Written by Victoria Cepeda It was a brisk Saturday evening in downtown Manhattan. In the backdrop, the beams of light brightened the skyline marking the 9th year since the terror attacks on the Word Trade Center as we mourned and remembered the fallen earlier that day. However, my colleague and I were on our way […]
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Seattle Officer not charged with Hate Crime
September 3, 2010 
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Police Detective Shandy Cobane will not be charged with a hate crime over the stomping of a Mexican man. “King County Prosecutor Dan Satteberg said the incident did not qualify under the Hate Crime” law because his office’s investigation revealed Cobane “did not intentionally target and then threaten or assault a person because of their […]
Read moreOhio will not Honor Puerto Rican Birth Certificates
September 2, 2010 0 Comments
Written by Efrain Nieves Ohio is refusing to issue state ID cards to residents who where born in Puerto Rico with birth certificates dated before jan 1st. Puerto Rico began accepting applications for new certificates on July 1st, but the old birth certificates are still valid until September 30th which Ohio refuses to honor. For […]
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