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HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR INNER CITY KIDS

HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR INNER CITY KIDS

October 28, 2014
NEW YORK - New York City's Mayor Bill De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray today opened their official residence Gracie Mansion to an invited group of inner city kids and their parents to celebrate Halloween a few days early. ... read more
LOW WAGED WORKERS DEMAND MORE

LOW WAGED WORKERS DEMAND MORE

October 20, 2014
NEW YORK - Hundreds of tipped and low-wage workers, mostly minorities from the fast-food and car wash industries, rallied through the streets of Harlem today urging New York State officials to do away with the law permitting sub-minimum wage for 229,000 tipped workers in the State. ... read more
Asian-Americans Make Demands on China

Asian-Americans Make Demands on China

November 27, 2020
NEW YORK – Demonstrators from the New York Chinese-American community are out in force outside the United Nations building in New York, expressing the view that their homeland in China doesn’t deserve its membership in the UN Security Council because of its political hold on Tibet . Displaying pictures of Tibetans who immolated themselves or otherwise violently protested Chinese rule over Tibet, the protestors charge the level of violence China has enacted in Tibet today is greater than when it hit record levels in 2008. ... read more
Obama Black Approval Hits New Low

Obama Black Approval Hits New Low

September 08, 2011
President Barack Obama earned the lowest monthly job approval rating of his presidency to date in August, with 41% of U.S. adults approving of his overall job performance, down from 44% in July. He also received term-low monthly job approval ... read more
Food Insecurity Higher In Minority Households

Food Insecurity Higher In Minority Households

September 08, 2011
The USDA today released a new report of Food Security in the U.S.. The report showed that food insecurity rates were substantially higher than the national average for households with incomes near or below the current federal poverty line ($22,350 for a family of four), households with children headed by single women ... read more
Bill Gates Announces Low-Income Minority Student Scholarship Program

Bill Gates Announces Low-Income Minority Student Scholarship Program

August 26, 2011
The Gates Millennium Scholarship Program (GMS) will select 1,000 low-income minority students to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Scholars will also be provided with personal and professional development through their leadership programs, along with academic ... 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

ADHD Rates Inch Lower For Latinos

August 23, 2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics official report the rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in US children continue to trend upward. However, Mexican children had consistently lower ADHD prevalence than other racial or ethnic groups. According to Lara J. Akinbami, MD, and colleagues, the percentage of American children diagnosed as having ADHD increased from 6.9% in 1998-2000 to 9.0% in 2007 to 2009. From 1998 through 2009, ADHD prevalence was h ... read more

Native American Fair Commerce Coalition Names Strategic Advisor

August 19, 2011
The Native American Fair Commerce Coalition (NAFCC) has retained Barry W. Brandon as Strategic Advisor. Brandon, a respected attorney and advocate for the Native American community nationwide, will represent the NAFCC in Washington DC in support of the organization's campaigns to promote tribal economic development and sovereignty rights. Brandon is the Founder and President of Hvmken ... read more

Study: Suburban Schools Keep Disadvantaged "Down"

August 18, 2011
A new study by University of Kansas researchers shows as suburban school districts have gained advantages over their urban counterparts, they have tenaciously clung to them, often at the expense of urban districts. While urban schools’ not keeping pace with suburban schools is an acknowledged problem, few have studied the causes of the discrepancies. ... read more

Survey: 1 In 5 Children Live In Poverty

August 17, 2011
A new survey released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization, says that child poverty in the United States increased in 38 states in the last decade. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book shows the official child poverty rate, which is a conservative measure of economic hardship, increased 18 percent between 2000 and 2009, essentially returning to the same level as the early 1990s. ... read more

NY Lawmakers Push For Urban Jobs Act

August 16, 2011
With more than one-third of the nation's minority youth unemployed, a group of politicians and community activists today stood at Make the Road New York in Jackson Heights today, to continue their push for federal legislation aimed at increasing employment among at-risk youth. The Urban Jobs Act, they say, would provide federal funding to nonprofit organizations, allowing them to carry out programming ... read more

Poll: American Dream Failing Minorities

August 15, 2011
Applied Research Center, a think tank on racial justice, today released a 40-page study on the racial attitudes of young people, whom many pollsters and commentators have labeled as "post-racial." “Contrary to widespread labeling of the millennial generation (born post-1980, ages 18-30) as 'post-racial,' young people ... read more

Civil Rights Training Conference Brings Together American Indians

August 12, 2011
About 500 people attended the University of Northern Colorado’s second annual Pathways to Respecting American Indian Civil Rights training conference Wednesday and Thursday. The focus of the conference was to educate on the issues affecting American Indians. Topics included violence against women, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and environmental justice. ... 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

North American Indians Suffer Disproportionate Climate Impacts

August 08, 2011
North American Indian tribes, who have lived close to the land for generations, are disproportionately affected by climate change, according to a study released by the National Wildlife Federation. There have been eight weather and climate disasters in the first half of 2011. ... read more

CO Native American Confab To Address Key Issues

July 18, 2011
The University of Northern Colorado will host a national conference that addresses Native American issues Aug. 10-11 at its Greenly campus. The second annual "Pathways to Respecting American Indian Civil Rights Conference" ... read more

Feds Focus On Protecting Native American Women

July 15, 2011
In testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Associate U.S. Attorney General Tom Perrelli has recommended legal reforms to improve the safety of women in tribal communities and allow Federal and tribal law-enforcement agencies to hold more perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their crimes. ... read more

FCC Rule Seeks To Boost Community Radio Serving Urban Areas

July 13, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new rule that will expand opportunities for local community radio stations to broadcast on FM airwaves in urban areas. The proposed rule will set a minimum number of low power FM (LPFM) channels that must be made available in a market ... read more
African American Civil War Museum Ready For Grand Opening

African American Civil War Museum Ready For Grand Opening

July 11, 2011
The African American Civil War Museum is reopening in a new location in D.C. to give it more space for exhibits and programs. The ribbon cutting is scheduled for Monday, July 18, but museum organizers have put together an entire weekend of events to mark the opening of the new location. ... read more
American Indian Infants Death Rate Double That Of Whites

American Indian Infants Death Rate Double That Of Whites

July 06, 2011
American Indian infants in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota are roughly twice as likely to die as white infants, and health officials say the best defense is prevention and education. American Indian infants tend to face greater risks, including being born prematurely, having teenage mothers ... 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
Native American Parents Extend Drinking Habits To Children

Native American Parents Extend Drinking Habits To Children

June 29, 2011
Urban American Indian teenagers with alcoholic parents perceive their parents to be less restrictive about drinking and tend to face more alcohol-related problems at age 18, according to a new study by Colorado State University’s Tri-Ethnic Center. The study recently was published in the The American Journal. ... read more
First Lady Brings Native American Kids To Garden

First Lady Brings Native American Kids To Garden

June 06, 2011
Michelle Obama invited a group of Native American children to her plot to help plant what are called the "three sisters" — corn, beans and squash. ... read more
Tennis Ace Serves To Help Urban Youth

Tennis Ace Serves To Help Urban Youth

June 03, 2011
Agassi, who operates an award-winning charter school in a poor area of Las Vegas, has long been a champion of charter school education. ... read more
Urban League: Withdraw Proposed Mortgage Qualification Rule

Urban League: Withdraw Proposed Mortgage Qualification Rule

June 02, 2011
“A Rule that stifles homeownership for communities of color will also negatively suppress the entire housing industry.” ... read more
LATINO FOOD SECURITY GLOOMY

LATINO FOOD SECURITY GLOOMY

June 02, 2011
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Study: Cost Of College Shows Low-Income Students Have Few Choices

Study: Cost Of College Shows Low-Income Students Have Few Choices

June 02, 2011
s it stands, these financial-aid policy choices increasingly benefit affluent students instead of those with the greatest demonstrated need. ... read more
June Is African-American Music Appreciation Month

June Is African-American Music Appreciation Month

June 02, 2011
African-American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters have made enormous contributions to our culture. ... read more
June Proclaimed Caribbean-American Heritage Month

June Proclaimed Caribbean-American Heritage Month

June 01, 2011
"We pay tribute to the diverse cultures and immeasurable contributions of all Americans who trace their heritage to the Caribbean." ... read more

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