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Civil Rights Icon Eleanor Josaitis Dies at 79

August 09, 2011
Eleanor Josaitis was a stay-at-home mom, raising five kids in Taylor, Michigan in the 1960s, when she decided she wanted to help build racial harmony in Detroit's segregated communities. So she packed up her family and moved them to Detroit's Sherwood Forest neighborhood after the 1967 riots. ... read more

NAACP Chair Addresses Broad Agenda At Confab

July 22, 2011
Roslyn M. Brock, chairwoman of the NAACP, took on recent voting, the "tea party" and the nation’s troubled economic, health and education systems in her keynote address Sunday at the group’s 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles. “After decades of progress to open up access and make it easier for all Americans ... read more

THE NAACP HEADS TO LOS ANGELES

July 21, 2011
With the theme of "Affirming America's Promise," the NAACP-- the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization--- opens it 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles tomorrow. The four-day gathering is expected to generate an economic impact of $11.4 million citywide, with a total of nearly 13,000 hotel rooms expected to be booked for the occasion. ... read more

Black Bankers Take Up King's Fight

July 21, 2011
Atlanta-based radio talk show host Warren Ballentine and the Washington, D.C.-based National Bankers Association believe reinvesting in Black-owned banks could inspire economic healing and strength in every aspect ... read more

MINORITY CHILD HUNGER CRISIS

July 18, 2011
America's minority children have fallen further behind in the last year in a wide variety of areas, according to a report releaed today by the Children’s Defense Fund. The report also shows continuing and increasing inequality in our country. Particularly striking is the fact that children of color, who are now 44 percent of America’s children, will be the majority of children in 2019 – just eight years from now. In nine states and the District of Columbia, this is already the case. The report, The State of America’s Children 2011, says with unemployment, housing foreclosures, and hunger at historically high levels, children’s well-being is in jeopardy. ... read more
Campaign Promotes Use Of Minority Banks

Campaign Promotes Use Of Minority Banks

July 12, 2011
The National Bankers Association {NBA}, a cosortium of minority-owned banks, is teaming with a popular, nationally-syndicated radio talk show host, Warren Ballentine, to spearhead a national campaign to get minorities and other consumers in the urban areas to bank with minority banks. ... 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
Groups Allege Ulterior Motive Of Immigration Program

Groups Allege Ulterior Motive Of Immigration Program

July 06, 2011
Immigration rights groups allege documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation show that the controversial Secure Communities deportation program (S-Comm), designed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target people for deportation, is also a key component of a little-known FBI project to accumulate a massive store of personal biometric information ... read more
MINORITIES ILLEGALLY EVICTED

MINORITIES ILLEGALLY EVICTED

July 05, 2011
According to a new report from the Lawyers Committee for Better Housing, banks routinely violate state and federal laws protecting tenants in rental buildings in foreclosure, particularly in a “foreclosure belt” stretching across the South and West Sides, according to a new report. Community Media Workshop ... read more
Are Blacks Afraid Of Science?

Are Blacks Afraid Of Science?

July 05, 2011
Over the years, Neil deGrasse Tyson has become perhaps the most recognized scientist in the country. As the host of PBS’ NOVA scienceNOW, and a regular guest on such popular shows as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Colbert Report and Jeopardy! the astrophysicist continues to bring his own brand ... read more
Asian American Navigating The College Admissions Process

Asian American Navigating The College Admissions Process

July 05, 2011
The existence of obstacles to Asian Americans gaining admission to elite universities stems from the perception that, as a group, they have performed relatively well in higher education. From 1976 to 2007, the percentage of Asian American college students increased from 1.8 to 6.7 percent ... read more
Latino Rights Group Reports On 'State Of Latino Nation

Latino Rights Group Reports On 'State Of Latino Nation"

June 30, 2011
As part of a press conference held today at its 82nd Annual National Convention, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), highlighted its commitment to improving health among the U.S. Hispanic population. One initiative, Latinos Living Healthy, is aimed at reducing childhood obesity among ... read more
Nation's Mayors Speak Out On

Nation's Mayors Speak Out On "Failed" War On Drugs

June 22, 2011
According to the mayors’ resolution, the Criminal Justice commission will produce recommendations to “reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system…reduce incarceration, reform U.S. drug policy, eliminate racial and gender disparities ... read more
The Ugly Politics Behind Alabama's New Anti-Immigrant Law

The Ugly Politics Behind Alabama's New Anti-Immigrant Law

June 22, 2011
Despite soaring deficits, cuts in social services, worker layoffs and tornado-devastated communities, Alabama's first Republican-controlled government in 136 years has turned its focus on undocumented immigrants ... read more
ICE Immigration Program Under Fire

ICE Immigration Program Under Fire

June 20, 2011
ICE director John Morton has announced changes to the embattled immigration-enforcement program Secure Communities, which allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they arrest with FBI and Department of Homeland Security databases to make sure they are not undocumented criminals. ... read more
JARRING REPORT FOR BLACK GRADS

JARRING REPORT FOR BLACK GRADS

June 20, 2011
Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high school will end up unemployed, incarcerated or dead, according to two new reports released today by the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center. ... read more
Black Baby Boomers Eye Uncertain Retirement

Black Baby Boomers Eye Uncertain Retirement

June 08, 2011
Financial planners typically say retirees will need replacement income of 70-80 percent to continue living as well as they did prior to exiting the workforce. ... read more
Women's Risk Of Heart Disease After Gestational Diabetes Differs By Race

Women's Risk Of Heart Disease After Gestational Diabetes Differs By Race

June 07, 2011
When they analyzed the study participants by racial-ethnic group, black race and Hispanic ethnicity predicted heart disease even after adjusting for other risk factors. ... read more
DID

DID "WAR ON DRUGS" TARGET BLACKS?

June 06, 2011
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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
NY Gov Opts Out Of Controversial Deportation Program

NY Gov Opts Out Of Controversial Deportation Program

June 02, 2011
Two weeks ago, a letter released by a former ICE contractor confirmed that ICE intentionally misled New York to obtain the state’s participation in Secure Communities. ... read more
Health Care Quality Gaps And Disparities Persist Nationwide

Health Care Quality Gaps And Disparities Persist Nationwide

June 01, 2011
Among minority and low-income Americans, the level of health care quality and access to services remained unfavorable. ... read more
CA Sheriff Criticized Over New Immigration Policy

CA Sheriff Criticized Over New Immigration Policy

May 31, 2011
The sheriff's new policy comes as the California Assembly approved a bill to revise the state's agreement on using the federal Secure Communities program. ... read more
Apology From Psychology Magazine For Post On Black Women

Apology From Psychology Magazine For Post On Black Women

May 31, 2011
But it was too late. The nonsense by an evolutionary psychologist spouting junk science about black women's looks had already started stinking up the blogosphere. ... read more
IS MEMORIAL DAY A BLACK CREATION?

IS MEMORIAL DAY A BLACK CREATION?

May 27, 2011
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Civil Rights Groups Urge Reversal Of Prison Censorship Decision

Civil Rights Groups Urge Reversal Of Prison Censorship Decision

May 27, 2011
“TDCJ’s censorship of these books is a transparent attempt to suppress speech that is critical of the government." ... read more
Key Democrat Blames Racism For Obama's Problems

Key Democrat Blames Racism For Obama's Problems

May 26, 2011
"I can tell you; people don't like to deal with it, but the fact of the matter is, the president's problems are in large measure because of the color of his skin." ... read more
Broad Civil Rights Coalition Lays Out Plan For 2012 Budget

Broad Civil Rights Coalition Lays Out Plan For 2012 Budget

May 25, 2011
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BLACK MOVIE MYTH

BLACK MOVIE MYTH

May 24, 2011
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College Major Critical To Blacks

College Major Critical To Blacks

May 24, 2011
Research demonstrates just how critical the choice of major is to African-Americans' median earnings, and how African-Americans continue to be segregated. ... read more

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