Why Miss. Gov.'s Sudden Show of Mercy Is No "Shining Example"
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 31, 2010
The real reason Haley Barbour released Jamie and Gladys Scott, sisters serving a life sentence for an $11 armed robbery they say they didn't commit: he sniffs the presidency.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, GOP, HaleyBarbour, Mississippi, NAACP. BenjaminJealous, Republicans, Scott sisters, wrongfulconviction
The Most Underreported Stories of the Decade
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 31, 2010
Missed in the news. Editors and publishers of ethnic media pick what they felt were the most underreported stories of the decade.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Indigenous, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: ethnic media, news stories missed
Football Saved Their Lives
New America Media/ Richmond Confidential, News Feature, Posted: Dec 31, 2010
Three Kennedy High school students found their way off the streets thanks to football and the determination of a football coach.
Categories: African American, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Congresswoman Waters: FCC Net Neutrality Rules Could Harm Consumers of Color
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Dec 30, 2010
I am very concerned that the rules do not go far enough to honor the principles of net neutrality as previously articulated by this Administration and FCC.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Media, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology
Tags: fcc, maxine waters, net, neutrality, rules
Rainbow of Saris, History of Women
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Dec 30, 2010
Migritude addresses the immigrant experience. Immigrants...with attitude.
Categories: African American, Audio, Ethnicities, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: migritude, one woman show, sari, shailija patel
Tobacco Company Guilty of Giving Free Cigarettes to Children
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
During the trial, jurors were shown a 2002 video of Evans, in which she claimed that the cigarette giveaways had a large impact on her.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections
Four Wheels Away From Homeless
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
Phillip Yancy Swells, his wife and two children, slip on their clothes and emerge from their quarters – a 2002 Chrysler Town & Country minivan.
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
My Nephew was Killed by the Oakland Police Department
San Francisco Bayview, Commentary, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
My nephew was shot and killed by Oakland police. The elder of two sons, he was a sweet boy hanging out with the wrong people.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: mentoring center, oakland, police, shooting, wanda sabir
Black Golfer Shasta Averyhardt Joining LPGA Tour
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
Former Jackson State golfer Shasta Averyhardt got a place in history when she qualified for the LPGA Tour.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Sports, Top Stories
L.A. Sees Big Drop in Killings, but Homicide Hotspots Remain
L.A. Beez/New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
As the murder rate falls to a 43-year low in the city overall, it remains stubbornly high in some areas—and the L.A. Times coverage fails to explain why.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: crime, homicide, killings, LAPD, los angeles times, media coverage, police
When the Holidays Stopped Being Fun
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
At some point in everyone’s life the fantasy of the winter holidays begins to fade and Christmas loses its luster.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: christmas, juvenile hall, oakland, youth
Medicaid for Kids: California “Naughty;” 15 Other States “Nice”
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Dec 28, 2010
California will forfeit millions in federal money because it failed to sufficiently boost children's enrollment in Medi-Cal.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Economy, Front Page, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california, children's health coverage, CHIP, health care reform, medi-cal, medicaid
Re-Inventing Parks in the Iron Triangle
Richmond Pulse, Video, Posted: Dec 23, 2010
Though Richmond Calif., has been ranked the 6th most dangerous city in the country, that hasn't stopped residents like Toody Maher from trying to revitalize the Iron Triangle with a new community park called Elm Play Lot.
Categories: African American, Environment, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Why the New Census Figures Do Not Doom Democrats
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
Population shifts and redistricting have Republicans gloating about their prospects in 2012. But Latinos are the fastest-growing demographic—and they vote Democratic.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, census, Democrats, diversity, GOP, redistricting, Republicans
New Orleans—the Incarceration Capital of the U.S.
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
New Orleans’s criminal justice system is at a crossroads. The city’s jail, damaged in Katrina, needs to be replaced.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: building, criminal, jail, justice, katrina, new orleans
Christmas Comes with a Heavy Price
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
The holiday season is once again upon us, and despite a deep recession, millions of Americans are preparing to empty their wallets.
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Top Stories
Tags: black friday, christmas, credit, money, recession, spending
Students’ Study Explores a Divided D.C.
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
A study by graduate students at American University’s School of Communications reveals a city that appears to have come undone.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: american university, divided, study, urban, washington d.c.
Activists Tour Georgia Prisons After Protests, Strike
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
On Dec. 9, prisoners at several state corrections facilities refused to work because of poor working and medical conditions.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice
The Mehserle Effect—Vallejo Shooting Tests Era of Police Accountability
New America Media, Video, Posted: Dec 21, 2010
The slaying of Oscar Grant Jr. and conviction of the BART cop who killed him have shaken up the landscape of police and community relations in the Bay Area.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories
Tags: accountability, black, men, oakland, police, shooting, vallejo
Student Debt, Joblessness Rising for Recent Grads
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Dec 21, 2010
Students in the District of Columbia and New Hampshire graduated with the highest average debt levels: $30,033 and $29,443, respectively.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Youth Culture
Tags: black, department of education, district of columbia, georgia, students
Minorities More Likely to Light Up Less Often
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 21, 2010
Occasional smokers pose challenges to California’s Tobacco Control Program
Categories: African American, Asian, Health, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: California, disparities, minorities, non-daily, ocassional, smokers, smoking rates, tobacco control program
The "Alive and Free" Prescription to Save Richmond, Calif.
Richmond Pulse, News Report, Posted: Dec 20, 2010
The Alive and Free Training has just been introduced to Richmond, designed to reduce risky behaviors that contribute to violence.
Categories: African American, Audio, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: alive and free workshops, omega boys club, richmond, richmond pulse, violence prevention
New America Now: The Art of Choosing Health Care
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Dec 17, 2010
A closer look at the health care battles being waged in courts across the country; how does someone make their most basic choices and how does it affect their lives?
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Health, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: china, elders, Filipino American, health care
Barbara Lee, CBC: Obama/GOP Tax Deal Harms Blacks
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Dec 15, 2010
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-California), who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, said that an “overwhelming majority” of the group opposes the tax plan.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: barbara lee, black people, cbc, plan gop, tax
Hail No! NY Taxi Union Leader Urges Drivers to Racially Profile
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Dec 15, 2010
At a press conference held on Wednesday on the steps of City Hall, several Black and Latino organizations spoke out against union leaders call.
Where's All That Tea Party Outrage Now?
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Rand Paul, the anti-civil rights, Kentucky Tea Party hero, can't be too thrilled about the deal that President Obama just struck with the Republicans.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: congress, deal, obama, republicans, ron paul, tea party
Food, Urban Farms and Our Survival
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Citizens are tackling the lack of access to healthy foods, the overall food shortage and its correlation to sickness, disease and even death.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections
Tags: black people, chicago, farms, food, urban
Clock Running Out on Child Care for 55,000 California Children
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Parents of 55,000 children in California will lose childcare support at the end of January if the state legislature does not reinstate funds for Cal Works
Categories: African American, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: brown, care, child, funds. cal works, schwarzenegger
"Purple Drank" Addiction Sweeps the Inner City
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Young people are mixing Sprite with prescription-strength codeine cough syrup to make a legal but deadly concoction.
Categories: African American, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: codeine, lean, prescriptiondrugs, purpledrank
Meet Betty Dukes, the Black Woman Who's Taking on Walmart
The Root, News Feature, Posted: Dec 13, 2010
Betty Dukes, 60, is the face of the largest gender-bias class-action lawsuit in U.S. history. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take the case.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Profiles, Top Stories
Tags: BettyDukes, classaction, genderdiscrimination, wagediscrimination, Walmart
Black Publisher Files Complaint Over School District's Call for Ad Boycott
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 12, 2010
Colorado newspaper argues that school superintendent has violated Civil Rights Act by urging businesses not to advertise.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: advertisingboycott, AfricanAmericanVoice, HarrisonSchoolDistrict, JamesTucker, MikeMiles
Uncertain Future for Black Seniors Facing Foreclosure in Las Vegas
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 11, 2010
Southern Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the country, and people of color have been disproportionately affected.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Fellowships, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
New America Now: Chinese Culture Travels West, Again
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
Ethnic Media Watch discusses the early Census results and we talk to a man who works hard to bridge the gap between Asian- and African-Americans.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Law & Justice, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: african-american youth, census, culture is our weapon, greg taylor, latino youth, oakland post
To Combat Violence in Richmond: Let's Build a School
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
If you don't build the education facility, you're gonna have to end up building another jail.
Categories: African American, Education, Law & Justice, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: achievement, african-american, california, deaths, drugs, guns, jail, richmond, violence, youth
Progressives Are Blowing Hot Air Over Obama’s Tax Cut Deal
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 09, 2010
Despite what liberal Democrats think—or wish—Obama had no choice but to hold his nose and make the deal on tax cuts.
Categories: African American, Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: congress, cuts, deal, obama, republican, rich, senate, tax
Slaves, Experiments & Dr. Marion Sims's Statue: Should It Stay or Go?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 08, 2010
Sims’s contributions to the field of gynecology are revered by many, but reviled by those who know of the pain endured by female slaves.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Science & Technology
Tags: black, controversy, Marion Sims, science, slavery, statue, women
"Snitch"— A YO!TV Motion Picture
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Dec 07, 2010
This summer, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia worked with 10 young people from the Bay Area to teach them how to write, produce, shoot and edit a short film.
Categories: African American, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: career, crime, jobs, money, movie, short film, snitch, success, YO! Youth Outlook, youth
Rangel Got What He Had Coming, but Others in Congress Won't
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 04, 2010
The media crucifixion of Rangel absolves Congress of having to take any real action against other corrupt lawmakers—and there are many.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacks, censure, CharlesRangel, Congress, corruption, Democrats, ethics, GOP, MaxineWaters, Pelosi
Black, Native Farmers Win in the House of Representatives
Amsterdam News, News Analysis, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
The House of Representatives passed the Claims Settlement Act, providing funding for claims brought by Black and Native American farmers.
Categories: African American, Economy, Indigenous, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bill, black, farmers, lawsuits, native, settlements, us house of representatives
Add the Scott Sisters to Mississippi's List of Injustice
Black America Web, Commentary, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
These sisters have been in prison for 16 years – doing double life sentences for their alleged part in a robbery, $11 was taken and no one was hurt.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice
Tags: jail, jamie and gladys scott, mississippi, robbery, sentence
African-American Achievement Gap to Disappear in 40 Years
Pittsburgh Courier, News Report, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
The latest report by A+ Schools revealed that the achievement gap between White and Black students continues to decrease.
Categories: African American, Education, Intersections, Top Stories
Tags: achievement, african-american, education, gap, students
Poverty on the Rise in America
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
In 2009, 14.3 percent of all people in the U.S. lived in poverty, according to the National Poverty Center.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: black, obama. economy, poverty, unemployment
Proposed Casino Gives Hope for Jobs to Some Richmond Youth
Richmond Pulse, Audio, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
While Richmond, California may be plagued with high crime rates and low unemployment the news of a potential casino has given hope to one young man who thinks will give Richmond a much needed economic boost.
Categories: African American, Audio, Economy, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: casino, jobs, money, Richmond, Richmond pulse, violence, youth
Free Johannes Mehserle Now
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 02, 2010
The trial Johannes Mehserle gave many hope that justice would be served. Now one African American man thinks he should just be freed.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Johannes Mehserle, Oakland, Oscar Grant
The Future of the Internet: What Artists, Entrepreneurs, Communities Could Lose
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 01, 2010
Rappers and independent filmmakers feel their artistic freedom might be at stake in the fight over an open Internet.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Caribbean, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: independent film, Internet, net neutrality, open internet, rap
The Flu Vaccine—A Shot in the Arm for an Ailing Economy
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 01, 2010
Flu shots not only protect lives but also generate significant economic benefits, saving as much as $42 billion in direct and indirect costs.
Categories: African American, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: CDC, Chicago, flu vaccine