Deportation Could Mean Death For Gay Ugandan
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
For one Ugandan, proving he is gay could mean the difference between staying in the US or being deported to a country that criminalizes homosexuality.
Categories: African, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Stories from the Diaspora, Top Stories
Tags: africa, gayrights, immigration, immigrationdetention, lgbtq, uganda
NAM Hosts Briefing on Affordable Care Act
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 28, 2012
Some 16 ethnic media members met at NAM's San Francisco office to hear healthcare advocates and practitioners discuss the status of the Affordable Care Act.
Categories: Ethnicities, Health, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: AffordableCareAct, california, healthcarereform, obamacare
Suspensions at Richmond High Plummet
New America Media/Richmond Pulse, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2012
A restorative approach to school discipline has lowered suspension rates while improving all around relations at Richmond High.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: expulsion, restorativejustice, suspensions, zerotolerance
Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
Florida’s student population has become poorer each year since the economy collapsed in 2008.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: education, florida, foreclosure, homeless children, housing, poverty
Muslims Outraged by NYPD Surveillance
India West, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Reports that Muslim students at several East Coast universities were the targets of investigation by the NYPD has sparked outrage.
Categories: Ethnicities, Law & Justice, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: civilrights, jawadrasul, muslimstudents, nypd, raymondkelly
Race and Sex-Based Abortion Ban Hijacks Civil Rights
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives threatens to undermine the health, dignity, and human rights of all women of color.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, civilrights, health, prenda, reproductivehealth, trentframks, womenimmgrants
Mexico Tourism Booming Again, Despite Violence
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
Mexico is again a destination, not only for cartels but for travelers seeking refuge from a troubled and troubling world.
Categories: Ethnicities, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: ecotourism, mexicodrugviolence, Mexicotourism, newyorktimes, safetyinmexico, traveltomexico
Voter IDs: The ‘Hanging Chads’ of 2012
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
Voter ID laws in a growing number of states threaten to disenfranchise millions of elderly, youth and minority voters.
Categories: Elders, Election 2012, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012presidentialelection, elections, voterIDbill, voteridentification, votersuppression, votersupressionlaws
Nationwide, States Move to Ban Shackling
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2012
A movement to ban the use of shackling women detainees while pregnant or in labor is growing across the United States.
Categories: Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aclu, immigration, prison, shackling
Soccer No Answer for Iverson
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Feb 21, 2012
Former NBA great Allen Iverson's most recent offer to play pro sports comes from another league and involves a different ball.
Categories: African American, Ethnicities, Front Page, Sports
Tags: basketball, iverson, soccer, sports
The Real Problem With Roland Martin's Tweets
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
Homophobic displays by blacks hurt our ability to demand racial equality from the rest of society.
Categories: African American, Ethnicities, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Media
Tags: cnn, homophobia, rolandmartin
Community College Students Struggle to Pass College-Level Math
EdSource, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2012
Large numbers of community college students are struggling to pass the college-level math classes they need to complete a degree or transfer to a four-year institution.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: communitycollege, edsource, education, math
Should Black Women Defend Abortion Rights?
The Miami Times, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 05, 2012
Higher abortion rates among African American women are a symptom of massive health care disparities.
Categories: African American, Ethnicities, Health, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, poverty, prochoice, prolife, roevswade, womenshealth
Transitional Kindergarten a Bridge to Success
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 05, 2012
For one California grandmother and educator, transitional kindergarten provided the skills necessary for future academic success.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budgetcuts, california, education, jerrybrown, latino, prek, school, transitionalkindergarten
Urban Youth Ask: Are We Married to Facebook for Life?
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Feb 04, 2012
Young people in the San Francisco Bay Area write about how they see their future with the regional Internet giant Facebook.
Categories: Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: bayarea, facebook, ipo, socialmedia, youth
Cutting School Buses Would Spell Disaster for CA’s Desert Communities
New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Report, Posted: Feb 04, 2012
News that midyear cuts could include a reduction of school transportation budgets throughout California was met with horror by community members in Coachella Valley.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budget, centralvalley, coachella, education, schoolbus, transportation
Don Cornelius Dead: Why Soul Train Will Never Leave America's Station
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
NAM contributor Earl Ofari Hutchinson reflects on the legacy of Soul Train host and creator Don Cornelius, found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnicities, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: africanamerican, dance, doncornelius, enterntainment, popculture, soultrain