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HISPANIC DAY PARADE IN NYC

HISPANIC DAY PARADE IN NYC

October 12, 2014
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NYC HOLDS RACIAL SUMMIT WITH CLERGY

NYC HOLDS RACIAL SUMMIT WITH CLERGY

August 20, 2014
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NYC Minority Housing Project Gets Good $$$ News

NYC Minority Housing Project Gets Good $$$ News

November 27, 2020
NEW YORK - The 4000 mostly minority tenants of the Diego Beekman Houses in New York’s South Bronx are receiving some good news today. That news is taking the form of a new, low interest, 30-year mortgage for $19 million dollars. NYC Comptroller John Liu told reporters the funds came from the NYC Employee Retirement System and the Police Pension Fund. ... read more

Hispanics Celebrate Three Kings Day Parade in NYC

January 07, 2013
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Racial Disparities Found In Military Death Penalty Cases

Racial Disparities Found In Military Death Penalty Cases

September 02, 2011
A study by a group of law and statistics professors found that minorities in the military were twice as likely to be sentenced to death than their white counterparts. Professor David Baldus of the University of Iowa College of Law and associate professor Catherine Grosso of the Michigan State University College of Law, the study's lead authors, ... read more
Hispanic Media Holds Its Ground Against The Mainstream

Hispanic Media Holds Its Ground Against The Mainstream

August 29, 2011
A Pew Research Center’s study released today reveals Spanish-language media remains important to the nation’s growing and changing Hispanic population. The report, Project for Excellence in Journalism, shows in the last year, this media sector tended to fare better overall than the mainstream English-language media Hispanic newspapers overall lost circulation in 2010, but not nearly to the extent of the English-language ... read more
Americans Divided On Racial Equality

Americans Divided On Racial Equality

August 26, 2011
Americans are about equally divided on whether Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of U.S. racial equality has been realized, with 51% saying it has and 49% saying it has not. Blacks (54%) are slightly more optimistic than whites (49%) that the dream has been realized. Americans who believe the dream has not been realized are about as likely to say the U.S. has made major progress toward attaining it ... read more
Girl Scouts Names 1st Hispanic Nat'l Leader

Girl Scouts Names 1st Hispanic Nat'l Leader

August 25, 2011
Anna Maria Chavez, a lawyer, has been named CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, making her the first Hispanic head of the organization. Chávez, who grew up in a small town in southern Arizona and rose to become deputy chief of staff to that state’s then-Gov. Janet Napolitano, is set to officially assume her new role at the Girl Scouts National Council Session/52nd Convention in November. ... read more

Hispanic Caucus Names Recipients Of Highest Honors

August 22, 2011
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today announced its 2011 highest honors to be awarded at its 34th Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in Washington. Four-time Grammy winner and legendary entertainer Vikki Carr and astronaut Jose Hernandez will each receive a 2011 Medallion of Excellence for Leadership and Community Service. U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar ... read more

LA Mayor Wants to Close Digital Divide Among Hispanics

August 10, 2011
Technology use among foreign-born Latinos continues to lag significantly behind that of their U.S.-born counterparts. The nativity differences are especially pronounced when it comes to internet use. That may be about to change, with the launch of the pilot program in California, Club Digital. Club Digital is a bilingual, multimedia Internet training program that will reach nearly 3 million Latinos in California during its summer pilot program, which launched on August 1, 2011. ... read more

Feds Settle With Ala School Board Over Racial Disparities

August 09, 2011
The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Pickens County, Ala., school board to eliminate racial disparities in its system. Under terms of the agreement, the board, working with state officials, will develop policies and programs to eliminate racial disparities in student discipline, grade retention, graduation rates and post-graduate scholarships, the Justice Department said in a release. The agreement further obligates the board to intensify its efforts to recruit minority ... read more

Racial Violence Rocks Midwest State Fair

August 08, 2011
Wisconsin State Fair officials imposed heightened security measures after racial fighting between groups of youths on and around the midway and attacks on police officers resulted in 24 arrests. The violence began with fights between groups of African-American youths at the fair, located between Milwaukee and the suburb of West Allis, fair officials said. Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn said the fighting later ... read more

Racial Profiling Concerns At Newark Airport

August 05, 2011
An internal TSA report finding that Hispanic passengers were racially profiled at Newark Liberty International Airport has revived concerns that security screeners may have engaged in racial profiling at airports nationwide, according to local sources. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security ... read more

Marvel To Intro Bi-Racial Spiderman

August 02, 2011
Marvel's new Spider-Man will have a new look. Peter Parker, who was killed off in June's Ultimate Spider-Man Issue 160, will be replaced with a half-African American, half-Hispanic teenager named Miles Morales ... read more

In Arizona Aftermath, States Steer Clear Of Immigration Fight

August 02, 2011
A year after SB 1070 took effect, states nationwide are turning away from similar bills, fearing the financial and political fallout seen in Arizona and the consequences that anti-immigrant legislation could have in their own backyards, according to a New America Media report. “Arizona was a wake up call for other states,” said Elena Lacayo, field coordinator with the Immigration Policy Project at the National Council ... read more

Miami To Host Hispanic Chamber Nat'l Gathering

July 15, 2011
The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) has announced an unprecedented partnership with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) for its 32nd Annual National Convention & Business Expo taking place at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami from September 18-21, 2011. "The USHCC is committed to forming a strategic partnership with a leading local chamber of commerce within our National Convention's host city. We hope this is the first of many partnerships of this kind ... read more

Hispanic GOPs Call For Herman Cain To End White House Bid

July 12, 2011
As the 2010 census and redistricting battles taking place around the country have shown, the U.S. Hispanic population has surged in the past 10 years, making it a critical political constituency for anyone running for president. But GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain may be a nonstarter with this key ... read more
Illegals Staying Away From Arizona

Illegals Staying Away From Arizona

July 11, 2011
People on both sides of the immigration debate in Arizona are skeptical of new research that shows a national decrease in the flow of illegal immigration from Mexico into the United States. But there is one thing they are certain of: ... read more
Brief

Brief "Racial Disparity In School Funding Is No Myth"

July 07, 2011
This week the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, released a new issue brief that debunks a recent backgrounder by Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation. Richwine’s report, titled “The Myth of Racial Disparities in Public School Financing,” suggests that public education spending is broadly similar ... read more
Major Education Survey Shows Continuing Racial Gaps

Major Education Survey Shows Continuing Racial Gaps

June 30, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education today released data that cast much-needed light on disparities in educational resources and opportunities for students across the country. These data provide policymakers, educators and parents ... read more
Latinos Absent From News Desks

Latinos Absent From News Desks

June 29, 2011
Latino groups are calling for more of a presence in the Sunday morning talk show arena. Today the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), together with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), The LIBRE Initiative and Being Latino are launching a social impact project called: The Art of Politics. ... read more
Feds Begin Major Police Racial Mis-Conduct Case

Feds Begin Major Police Racial Mis-Conduct Case

June 22, 2011
Almost six years after police fatally shot two people and injured four others on the Danziger Bridge, amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina, the trial of five current and former New Orleans police officers is set to begin today in federal court. The defendants are Sgt. Kenneth Bowen, Sgt. Robert Gisevius, officer Anthony Villavaso, former officer Robert Faulcon ... read more
Is A Post-Racial America Possible?

Is A Post-Racial America Possible?

June 21, 2011
As the field of candidates for President grows, some in the Black community are being forced to accept the hard reality that race relations in America have not improved. Still others never thought a post-racial America ever had a chance to begin with. ... read more
Hispanic Organizations Get Behind AT&T-T-Mobile Merger

Hispanic Organizations Get Behind AT&T-T-Mobile Merger

June 07, 2011
The commitments that AT&T is making as part of this proposed merger will resonate strongly in Latino communities. ... read more
Landmark Study On Millennials Challenges

Landmark Study On Millennials Challenges "Post-Racial" Myth

June 07, 2011
“Contrary to widespread labeling of the millennial generation as 'post-racial,' young people actually see a lot of racial problems." ... read more
Report: More Hispanics Go To Federal Prison

Report: More Hispanics Go To Federal Prison

June 06, 2011
Statistics released this week revealed that Hispanics now comprise nearly half of all people sentenced for federal felony crimes, a number swollen by immigration offenses. ... read more
Report Shows Racial Transformation Of Philadelphia

Report Shows Racial Transformation Of Philadelphia

June 02, 2011
Philadelphia has experienced significant changes in its ethnic and racial composition over the last 2 decades, with many neighborhoods undergoing sweeping transformations. ... read more
Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Stroke Care

Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Stroke Care

May 27, 2011
The panel said there also are disparities between whites and minorities in the knowledge of risk factors, awareness of stroke signs and symptoms. ... read more
Hispanic Population Grew Four Times Faster Than Total U.S. Population

Hispanic Population Grew Four Times Faster Than Total U.S. Population

May 26, 2011
About three-quarters of Hispanics in the United States reported as Mexican, Puerto Rican or Cuban origin in the 2010 Census. Mexican origin was the largest group. ... read more

President Names 15 To Hispanic Education Advisory Commission

May 26, 2011
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