June 01, 2010
"This initiative builds on the rich bilingual educational resources already available on aspira.org, which ASPIRA has developed with support from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation in order to help Latinos make better and more informed financial investments decisions," indicated Ronald Blackburn-Moreno, President and CEO of the ASPIRA Association. John
June 01, 2010
"This practice is known as 'prison-based gerrymandering,' and it distorts our democratic process by artificially inflating the population count—and thus, the political influence—of the districts where prisons and jails are located," said John Payton, LDF Director-Counsel. "Everyone should care about this
June 01, 2010
In the contest, the "winner" received a free trip to Phoenix, Arizona "to spend a weekend chasing aliens and spending cash in the desert." NCLR will file a complaint in conjunction with other Latino civil rights and media organizations with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
June 01, 2010
Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and '90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with
June 01, 2010
The amendments to the Defense Authorization bill allow for a repeal, but only after the Defense Department has completed a study of implementation and its impact on troops. This study, already underway, is not due to Congress until Dec. 1, meaning the full repeal will probably not take effect
June 01, 2010
Earlier this month, five students got themselves arrested in an act of civil disobedience inside Sen. John McCain’s Tucson office. The students, four of them undocumented, were pushing for the passage of the DREAM Act that would allow hundreds of thousands of students without papers to access higher
June 01, 2010
The sight was bewildering. Four white students dressed like Ku Klux Klansmen walked through the cafeteria last week at Lumpkin County High School, heading to a class
June 01, 2010
In a report on the review to be published online June 1in the Annals
of Thoracic Surgery, the Johns Hopkins team showed that race matching
donor hearts did nothing to extend the life in organ
recipients. Race matching is the practice of transplanting donor
hearts into patients of the same ethnic group. White donors
June 02, 2010
The historical implications of a Davis victory were not lost on the Deep South. A black man could have taken the oath of office near where Gov. George Wallace declared "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!" in his 1963 inaugural address and where Jefferson Davis took the oath of office as
June 02, 2010
"Our program is designed to pair African American celebrities of note and accomplishment in a setting that allows the easy flow of memories and
June 02, 2010
According to the survey, African Americans in Cincinnati have made more positive changes in the past year than the general population as a result of the economy, including creating a household budget (42 percent to 26 percent), reducing spending other than entertainment (49 percent to 40 percent), and using cheaper transportation (25 percent to 15
June 02, 2010
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheila Crump Johnson is the only African-American female to enjoy ownership in three professional sports
June 02, 2010
By going to poor neighborhoods, where preexisting contamination exists, factories run a smaller risk of being pinpointed as a health hazard or having to limit or stop operation, according to Bloom.
Testing and sorting chemicals for links to ill health is a challenge that environmental and health experts say they face
June 02, 2010
The 33rd stamp in the Black Heritage series honors pio neering filmmaker Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951) wrote, directed, produced, and distributed more than 40 movies during
June 02, 2010
Being pregnant, or simply being black, is a risk factor for a false positive HIV test. Tests are calibrated the same for Africans as for Europeans, although blacks are likely to have "sticky serum" that reacts somewhat differently. Thus, HIV tests are racially biased. It is incorrect to assume that black men are
June 02, 2010
the Board of Trustees of the Black Student Fund (BSF) will host a benefit performance of “Thurgood†starring nationally-acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne
June 03, 2010
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June 03, 2010
"A suspect who has received and understood the Miranda warnings, and has not invoked his Miranda rights, waives the right to remain silent by making an uncoerced statement to police," said Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority.
In a strongly worded dissent, which was joined by Justices Steven
June 03, 2010
Black candidates in races around the country are struggling so much that the number of African Americans in major statewide offices is likely to drop from the already paltry three. And the possibility exists that there will be no black governors or senators by next year. The drubbing Tuesday of Rep.
June 03, 2010
We've previously noted that Fox Business host John Stossel called for the repeal of the public accommodations section of the Civil Rights Act "because private business ought to get to discriminate" in a Fox News appearance, then defended his claim in FoxBusiness.com blog
June 03, 2010
For the first time in history, a United States Speaker of the House of Representatives will make a video address to a Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) Pride
June 03, 2010
"In its 101st year, the NAACP boasts more than a century’s worth of civil and human rights victories, but there is much more to do.†said NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous. “This year’s theme of ‘One Nation, One Dream’ will mark a strong rebuke to the divisive, polarizing message of hate groups and
June 03, 2010
All seven members of a panel that advises New Jersey’s governor on judicial appointments have resigned over Gov. Chris Christie’s refusal to reappoint the only black justice to the state Supreme Court.
The resignations of the Judicial Advisory Panel on Wednesday represent the latest backlash for
June 03, 2010
The United Nations System in South Africa have launched an awareness campaign to debut at the FIFA World Cup South Africa. The star studded video PSA can be viewed here at Black Radio Network. Click Here.
June 03, 2010
Members of the Southern Christian Leadership Council, NAACP and Dayton Urban League support changing the hiring process from a Rule of one to a Rule of 10 during a roundtable discussion on
June 04, 2010
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June 04, 2010
The Justice Sonia Sotomayor Houses and Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center include 28, seven-story buildings comprising 1,497 apartments that house nearly 3,500 residents. The United States Supreme Court’s first Hispanic-American justice, Justice Sotomayor grew up in the Bronxdale Houses
June 04, 2010
Among coalition members are NOW, MomsRising, National Education Association, Green America, United Methodist Church, National Associations of Mothers' Centers, True Child, Women's Funding Network, NoVo Foundation, National Council of Women's
June 04, 2010
The data reported today are part of the fifth NFMC report distributed to Congress in May 2010, and are based on client information provided from more than 1,700 HUD-approved housing counseling intermediaries, state housing finance agencies, and nonprofit housing counseling agencies that received
June 04, 2010
The wounds opened by December’s violence at South Philadelphia High School have begun to heal, according to a cross-section of students from the beleaguered school
June 04, 2010
Referring to the data that the principal used to sell the program as "extremely flawed" is generous at best
June 04, 2010
"The lack of comprehensive reporting on structural racism and its impacts is one of the reasons that so many Americans believe discrimination has been eradicated from our society or reduced to such a minimum level it is no longer important," Ms. Maynard said. "These misconceptions are harmful to our nation
June 04, 2010
he Memorial plans include 340 structural piles, a 2,350 cubic ft. granite wall weighing 194 tons, 47,000 sq. ft. of granite paving, granite sculptures and the installation
June 07, 2010
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The new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), "Hidden Disadvantage: Asian American Unemployment and the Great Recession," shows that in the fourth quarter of 2009, 7.2 percent Asian Americans with bachelor's degrees were unemployed, while only 4.7 percent of whites with the same
June 07, 2010
In a letter to Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Johnson praised NBC Universal for its diversity efforts and said it would do "even more when it's teamed with Comcast." The Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Monday morning in Los Angeles to examine the effect that a
June 07, 2010
Scientists including researchers from the University of Florida have discovered additional evidence that generalized vitiligo — a disease that typically causes patches
June 07, 2010
Modelled after the G20, the G(irls)20 Summit will bring together one girl from each of the 20 countries to discuss how girls and women can help solve some of the world's greatest challenges. A seat has also been allocated for a girl representing the African Union.
Between June 16th and 18th, the delegates will work
June 07, 2010
California's white population has declined since 2000 at an unprecedented rate, hastening the day when Hispanics will be the state's largest population group, according to newly released state figures.
There were half a million fewer whites in California in 2008 than in 2000, a period when the state's overall population
June 07, 2010
Among women in 2007–2008, non-Hispanic black women (49.6%) were significantly more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic white women (33.0%). Similarly, Mexican-American
June 07, 2010
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Obama's marks from blacks and whites have remained steady since January, but his job approval rating among Hispanics fell to 57 percent in May, down from 63 percent in April and 69 percent at the beginning of the year, according to a Gallup's analysis of its data since January.
Obama, who had said
June 08, 2010
A group of minority police officers wants Boston city councilors to put pressure on Mayor Thomas Menino to promote more members of minority groups as supervisors and in specialized units after promises were made last year to diversify the department’s ranks. The City Council has scheduled a hearing today
June 08, 2010
"For decades Comcast has shut the door to widely distributed wholly-owned African-American channels; and pension funds by virtue of their investment in Comcast are supporting apartheid right here in America." Comcast brings in approximately $3 billion per month, $36 billion per year, from nearly 24 million
June 08, 2010
Additionally, African Americans are overrepresented at the jail, comprising about 66 percent of the general population of Baltimore, but 94 percent of the people in the
June 08, 2010
"[Ariel Education Initiative and Hewitt Associates] looked at nearly 3 million employees in 57 different plans and found that there was a significant participation distinction. 66 percent of African American employees participated in their private sector plans, while 77 percent of white workers in
June 08, 2010
Isley stopped performing in 1996 after suffering complications from diabetes that included a stroke, high blood pressure, the loss of both legs and use of his left hand
June 09, 2010
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June 09, 2010
"This survey reflects the views of a stakeholder group that's relatively new to the national conversation on clean energy policy. The research shows that small business owners want action on clean energy, which they believe will strengthen the country's economy," said John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small
June 09, 2010
The day after 1921’s Decoration Day – now Memorial Day – stands as a dark day in Oklahoma and American history. A mere 58 years after emancipation, and 89 years ago
June 09, 2010
Even though the African American sites make up just a fraction of the more than 130 properties that were designated historic resources under the plan, preservationists and civil rights activists who have been working on the effort were encouraged.
"I am so proud of the big step we took in saving African
June 09, 2010
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) recently released theCommon Core State Standards, which will determine what American students should learn in English and math each year from kindergarten through 12th grade.
The standards
June 09, 2010
Calling the Prolife Freedom Rides†the next major civil rights campaignâ€, and Jubilee Fest a “Christian Woodstock,†pro-life activist Alveda King is
June 09, 2010
Members of the Phelps family have picketed at military funerals across the country to publicize their belief that God hates homosexuality and punishes America for its tolerance by claiming the lives of service members in Afghanistan and Iraq. Signs carried by the Phelps family at these protests have
June 09, 2010
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) participated in a House Judiciary Committee field hearing yesterday on the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. The hearing, entitled ‘The Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal’, was held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles and
June 09, 2010
Enabling Haitians to send, receive, and store money using their mobile phones has the potential to dramatically improve their lives and leapfrog more conventional banking models to safer, more affordable alternatives. Often called "mobile money," these services reduce the risks and costs of financial
June 10, 2010
In all, significant disparities between sexual minorities and their heterosexual counterparts were observed in 16 of the 22 mental and physical health indicators examined in the study.
The study is one of the first to focus on the relationship of sexual orientation to a range of health conditions in a population-based
June 10, 2010
The only thing that makes 82-year-old Jesús Ruiz happy, despite his disabilities and feeling abandoned by his children, is the help he receives from the State of California through In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) for frail low-income elders and younger people with disabilities.
A home-care worker with a kind
June 10, 2010
A group representing more than 250 gay and lesbian active-duty soldiers has issued a letter criticizing the months-long process the Pentagon is undertaking to examine the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and allow homosexuals to openly serve in the military.
The letter, sent Monday to Defense Secretary Robert
June 10, 2010
Mursuli further added, "You want to see a Latino's papers? Maybe he'll show you his law degree or a letter his daughter sent him. You want to see a
June 10, 2010
The continuing increase in teen unemployment is also cause for alarm. We urge the Senate to join the House in swiftly passing H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act. That bill includes $1 billion for a summer youth program and $2.5 billion in emergency assistance for needy families. We know
June 10, 2010
“The reality is that the people who could really tamp this down are not doing so,†says Mark Potok, spokesman for the Birmingham-based Southern Poverty Law Center, a foremost authority on race hate incidents around the country. “There are large
June 10, 2010
The study also shows a substantial lack of minority-owned firms in subcontracting by private prime contractors.
The study's findings, presented to the City Council this week, aren't a surprise, many councilors said.
Human Rights Director Lana Turner-Addison told councilors that the study supports a
June 10, 2010
"Sometimes I wish they’d just hang me from a tree,†he declared in Spanish. “I do not have hope. I cannot carry anything. I walk crawling like a cat. My neighbors do not help me, and my children turned out to be devils. They only come to take my money, and if I do not give it to them, they mistreat me. The other
June 11, 2010
High levels of unemployment have led some to propagate the myth that every immigrant added to the U.S. labor force amounts to a job lost by a native-born worker, or that every job loss for a native
June 11, 2010
The 13-year-old great-granddaughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela was killed on Friday while she was returning from the World Cup Kick-Off
June 11, 2010
Author and advertising executive, Tom Burrell launches the "Positive Push" Experiment, a national campaign utilizing the viral power of social media to support positive black music artists and videos in honor of Black Music Month.
The impetus for this innovative campaign to combat the negative imagery
June 11, 2010
The Great Recession has caused millions of job losses across the country. Many families and communities are devastated. While every metropolitan area has experienced some negative economic consequences from the Great Recession, not all areas have suffered equally. Looking just at annual unemployment rates in
June 11, 2010
The Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles expressed disappointment in Florida Governor Charlie Crist's removal of his previously stated pro-life platform from the official web site of his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
"In his attempt to reinvent his candidacy, Charlie Crist has taken the unprecedented
June 11, 2010
An important part of that history is Treme, which is the oldest African-American neighborhood in America. Treme, like many other
June 11, 2010
Many successful Republican candidates from South Carolina to Nevada embraced SB 1070 during the primaries, perhaps with an eye on polls that show the law, set to go into effect later this month, remains popular among a broad swath of voters.
“I think Arizona’s become the new touchstone for
June 11, 2010
“This project is the change everyone has been waiting for in music,†says Greg Britt, A&R Director for H.I.P.- H.O.P. 2012. “Being able to give an unknown artist a chance to work with people like Organized Noize…to be a part of an historical event…is a dream come true to someone trying to get on.â€
Recently honored at
June 14, 2010
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"In light of today's report, which calls for collection of sales tax on our products, we want to remind the governor of his pledge for an ongoing, rational dialogue on this critical issue," President Snyder said. "This, and prior governors, have shown consistency in honoring our sovereign treaty rights despite continued
June 14, 2010
“Florida minority legislators and Governor Crist abandon Florida minority communities by passing law that prohibits diversity data from foundations. I am appalled by the vote of every single minority legislator that voted to approve this horrendous measure that does nothing but feed the growing cycle of poverty in
June 14, 2010
Native people and people of color from around the nation are organizing for the benefit of individuals affected by the Gulf oil catastrophe. News
June 14, 2010
Chairman Edolphus “Ed†Towns (D-NY) today launched an investigation into Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. amid reports alleging the company illegally promoted the kidney transplant drug Rapamune for treatments not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and specifically targeted African-Americans in
June 14, 2010
Virtually wherever you looked, New York Police officers were on hand. In the past, the parade, NY's largest, was accompanied with some violence. While no major incidents were reported, the NYPD arrested about three dozen gang members, including some members of the Latin Kings, who attempted to join the line of march.
June 14, 2010
The percentage of Hispanic girls participating in the Girl Scouts in Lubbock nearly reflects the more than 30 percent Hispanic population of the city, though she did not have firm numbers to provide a breakdown.
"We really do have a very diverse group throughout Lubbock," she said.
And the Girl Scouts locally and
June 14, 2010
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a prominent figure in the hearing who has been pushing the FCC to keep diversity front and center in its review, had more to say about the motivation of the announcement than its substance, while adding she still needed to review the proposals. According to an aide, Waters doubted that
June 15, 2010
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Mr. Barron, a black leader with a knack for stoking controversy, said he would begin a petition drive to create a new party, the New York Freedom
June 15, 2010
“Every day the nation is confronted with the image of oil-slicked birds and dead and dying wildlife, but the plight of the human beings whose lives have been torn apart has been neglected,†said National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial. “The ecosystem of the Gulf Coast must and will be
June 15, 2010
The problem of low rates of paternal engagement is particularly acute for young black fathers, who may face multiple challenges associated with poverty, neighborhoods with high crime rates, and an early transition to fatherhood.
According to the most recent U.S. Census figures on males who had never married
June 15, 2010
The report also highlights the plight of the nation’s 4.5 million single parent households, which together contain 9.1 million children. The median percent of income that low income single-parent households spent on housing was 63%. In all these trends, young and minority people are the hardest hit.
One factor
June 15, 2010
Film producer Scott Rudin has purchased the film rights to upcoming biography 'Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra: A Life,' and has confirmed that the movie iis being developed
June 15, 2010
For a brief and unique moment in the mid-70s, black and Latino kids were attending college at rates comparable to whites.
Then came Reagan, who cut the education budget in half, and “conservatives introduced a new theory of reform focused on outcomes rather than inputs.†That’s the theory behind
June 15, 2010
"There's no question that there's an improvement in the number of African-American players playing soccer," Hylton Dayes, University of Cincinnati men's
June 16, 2010
With commencement ceremonies taking place nationwide, the reality that a dead end looms ahead for an estimated 65,000 undocumented high school graduates is of concern to
June 16, 2010
The Channel is a groundbreaking media initiative emphasizing the factual history, culture and current events of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. Planned to reach the airwaves in spring 2011, this
June 16, 2010
The Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government has announced an initiative to help prepare the rising generation of Latino leaders for the opportunities and challenges they will face in the coming decades.
Twenty-eight college students have been chosen from a highly
June 16, 2010
"We are humbled that Prince will be our lifetime achievement award recipient," said Stephen G. Hill, President of Programming, Music and Specials. "Genre
June 16, 2010
“Doctors and nurses who choose to practice in underserved areas make a great contribution to their
June 16, 2010
“While these successes represent an important and monumental shift in the right direction, a more comprehensive package of policies
June 16, 2010
Following the success of its annual conference, titled “The Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action,†the Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE) at the Adler School of Professional Psychology is forming a Working Group to develop a Mental Health Impact Assessment tool. The purpose of the tool is to
June 16, 2010
Democracia USA (D-USA), a leading national non-partisan Hispanic civic engagement and voter registration organization, released the results of a comprehensive national poll of young Latino voters. Considered to be the most comprehensive of its kind, the study measures the moods and tendencies of 1,500 Latino voters and citizens between the ages of 16 and 29 on issues like patriotism, discrimination, culture and political inclinations.
June 17, 2010
As part of the settlement, the city has agreed to pay $15,000 in legal fees and "provide additional diversity training" with input from the Valiants and the NAACP. The city will also "re-post" the city's policy against using city computers for "discriminatory purposes," said Brian R. Mildenberg, attorney for the Valiants and
June 17, 2010
While 32 percent of all New York City children under the age of 17 live in households without a father, 54 percent of black and 43 percent of Latino children
June 17, 2010
“The fund we are announcing today recognizes the important role small- and medium-sized enterprises play in helping to build a modern, self-sustainable economy that will allow Haiti to one day stand on its own two feet,†President Clinton said. “With this fund, we hope to empower entrepreneurs with the tools to
June 17, 2010
The students listened with rapt attention to Harry Belafonte who told them to "live up to your own expectations, we are here to help you."
Susan L. Taylor told the
June 17, 2010
"It is a national embarrassment that these lethal menthol products have been allowed to be marketed so disproportionately to African-American youth – or to any youth for that matter," said John Payton, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. "Menthol has been the bridge to entice youth to
June 17, 2010
The superseding information charged that in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2008, within hours of President Obama being elected, Haskell and his co
June 17, 2010
This situation pains me. There are African-American voices that yearn to be heard yet the whiteness of newsrooms across this country and the power structure won't allow
June 17, 2010
Calling it a critical step to combat dangerous drug addiction, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced an amendment to the tax and spend extenders bill (H.R. 4213) to significantly reform the nation’s safety net system by requiring those who apply for unemployment benefits or welfare to submit
June 18, 2010
Coasts pointed out that in addition to being the first African American in space, Bluford was on the first shuttle mission to launch and land
June 18, 2010
Former police commander Jon Burge would not face charges for his alleged role in having two city police officers place a shotgun in Mr. Cannon's mouth, pulling the trigger three times in a mock-execution.
Mr. Burge would not face charges for his alleged part in having officers cattle prod a then-32-year-old
June 18, 2010
The legislation establishes an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at each government financial services agency in order to “ensure equal employment opportunity and the racial, ethnic and gender diversity†of the workforce and senior management and also to increase “the participation of
June 18, 2010
Leaders representing eight national civil rights, labor, and environmental organizations urged Congress to act quickly to clarify the FCC’s authority to protect an Open Internet and apply Universal Service funding to broadband. Their letter to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman John D. Rockefeller and
June 18, 2010
Since April 2009, Valderrama has appeared at workshops around the country sharing his life story of achieving the American dream and inspiring youth to pursue their
June 18, 2010
The Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. and the project's design/build team made inclusion and a spirit of diversity on the project a top priority to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The project has achieved a significant milestone of 56 percent minority
June 18, 2010
The researchers retrospectively studied 92,000 white and black adults who started dialysis in
the United States between June 1, 2005 and October 5, 2006. They found that a residential
area’s racial composition had a significant effect on a patient’s access to a kidney specialist
before starting dialysis, regardless of
June 21, 2010
The site is a Kumeyaay burial and ceremonial ground, and the discovery of very high densities of Native American human remains, pottery shards and other
June 21, 2010
President Obama spoke in Washington, D.C. to discuss the importance of responsible fatherhood and mentoring to build healthy families and communities. At the event, the President announced the next steps in his longstanding agenda on fatherhood and personal responsibility: The President’s Fatherhood
June 21, 2010
“It’s becoming increasingly clear that the traditional school calendar may not be ideal for students, especially those in the most need,†said M. Christine DeVita, president of The Wallace Foundation. “If we
June 21, 2010
At a public policy forum on Capitol Hill sponsored by the Drug Policy Alliance, scholars and civil rights advocates urged lawmakers to treat drug use as more of a public health problem than a criminal justice issue.
The chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
June 21, 2010
Sharkey examined separately the potential impact of a local homicide on African Americans and Hispanics. Whites and other ethnic
June 21, 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury has introduced a monthly scorecard on the nation’s housing market. Each month, the scorecard will incorporate key housing market indicators and highlight the impact of the Administration’s
June 21, 2010
In the Immigration Policy Center's latest Perspective on Arizona, Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law is also Anti-Faith, Jenny Hwang, Director of Advocacy and Policy for the Refugee and Immigration Program at World Relief, discusses the difficult situation faith-based organizations are put in when punitive
June 21, 2010
"Manute's impact on this city, our franchise and the game of basketball cannot be put into words," 76ers president and general manager Ed
June 21, 2010
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June 22, 2010
Rosenwald School Building Program greatly improved the quality of public education for African-Americans in the early 20th Century rural south. Today, only about 12
June 22, 2010
He will be Politico's first African American originating editor. Another black journalist, Michael Schwartz, is director of photography.
Williams arrives as Politico expands its staff and tries to shake a reputation for lacking racial diversity. In April, the Washington Post hired away Nia-Malika Henderson, Politico's only
June 22, 2010
"We're proud that Janice has been invited to the White House in recognition of her tireless advocacy beginning in a Florida hospital over three years ago. Our work together has resulted in new federal rules that we hope will lead to respect and better care for same-sex couples across the country," said Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director for Lambda Legal. "We
June 22, 2010
Film director, screenwriter, producer and distributor Oscar Micheaux, who illuminated the African-American experience through more than 40 feature
June 22, 2010
Lewis was The Washington Post’s first African-American photographer and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975. His iconic work also appears in the Museum’s permanent exhibition, “The Battlegrounds.†The Church and the Movement gallery features a stirring image of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., standing
June 22, 2010
Former NOPD officer David Warren, former NOPD Lieutenant Robert Italiano, NOPD Lieutenants Dwayne Scheuermann and Travis McCabe, and officer Gregory McRae are charged with crimes in connection with the Sept. 2, 2005, shooting and killing of Glover, the subsequent burning of his body in a car, the assault of
June 22, 2010
Asked by Deputy District Attorney David Stein what officers are taught when they see a fellow officer “losing control,†Spruill replied, “It’s important that we not make our jobs harder. We are responsible for each other. That’s basic learning; cadets don’t leave the academy until they master this.â€
Spruill is also an
June 23, 2010
Discussing progress made under his administration so far, the President began with a Presidential Memorandum signed earlier this month extending benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees, and promised to work to change the law “to continue to fight to change the law: to guarantee
June 23, 2010
Native American reservations will be taxed on cigarettes sold to off-reservation visitors, according to the bill as of September 1. State Sen. Jeffrey Klein, a
June 23, 2010
“Why is it only in the African-American and Hispanic [neighborhoods of Chicago] that you cannot build a Wal-Mart? We built one on the West Side and no one complains about it. Those people who work there don’t complain. Those ex-offenders don’t complain. ... That’s sales tax for us [for] public transportation
June 23, 2010
This action is a victory for many non-traditional families, including families in the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender community, who often in the past have been denied leave to care for their loved ones.
"No one who loves and nurtures a child day-in and day-out should be unable to care for that child when he or she
June 23, 2010
The 2000 Census found that immigrants, while accounting for 12 percent of the population, made up nearly half of the all scientists and engineers with
June 23, 2010
In a recently released report, “Diplomas Count,†Education Week named Houston and Dallas as dropout epicenters, together accounting for about one-fifth of the country’s dropouts. The report also points out that the state’s high school graduation rate is below 70 percent.
ACLU of Texas Executive Director Terri Burke
June 23, 2010
A University of Illinois at Chicago study says children in the nation's child welfare system who witnessed the arrest of a household member may have been psychologically traumatized by the arrest.
Susan D. Phillips, assistant professor of social work and the study's lead author, found that children who saw the
June 23, 2010
"The fact that almost 80 percent of prospective Latino renters encountered some form of discrimination—irrespective of their immigration status—is not only legally and ethically wrong, it also reflects poor business decisions made by apartment owners that adversely affect the entire community of Frederick,
June 24, 2010
For the first time since 1972, the number of people in state prisons fell. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), state prison
June 24, 2010
“The very communities that are suffering the most from the foreclosure crisis—neighborhoods of color and low income areas—are finding it increasingly hard to access mortgage credit,†says Barbara van Kerkhove, the report’s principal author. “We are now seeing indications of redlining in these neighborhoods
June 24, 2010
Open to students at all levels of academic achievement and located in historically disadvantaged communities, SSCs were designed to provide high-quality educational
June 24, 2010
The AHF/Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ tour, which kicked off in Los Angeles in January—is part of a collaborative effort to raise local and national awareness about the importance—and ease—of HIV testing and to challenge attitudes about moving toward a streamlined model of HIV testing and
June 24, 2010
The unemployment numbers for Black teenagers, the highest of any group, took a rise in jobless rates in May after experiencing decreases over six consecutive months
June 24, 2010
The threat is real. Sprint, for example, received 8 million demands for mobile location data about countless people in just a little over a year. In the absence of a good electronic privacy law, government agencies—from the NSA to local police departments—are essentially going on surveillance shopping sprees
June 24, 2010
Barrasso's amendments would put a $50 million cap on the attorneys' fees. However, any amendments would void the settlement. Barrasso has not indicated whether he will abide by the NCAI resolution.
"I am very comfortable with the attorneys' fees that we have and I don't think we needed that amendment
June 25, 2010
The research study is on obesity concerns in the Latino girl community. When it comes to obesity, Latino girls are a high risk group," Febles said. "Therefore this collaboration is meant to help improve Latino adolescent girls develop health habits, specifically related to nutrition and exercise."
Latino
June 25, 2010
The Justice Department today announced that Robert Jackson, 37, of
Downsville, La., pleaded guilty in federal court to placing a
June 25, 2010
"This will signify a dramatic change in the years ahead in the personal safety of a lot of American Indians who have been abused, who have been victims of crime," said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who chairs the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.
The system for investigating and prosecuting crimes on Indian
June 25, 2010
The scholarships, were presented to students at a “Young Minds, Bright Futures†Forum on Capitol Hill, and are administered through partner organizations including the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Tavis Smiley Foundation, Tom Joyner Foundation, Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the United Negro
June 25, 2010
Businessman, music mogul, and philanthropist Percy Miller aka Master P along with his multi talented son Romeo will sponsor over a thousand kids ages 7-16 for a free
June 25, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected 8-1 a claim in Doe v. Reed by backers of Washington State's Referendum 71 that releasing the names of people who sign petitions to get an initiative on the ballot exposes them to harassment and intimidation and thus violates their First Amendment right to free
June 25, 2010
Planet Harmony is also an online affiliate of the nationally-syndicated radio program -- Living on Earth – which reaches approximately 300 Public Radio stations nationwide through PRI (Public Radio International) and on XM Radio Channel 133, broadcasting on environmental news, features
June 28, 2010
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June 28, 2010
Some, including the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, say they are still trying to glean
June 28, 2010
The NAACP contends that the War on Drugs has been a failure. The war has not been on drug lords but a war against young men and women of color with an overwhelming emphasis on arresting low-level drug
June 28, 2010
Oprah Winfrey is once again the World’s Most Powerful Celebrity on Forbes’ 2010 Celebrity 100 list with $315 million in earnings. This is the
June 28, 2010
"Unless Gov. Brewer can provide hard data to substantiate her claim that most undocumented people crossing into Arizona are 'drug mules,' she must retract such an outrageous statement," said Oscar Martinez, a University of Arizona history professor whose teaching and research focuses on
June 28, 2010
“The farm worker population of the United States is overwhelmingly immigrant with about 85 percent of them born outside of the United States. Today, the
June 28, 2010
As the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan open today, the National Organization for Women promises to closely monitor the proceedings. Kagan's confirmation would make history, as she would be the third woman to currently serve on the
June 28, 2010
“In the next three to five years, about 7.9 million homes will be foreclosed, and 7 million more families — that is about 10 million people — will be evicted in Michigan,†Jerry Goldberg, of Moratorium Now! Coalition, said in a panel discussion at the U.S. Social Forum here. “What we’re seeing now in Detroit is
June 28, 2010
“We’re looking back and thinking about how these women persevered for all these decades,†Fitzsimons said.
“Road to Equality,†which spans 1848 to the late 1970s, takes the place of the “Boomer!†exhibit, which the museum had featured since summer 2008. “Road to Equalityâ€
June 29, 2010
"These programs are a critical source of support to local programs on the front lines of helping families stay healthy," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "A stable home can make all the difference to the wellbeing of these families, many of whom have been homeless or at extreme risk of homelessness."
These
June 29, 2010
These racially-biased marijuana arrests are a system-wide
phenomenon, occurring in every county and nearly every police
department in
June 29, 2010
The three day event will feature distinguished key note speakers such as Boston Mayor Tom Menino; Mass. Governor Deval Patrick; Amy Goodman, the talented host of Democracy Now!; Feminist author Susan Douglas; Dr. Paula A. Johnson, executive director of the Connors Center for Women's Health
June 29, 2010
Corporal punishment is a legal form of discipline in 20 states, and according to U.S. Department of Education data, it is disproportionately used against
June 29, 2010
Promise Neighborhoods is based on the experience of programs such as the Harlem Children's Zone, which provide a comprehensive set of academic programs, and family and community supports that dramatically improve students' academic outcomes. Under Promise Neighborhoods, nonprofits and institutions of higher
June 29, 2010
The report highlights troubling racial, ethnic, regional and income disparities in the nation's obesity epidemic. For instance, adult obesity rates for Blacks and Latinos
June 29, 2010
“By looking at both race and socioeconomic status, and drilling down to the neighborhood level for the latter we were able to uncover this sizeable life expectancy disparity between specific categories of individuals based on their neighborhood socioeconomic conditions,†said CPIC Research
June 29, 2010
“Women and girls with disabilities have largely been invisible within the international development agenda,†said Shantha Rau Barriga, researcher and advocate on disability rights at Human Rights Watch. “Efforts to achieve theMillennium Development Goals – including those on poverty, education, HIV, and gender equality
June 30, 2010
The only other time these voting machines have been used in the same way in a major election (13 counties in Florida in 2008), they produced overvote rates almost 14 times higher than expected, with thousands of votes for the presidential contest rejected – in comparison to almost no votes rejected in the 36
June 30, 2010
The Phenomenal Woman Awards fundraiser draws Southern California's top women executives and leaders to salute their accomplishments before an
June 30, 2010
"The Civil Rights Game Weekend has become one of the premier celebrations on the Major League Baseball calendar," said Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig in an MLB release. "We are pleased to have the Atlanta Braves and the city of Atlanta as hosts for this important event remembering a significant era in
June 30, 2010
“Treatment is essential in assisting young women to address their substance use problems before giving birth to a child, especially because these substances may seriously compromise a child’s physical, cognitive and emotional development,†said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. “These findings
June 30, 2010
"It's not just that there's a higher incidence of African-American and Latino children living in poverty," said Susan Eaton, Research Director at the Charles Hamilton
June 30, 2010
Releasing the report two weeks after radio personality Rush Limbaugh suggested that needy children should just eat fast food or “dumpster-dive†during the summer, FRAC calls for public officials and leaders to take responsibility for helping hungry children and reach more of them with summer food programs.
June 30, 2010
The NAACP and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Eduction Fund indicated their support for Kagan's nomination in a detailed report on Kagan's record, citing her "professional credentials" and "independence of mind." But they also relayed their "concerns" for the nominee.
While serving in the
June 30, 2010
Last year Oakland, California started the year off as the focus of national attention with the tragic murder of a young African-American male, Oscar Grant, followed by the grievous murders of four Oakland Police Officers, and their killer, another young African-American male. The year ended with 124 homicides
June 30, 2010
Madigan’s complaint alleges that the former mortgage giant steered African American and Latino borrowers