Beth Fertig

A Black man in a suit stands by a Range Rover holding a book

Caribbean community mourns Gil Bailey, ‘Godfather of Reggae Radio’

April 21, 2020Community

Pioneering radio broadcaster Gil Bailey, known as the Godfather of Reggae Radio, died Monday of COVID-19.

A father with HIV was separated from his daughters at the border

September 4, 2019Immigration

This immigrant student’s detention serves as a cautionary tale for DACA recipients

June 4, 2019Global Nation Education

A girl and a woman carry bags and have their back turned to the camera on a city street

Why it’s harder to win asylum, even in New York

May 15, 2019Immigration

An officer stands outside the ICE offices in New York City

Advocates worry about ‘assembly-line justice’ as video replaces some court hearings

September 13, 2018Justice

Will the US deny asylum to domestic violence survivors?

June 7, 2018Immigration

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to try and limit who qualifies for asylum in the US.

Should immigration agents be allowed to wait around courts to detain people?

June 26, 2017Global Politics

Immigration advocates say that ICE agents are increasingly turning up at court dates that have nothing to do with immigration issues. And ICE agents are taking undocumented people into custody.

Why school can be a rocky ride for some young Syrians in the US

April 5, 2016Education

The warm welcome many Syrian families receive in the US does not always apply to schools.

School segregation isn’t just reality but also part of the lesson at one New York City high school

December 17, 2015Education

A 2014 study by UCLA researchers found that New York has some of the most racially segregated public schools in the US.

Students at Our Lady Queen of Angels, an elementary and middle school in East Harlem that is preparing for a brief visit by Pope Francis when he comes to NYC in late September.

As the Pope’s US visit nears, these fourth-graders prep their questions

August 25, 2015Belief

Visit the school chosen to show the Pope how Catholic education is still thriving — or at least trying to — despite the changes facing the Church.