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When fear becomes policy, families pay the price. Published on January 7, 2026.  By J.F.R. Perseveranda This morning’s shooting in Minneapolis hit closer to home than most headlines do. An old college roommate of mine lives there now. He and his wife raised their two kids there. They chose a Minneapolis suburb deliberately. Her family is there. They wanted to raise their children near relatives, surrounded by a community that once promised safety, stability, and opportunity. Their family is interracial. Like many American families, they didn’t imagine that simply living their lives would one day feel politically charged. But here we are. ABC News has verified video of the moment an ICE agent opened fire, fatally shooting a woman behind the wheel of an SUV in Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security said the woman was allegedly "attempting to run over our law enforcement officers." The mayor of Minneapolis, however, said the agent's actions...

Why should Filipino-Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement? Because you can replace "Black lives" with " asian lives ," and " Native American lives ."  Back in the twentieth century, you could've replaced it with " Irish-American lives ," " Italian-American lives ," and even " Jewish-American lives ."  At one time or another, the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews were not considered " white ." Note the Caucasians who use hyphenated-Americans as ethnicity .  And note that no one says " English-Americans " or " German-Americans " or even " French-American ."  Think about it.  Even whiteness has different levels of white .  Tell me that's not a caste system.  That's white supremacy sh*t. And you know where sh*t belongs! #BlackLivesMatter Clippers head coach Doc Rivers talks to reporters after LA's 154-111 win over the Mavericks in Game 5. Doc River...