Episode 190: Immigration Part III

Continuing our conversation on immigration, L. Joy is discussing the fastest growing immigrant population in the country-African immigrants. They are also fighting for civil rights, opportunity, and a better life for their families here in the United States. Amaha Kassa comes to the front of the class to give us the information and the context we need to know right now. 

Homework:

Check out these organizations to see how you can support as well as find out more about the issue: 

• African Communities Together: https://africans.us/  

• UndocuBlack Network: https://undocublack.org/ 

• Black Alliance for Just Immigration: https://baji.org/

• Haitian Bridge Alliance: https://www.facebook.com/haitianbridge/  

• African Bureau of Immigration and Social Affairs (ABISA): https://www.facebook.com/TheAfricanBureau

• Black Immigrant Collective: https://blackimmigrantcollective.org/ 

Our Guest:

Amaha Kassa is the founder and Executive Director of African Communities Together. Amaha has 25 years of professional experience as a labor and community organizer, nonprofit director, and social entrepreneur. For nine years, Amaha directed East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, a workers’ rights nonprofit in Oakland, California, growing it from a startup to one of the leading organizations in its field. Prior to launching ACT, Amaha earned his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. He is an immigrant from Ethiopia.