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ASC Archives.
An archive for coverage of African Services Committee in national and international news outlets. For media inquiries, email info@africanservices.org or call (212) 222-3882.
Press Mentions
Global anti-LGBTQ rights backlash overshadows UN General Assembly (Washington Blade)
What I Remember When Testing African Diaspora Immigrant Communities for COVID-19 (Amsterdam News)
Covering All, Regardless of Immigration Status (Public Health Post)
As Threats to DACA Still Loom, City Residents Call for Permanent Solutions (Columbia News Service)
Immigrant Community Demands Health Coverage for All (Amsterdam News)
HUD Awards $41 Million in HOPWA Grants to Provide Housing to Low-Income Persons Living with HIV and Their Families (The Chicago Crusader)
Leilah Babirye (The Great Women Artists Podcast)
Before Trump's Public Charge Policy Begins, Providers Worry Immigrants May Avoid HIV Treatment (The Body)
New Public Charge Rule Threatens Immigrants, Congress and Rights Groups Are Fighting It (The Tennessee Tribune)
Rumors of Trump Green Card Rule Impact Benefits for Immigrant Families (The Guardian)
Diaspora Making a Difference (African Union)
Reconstructing Homes as Safe and Accepting Places (Equal Justice Works)
African Asylum-Seekers Could Bear Brunt of Proposed Travel Curbs (Voice of America)
Beyond Mexico: How DHS Rule Changes May Affect Black Immigrants (Yahoo News)
Pidió asilo en EEUU tras sufrir una violación en su país, pero ahora podría ser deportada (Univision)
She Was Raped and Threatened With Death. Now She Has Lost Hope of Asylum. (The New York Times)
Newly Proposed 'Public Charge' Rule Could Be Devastating to HIV-Positive Immigrants (The Body)
New York City: Don’t Exclude Certain Immigrants from Legal Services (Human Rights Watch)
2020 Census Will Ask Black People About Their Exact Origins (NPR)
At Least 1,900 Immigrants Were Rejected Because of Mail Problems (The New York Times)
For Some Black Immigrants, Life In Limbo (The Huffington Post)
Meet Ilfenesh Hadera, the Baywatch Actress Devoted to Helping African Immigrants Settle in America (People)
UN Pledges to End AIDS Epidemic But Plan Barely Mentions Those Most at Risk (The Guardian)
Little Africa in New York to Celebrate Africa Day (CGTN America)
Black Community Seeks the Power of the Ballot (Voice of America)
American Hustle (Harper’s Magazine)
Trafficked to Play, Then Forgotten (WNYC)
Nonprofit Works to Contain Ebola (Crain’s New York)
The Pain of Female Genital Mutilation Is Felt in the U.S., Too (Women’s Media Center)
Immigrant Advocacy Training Promotes Justice, Eases Strain on Courts (Voice of America)
Influx of African Immigrants Shifting National and New York Demographics (The New York Times)
Funding Cuts May Leave New York City Vulnerable to Tuberculosis (Al Jazeera)
Immigrant-Friendly NYC Mayor Pushes Official IDs for All (Voice of America)
Washington Heights and Inwood Adult Education Lose Out On State Funding (The Uptowner)
A Catch for Undocumented Immigrants in Recent Reforms (The Atlantic)
Young Immigrants, Seeking Deferred Action Help, Find Unexpected Path (The New York Times)
American Heaven (WNYC)
The City's African Heart (The Wall Street Journal)
Diaspora Activist: Health Care Project in Ethiopia a Success (Voice of America)