This week, we haven’t been able to stop thinking about Bad Bunny’s barrier-breaking halftime performance, we’re worried for the children who are scared of ICE and we’re side-eyeing claims about religious liberty. Lock in.
- Bad Bunny rewrote halftime: Bad Bunny just made Super Bowl history with the most-watched halftime show ever, and it wasn’t just a performance. It was a full-on Puerto Rican celebration that had everyone crying, dancing, and texting their group chats. This wasn’t your typical halftime show. Keep reading at LatinaMediaCo.
- Fear of ICE is making children sick: ICE raids aren’t just scary in the moment. They’re causing serious long-term health damage to children in immigrant families, and the costs are massive. Experts say the trauma from constant fear of enforcement literally changes how children’s brains develop and affects their entire lives. Keep reading at URL Media.
- Why Native Americans are patrolling the streets: Two people are dead in Minneapolis after ICE killings, and Native communities are forming neighborhood patrols to protect themselves. Now Congress is about to vote on billions more in ICE funding while 65% of Americans say enforcement has gone too far. Keep reading at Native News Online.
- Why Black media matters now more than ever: Black journalists are getting arrested for doing their jobs, and URL Media cofounder and WURD Radio owner Sara Lomax isn’t backing down. She’s drawing on centuries of Black press history to fight back against attempts to silence their voices. This is about way more than news. Keep reading at WURD.
- Religious liberty for Christians only?: The Trump administration created a Religious Liberty Commission that’s supposed to protect everyone’s faith, but it only has Christian members. Now Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim groups are suing because apparently “all faiths” doesn’t actually mean all faiths. Keep reading at AsAm News.
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