Equally American
territories-98% of whom are racial or ethnic minorities. Simply put, there should be no colonies or second-class citizens in the United States. Equally American is leading efforts for change inside and outside the courtroom to bring an end to second-class citizenship in U.S. territories and finally address America’s colonies problem. We are the only nonprofit organization whose mission focuses exc
11/25/2022
“What we have now is basically the imposition of second-class status on a people that are under the sovereignty of the government. That is the definition of colonialism,” said Charles Ala’ilima, Fitisemanu counsel.
The Only U.S. Territory Without U.S. Birthright Citizenship People born in American Samoa, which has been held by the United States for more than 120 years, are not automatically citizens of the United States.
11/17/2022
The US Territories are routinely left out of the national conversation in mainstream media. Consequences for the lack of knowledge and education reveals the disparities in treatment between the states and territories. Understanding and contextualizing the territories and its peoples is paramount in a time for heightened awareness of racial justice issues in the United States.
Join for a Critical Conversation with journalists from the US territories on how the national media covers these areas. https://bit.ly/CCMISC_CoveringUSTerritories
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Critical Conversations: National Media Coverage of the U.S. Territories. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Critical Conversations: National Media Coverage of the U.S. Territories. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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