UNDERNEWS: Meanwhile. . .

June 22, 2019

Members of Ebony magazine's digital team said this week they've been fired and haven’t received their final paychecks in the latest controversy to hit the struggling publication that has chronicled black life in America for decades.

Threats from militia provoke shutdown at Oregon capitol, a day after GOP lawmakers fled

Nashville decides to ban electric scooters after an intoxicated man caused a fatal accident.

The D.C. police said on Twitter that the department will not enforce civil immigration laws, a statement that appeared to suggest opposition, at least in principle, to federal plans to begin rounding up migrant families that have received deportation orders. It is unclear whether the D.C. police policy will have any effect on the federal effort.

Chicago mayor says city won't cooperate over reported ICE raids

More cities support immigrants

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The Review is edited by Sam Smith, who covered Washington under nine presidents, has edited the Progressive Review and its predecessors since 1964, wrote four books, been published in five anthologies, helped to start five organizations (including the DC Humanities Council and the DC Statehood Party), was a plaintiff in three successful class action suits, served as a Coast Guard officer, and played in jazz bands for four decades.

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June 22, 2019

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