The Real Way To Attract New Rhode Islanders The PAY-TO-MOVE-TO-RI bill is the worst kind of bad progressive ideas. Apparently, some state lawmakers think a $10,000 handout can pay the way for...