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Illinois Woman Held 33 Immigrants In Her Basement In “Forced Labor” Scheme

Bill Gnade

The FBI raided a Cicero, Illinois home this week and found 33 Guatemalan immigrants held in the home's basement in an alleged forced labor scheme. The homeowner, Concepcion Malinek, 49, has been arrested and thus far charged with 2 counts of forced labor.

19 adults and 14 children were found in the home, according to multiple news sources.

CNN reports Malinek, who holds dual citizenship in Guatemala and the US, apparently threatened the immigrants by telling the adults she'd have them deported and would keep their children with her state-side.

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“Black Press Only”: White Media Turned Away From Black Mayoral Event At Georgia Baptist Church

Bill Gnade

The signs were clear to everyone, posted as they were on the front door of the Bolton Street Baptist Church in Savannah, GA on Wednesday. Their message? "Black Press Only."

Savannah, dubbed the "Hostess of the South" for its well-known hospitality and its integrated and racially diverse community, is now, in the words of its current white mayor, Eddie DeLoach, "a national embarrassment."

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