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Latinos Eye Texas Redistricting Trial

September 06, 2011

Texas Republicans will face off against Democrats and minority advocacy groups this week in the first trial related to contested redistricting maps approved by the Legislature earlier this year. The trial will combine several federal lawsuits, The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) will present its case seeking equal representation for Texas Latinos in the congressional and State House redistricting plans. ... read more

Latino Voting Advocates Object To Texas Redistricting

September 02, 2011

Advocates for LULAC that included former Congressman Ciro D. Rodriguez, National LULAC Counsel Luis Roberto Vera, Jr., Maverick County Judge David Saucedo and John Tanner, former Department of Justice Voting Rights Section ... read more

Latino Youth Not Prepared For Kindergarten

September 01, 2011

A new report released today by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) shows that Latino children are at a disadvantage when it comes to elementary school. The report shows that in 2009, only 48 percent of Latino four-year-olds attended preschool, compared to 70 percent of White and 69 percent of Black children of the same age. The report, “Preschool Education: Delivering on the Promise for Latino Children,” provides recommendations to ensure that young Latino children enter school on track for academic success. ... read more

Study To Look At Hereditary Prostate Cancer In Blacks

August 23, 2011

Creighton University’s Hereditary Cancer Center, has received a three-year, $731,278 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the role heredity plays in prostate cancer among Blacks. “Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States,. African American men have two times the occurrence of prostate cancer as do Caucasian men and suffer a significantly higher ... read more

Chicago Ordered To Hire 111 Black Firefighters

August 18, 2011

The City of Chicago has been ordered to hire 111 Black men and to compensate 6,000 others who were passed over for employment due to discriminatory testing practices. The city must hire 111 bypassed black firefighters by March 2012 and pay at least $30 million in damages Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that black candidates did not wait too long before filing the lawsuit A federal appeals court affirmed that ruling in May and remanded the case back to the trial court to implement ... read more

Patient Navigators Help Reduce Cancer Care Disparities

August 17, 2011

Past research shows that minorities suffer higher rates of advanced cancer and deaths from all types of cancer compared to whites. Health Behavior News Service reports in an article in the August issue of Cancer, the role of “patient navigator” is emerging as a tool to address these disparities. ... read more

Minorities Cheated By Redistricting

August 17, 2011

The Athens-Clarke Commission's and the state legislature's new districts are drawn to disenfranchise African-Americans, said black voters and elected officials at a town hall meeting on redistricting. The state legislature convened in a special session Monday to approve new state House and Senate district maps released Friday, as well as forthcoming new congressional districts. ... read more

Race Doesn't Predict HIV Risk, CDC Says

August 15, 2011

Income and education -- not race -- predicts HIV risk among inner-city heterosexuals, according to CDC data out today. They have determined that low-income heterosexuals in 24 urban cities were up to 20 times more likely to become infected with HIV than the rest of the U.S. population. ... read more

Native American Docs Try to Reduce High Death Rates

August 11, 2011

The 40th annual AAIP (Association of American Indian Physicians) conference is being held in Portland, Oregon this week, as more than 200 Native American doctors focus on ways to reduce high death rates afflicting tribes across the country. The death rate for Native Americans from tuberculosis and alcoholism ... read more

GA Redistricting May Limit Minority Voting Power

August 09, 2011

The passage of HB 87, state legislation clearly targeting immigrants, has given rise to an increasing awareness among Georgia’s ethnic minorities about what’s at stake for their political empowerment under the ongoing ... read more

ACLU Issues Report On Reducing US Incarceration Rates

August 09, 2011

Bipartisan reforms in historically “tough on crime” states have significantly reduced incarceration rates, saved taxpayers billions of dollars, lowered crime rates and should be emulated nationwide, according to a new report ... read more

Tribe Saves Sacred Land

August 04, 2011

Hundreds gathered at Glen Cove, Calif., for a closing ceremony to celebrate what Native American activists and their allies are declaring an historic victory. The Yocha Dehe ... read more

Latest CA Redistricting Maps Leave Latinos Dissatisfied

August 01, 2011

Now that the California Citizens Redistricting Commission has approved new political boundaries for the state, civil rights groups are weighing what impact the maps will have on communities of color. Local sources report ... read more

CA Redistricting Angers Minorities

July 19, 2011

Redesigning new political boundaries in California has given minority observers a bigger headache then they expected. The spotlight centers around Los Angeles. A big problem is that the upcoming August 15 deadline for approval of the ... read more

Alabama Lawmakers Compared To KKK

July 15, 2011

It seems the new Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama are the state’s lawmakers and its target – no longer blacks – but undocumented migrants who have called the state home and kept the economic engines of small businesses running, reports CaribPR Wire founder Felicia Persaud. A new immigration law in the state ... read more

Blacks Eye CA Redistricting Plan

July 11, 2011

The California Redistricting Commission (CRC) has been considering a move that would cripple African American political power. "The CRC's process as they develop the next round of maps would divide South Los Angeles ... read more

Natives Want Feds To Look Into Sacred Land Dispute

July 11, 2011

In the latest twist to the saga involving the increasingly likely desecration of sites held sacred by some American Indians, a coalition of Indian citizens has filed a last-ditch legal appeal against the U.S. Forest Service, hoping to change a tide that has long seemed unchangeable. ... read more

Civil Rights Activists Angry About NC Redistricting

July 06, 2011

North Carolina Republicans and Democrats are at odds over the redrawing of Congressional districts. On Thursday, the state legislature with hold another public hearing on the matter. Lawmakers have already released preliminary maps of Congressional districts, and state house and senate districts. ... read more

Study Predicts Latino Population Surge In CA

July 05, 2011

Latinos and Asians are driving population growth in Silicon Valley and in the state of California, but a study shows that by 2040 Latinos will make up the largest population group in the San Mateo and Santa Clara regions. Former San Jose mayor Ron Gonzales discussed this and other information about the Latino population ... read more

Redistricting Reform Threatens Minority Voice

June 27, 2011

Few ordinary Californians have been more intensely interested in the state’s new Citizens Redistricting Commission than Berkeley-based Tea Party activist David Salaverry. Back in March, he realized that the fledgling panel, with its 14 citizen ... read more

Redistricting No Longer A Black-White Issue In Virginia

June 08, 2011

The group, Virginia New Majority, says the map approved by Board of County Supervisors in April does not reflect the county’ s demographics. ... read more

First Black Alabama Congressman Honored

June 03, 2011

A Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the National Bar Association, The Alabama State Bar Association and a Life Member of the NAACP. ... read more

'Achieving' Women Entrepreneurs Honored By 100 Black Men

June 02, 2011

In the United States, more and more women are taking the leap into entrepreneurship and learning the benefits of owning a business. ... read more

Camps Cleared In Haiti As Hurricane Season Starts

June 01, 2011

The mayor of a large city in the Haitian capital region has begun clearing out camps set up after last year's earthquake. ... read more

Illinois Congressional Redistricting Map Still Under Wraps

May 27, 2011

For the second time in 10 days, the Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly have released a redistricting map only to pull it off their website. ... read more

Hispanics Want More From Illinois Redistricting

May 25, 2011

“We believe that HB 3760 does not create a sufficient number of districts for Latino electoral opportunities to comply with the (federal) Voting Rights Act." ... read more

CA Redistricting: What's at Stake for Blacks

May 23, 2011

California, along with the rest of the states, has to re-configure four category of legislative districts in accordance with the new census numbers. ... read more

Civil Rights Group Help Victims Of Predatory Lenders

May 20, 2011

The NAACP initially accused Wells Fargo of unfair lending practices, but dropped a planned lawsuit after the bank agreed to help African Americans get high quality loans. ... read more

IL Coalition Offers "Inclusive" Redistricting Map

May 19, 2011

Proposal maintains 18 Black legislative seats and creates three “influence” districts. The map is a collective effort to ensure a fair redistricting process. ... read more

Redistricting 2011: Power Shift In Chicago?

May 17, 2011

Community activists charge that by undercounting thousands of African-American residents, the Census Bureau, itself, is partly to blame. ... read more

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