Inner City Media Bankruptcy -- Black Radio in the Crosshairs
JoeMillerJD, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
When the walls started shaking at the Joint Center’s offices during Tuesday’s earthquake, I was faced with one question: leave the building or stay inside? Similarly, the seismic transformation of the broadcasting industry brought on by mobile devices, and digital video recorders has presented new problems for broadcasters.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Front Page
Tags: Bankruptcy, Black media, Inner City Media, radio
Does White Make Right? Racism and Gay-Shaming Drown BART Protests
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
Chaos continues to surround the ongoing protests against administrators of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system—and the cause is attracting the kind of friends who make enemies irrelevant.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice
Tags: anonymous, bart, photos, protest, sex, shame, spokesperson
California Redistricting Win Ensures Black Voice in State Politics
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
The Redistricting process became a battlefield, a front for those who hoped to declare the “death of Black leadership.”
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: barbara lee, california, election, leadership, maxine walters, racism, redistricting, vote
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Has Big Post-Katrina Regrets
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
Nagin also spoke about policies that are preventing a lot of New Orleans’ black population from coming back.
Categories: African American, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: american, katrina, mayor, nagin, new orleans, population, race
President Obama’s Continuing White Problem
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
The majority of whites will not accept Obama's presidency and the latest polls show that it'll be a major problem for Obama in 2012.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
How Seniors Survived Katrina—Family, Faith and Community
News Orleans Agenda/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
Six years after Hurricane Katrina robbed seniors of their homes and their way of life, family, faith and community have offset government failures to help them go on.
Categories: African American, Elders, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: hurricanekatrina, roadhomeprogram, seniors, seventhward
California Clinic Puts Smile on Community Care
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
East Palo Alto has a model health and dental clinic that puts a smile on one of the roughest and poorest communities in California.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Elders, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: californiahealth, communityhealth, dentistry, eastpaloalto, healthcarereform, poverty, siliconvalley
NAM Radio: Comedian DL Hughley on Campaign 2012
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 27, 2011
He famously got the White House Press Secretary to admit the truth about Iraqi WMD's & his comments on the presidential campaign are just as newsworthy.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, European, Media, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: campaign 2012, cnn, cobbs comedy club, comedian, comedy, dl hughley, obama, politics, president obama, republicans
Criminalizing Our Youth to Excuse Police Murder
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Aug 27, 2011
The carefully molded portrayal of the “feral street thug" in the U.K. and the U.S. is part of the failure of the American media to cover stories relating to police murders.
Categories: African American, European, Media, Top Stories
Tags: africanamerican, bayview, london, media, oscargrant, policeshooting, race, riots, youth
Life Terms for Two Men Who Murdered Chauncey Bailey
Chauncey Bailey Project, News Report, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
Former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusef Bey IV was sentenced Friday to three consecutive life terms in prison.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: antoine mackey, chauncey bailey, life, murder, Oakland, sentence, yusef bey IV
President Obama Can Seize King’s Racial Dream High Ground
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
The dedication of the King Memorial comes as black Americans worry about Obama’s commitment to King’s legacy. The president could allay those fears.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012election, blackvoters, daisybates, kingmemorial, normanrockwell, obama, whitehouse
College Student Anxiety, Depression Levels Show Sharp Rise
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
University administrators say over 60 percent of college students report that their parents now expect them to work during the school year.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: anxiety, budget cuts, california, college, student, uc riverside
Katrina Pain Index 2011: Race, Gender, Poverty
The New Orleans Agenda, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health, Indigenous, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: gulf coast, housing, hurricane, index, katrina, medical care, new orleans, pain
Funk Season 2011 -- Violence at Niner vs. Raider Game Mirrors Mayhem on Bay Streets
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
NAM editor Kevin Weston argues the violence at last week's Raider-49er pre-season matchup was fueled by violence on the streets and age-old Bay Area animosities.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: africanamerican, bayarea, candlestick, football, oakland, raiders, sanfrancisco, violence
The MLK Memorial's Complicated History
The Root, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
Critics say the new MLK Memorial, to be officially dedicated this weekend, betrays the message championed by the famed civil rights leader.
Categories: African American, Chinese, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: AfricanAmerican, art, China, civilrights, King, MLKmemorial, NationalMall, Washington
Feds Probe Los Angeles Sheriff Racial Profiling in White Suburbs
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
The Department of Justice announced an investigation into allegations of racial discrimination by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department on Friday.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: federal probe, Los angeles, police, racial profiling
President Obama’s Black Jobs Dilemma
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
The Congressional Black Caucus is voicing increased anger at President Obama’s silence on black unemployment. But blacks will still back his reelection.
Categories: African American, Economy, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012election, blackvoters, congresionalblackcaucus, gop, maxinewaters, presidentobama, unemployment
L.A. School Educates Those "Shut Out" of the System
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
Free L.A. High School, opened in 2007 by the Youth Justice Center, offers students an alternative to incarceration through a revolutionary approach to education.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: education, incarceration, LA
Domestic Workers Struggle Now Like Women in "The Help"
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
In the U.S.. more than 2 million domestic workers continue to labor and be exploited like the women in "The Help." But there are new calls for their rights and protections.
Categories: African American, Economy, Gender & Sexuality, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: africanamericans, civilrights, domesticworkers, employment, maids, newdeal, slavery, thehelp, women, workersrights
Gentrification Pushing African Americans Out of Cities
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Metropolitan areas from New York to Los Angeles and seemingly all points in between continue to take on virtually unrecognizable characteristics, longtime residents say.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: black, gentrification, harlem, homeless, los angeles, new york. development
Black Londoners Say Class, Not Race Drove Riots
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
The recent riots in London were largely depicted by media as young Blacks rampaging through the northern section of the city, looting stores and vandalizing property as a stunned world looked on.
Tags: class, london riots, race, riots
California Law Firm Nailed for Mortgage Scam
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
CA's Attorney General filed suit against a law firm for their role in a scam that took advantage of thousands of homeowners.
Categories: African American, Economy, Foreclosures, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: californiaattorneygeneral, foreclosure, kamalaharris, kramerandkaslow, mailfraud, mortgagecrisis, mortgagefraud, mortgagescam
Poll: More Than Half of Americans Believe King’s Dream Has Been Fulfilled
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Poll: More Than Half of Americans Believe King’s Dream Has Been Fulfilled
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: Poll: More Than Half of Americans Believe King’s Dream Has Been Fulfilled
London Aftermath-Consequences and Repercussions
New York Amsterdam News, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
As London and other major U.K. cities hit with rioting are cleaning up, people are being picked up daily by police.
Categories: African, African American, European, Immigration, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Aftermath, Consequences, London, protests, Repercussions, riots
Tragedy in Norway Borne Out of Seeds of Racism and Intolerance in UK, EU
The Final Call, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
A native Norwegian, Mr. Breivik, 32, reportedly confessed to bombing government headquarters downtown in the capitol Oslo, killing eight people before going on a shooting spree at a youth group retreat killing dozens more.
Tags: bombing, Breivik, murder, oslo, youth group retreat
Give "The Help" -- and Black Working Women -- a Break
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Criticism of “The Help” for stereotyping ignores its rare focus on black women caught between racial brutality and their hopes for the civil rights movement.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, European, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: civil rights, counterpoint, fried chicken, medgar evers, positive review, review, the help
Blacks & Hispanics More Concerned Over Children's Health
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
An annual poll shows significant differences among ethnic groups in their levels of concern over children’s health.
Categories: African American, European, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: black, children, children's health, concern, differences, drug abuse, ethnicity, health, hispanic, latino, obesity, sexting, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health, violence, white
Association of Black Women Historians: Open Letter to Fans of "The Help"
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
The movie "The Help" distorts, ignores, and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers, amongst other historical concerns.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, European, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality
Tags: association of black women historians, civil rights, distorts, domestic worker, ignores, mammy, medgar evers, open letter, racism, rosa parks, servant, sexual harassment, speech, the help, trivializes
Will a New George Jackson Ever Emerge?
BlackAmericaWeb.com, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
George Jackson died on Aug. 21, 1971. He was either killed during an escape attempt from California’s San Quentin State Prison or murdered as part of a government conspiracy, depending on whose version of reality you choose to believe.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice
Tags: California San Quentine State, conspiracy, George Jackson, murder
Foreclosure & the American Dream: Two Women's Stories
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
Two American women share their story of how the American dream became a nightmare when their homes went into foreclosure.
Categories: African American, Audio, Foreclosures, Latino, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: american, american dream, california, dream, financial, financing, foreclosure, home, homeowner, ownership, recession
"The Help" Isn't Helping
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
I walked out of "The Help." I’ve made a pact with myself that as soon as the fried chicken and the N-word start to get thrown around, I'll remove myself from the situation.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Media, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: black folks, film review, fried chicken, hollywood, N-word, negative, review, stereotype, the help
They Might Be Gigantes—Latino Ballers Mum on Immigration
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
Giants manager Bruce Bochy nailed a writer’s tweet as “racist” for calling a player an “illegal alien.” But where’s the Latino Jackie Robinson?
Categories: African American, Immigration, Intersections, Latin America, Latino, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: baseball, bruce bochy, giants, racist, san francisco, tony bruno, tweet
Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Vacation
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
Riverside, Calif. recreation supervisor Jerry Hurley runs a highly successful lunch program, serving 200,000 free meals this summer.
Categories: African American, Health, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
$25 Million Settlement in Katrina Hospital Class Action Suit
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
A Louisiana judge has given a preliminary approval to a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit by plaintiffs against a New Orleans hospital.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice
Tags: hospital, hurricane, katrina, lawsuit, new orleans, settlement
Are African Americans Who Are Critical of Obama Traitors?
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
Tom Joyner called those who criticize the president "haters," saying they need to be quiet because Obama doesn't need the black vote to be split.
Tags: black, congressional black caucus, cornel west, obama, tavis smiley, unemployment, vote
How an L.A. Charter School Became a Success Lab
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
Armida Barrera has paid a price for living in a disadvantaged neighborhood: the poor education of her first seven children.
Categories: African American, Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Education, Front Page, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: charter school, education, los angeles, poor, school, synergy, unified school district
Has CA's Redistricting Experiment Worked? A Key Reformer Says Yes
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
On Monday, the new California Citizens Redistricting Commission reached an important milestone, approving final political maps for Congress, the state Legislature, and the Board of Equalization.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, californiacitizensredistrictingcommission, commoncause, redistricting, reform
How America's Safety Net Has Become A Dragnet
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 12, 2011
In this new afterword to her best seller, Nickel and Dimed, author Barbara Ehrenreich explains how 10 years after that book’s publication and amid a spiraling recession, poverty is increasingly becoming criminalized in America.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, European, Health, Indigenous, Latino, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, food
Tags: criminalizing, homeless, Nickel and Dimed, poor, poverty, recession, U.S.
HIV Epidemic Growing Fastest Among Black Gay and Bisexual Men
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
Young black gay and bisexual men are the only population in the U.S. in which the pace of HIV’s spread is increasing, according to a startling study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health
Philly Mayor Imposes Curfew to Stop Flash Mobs
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
A 9 p.m. curfew for children under the age of 18 was inacted in Philadelphia to stop mobs of African-American teens assaulting pedestrians.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, curfew, flash mobs, mayor nutter, philadelphia, teens, violence
Is Obama Losing Black Support?
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
“I’m not voting for Obama!” said one black man, a regular barbershop customer. “Won’t do it, and I’m not afraid to say it. Black men don’t have jobs."
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, black, elections, jobs, men, obama, support, unemployment, voting
New Limits on Background Checks Considered
Atlanta Post, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
About 92 million Americans—more than one in four adults—have some kind of criminal history, according to the U.S. Department of Justice
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: background, check, convictions, criminal, eeoc, employers, felony, jobs
Real Estate Brokers Meet in NOLA, Foreclosures Soar
New Orleans Agenda, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
The lingering economic unsteadiness, unacceptably high foreclosure rates, and changing government-backed mortgage lending policies serve as the backdrop for the 64th Annual Convention of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: banks, foreclosure, homes, katrina, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, new orleans
Brooklynites Locked out of Neighborhood Jobs
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
Low-income and minority residents in Brooklyn say they are being left out in the cold while looking for jobs in developments springing up downtown.
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: black, brooklyn, development, jobs, latino, new york, poor, unemployed
RAW VIDEO: San Francisco District Attorney Debate
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 08, 2011
Last week, a debate was held between the four candidates vying for the recently vacated position of San Francisco Attorney. George Gason, David Onek, Vu Trinh and Sharmin Bock spoke on a number of issues including: the war on drugs, conviction rates, and the three strikes law.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: conviction rates, David Onek, debate, George Gasonm, LCCR, San Francisco District Attorney, Sharmin Bock, three strikesm, Vu Trinh, war on drugs
Letter from Cairo: Ramadan Brings Protest, Crackdown and Hope
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 06, 2011
It was the first day of Ramadan and as afternoon prayers ended, men and women spilled out of mosques into the scorching downtown heat.
Categories: African, African American, Eye on Egypt , Intersections, Middle Eastern, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: egypt, mubarak, protests, ramadan, revolution, scaf, tahir square, trial, troops
Writing the Tea Party Epitaph is Not Just Premature but Absurd
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 06, 2011
Far from writing the epitaph for the Tea Party, pundits should write about its rise in power.
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Stimulus Watch, Top Stories
Tags: budget crisis, economy, gop, power, tea party, white house
Ethnic Californians -- The State’s ‘Environmental Vote’
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
Nearly three-fourths of Asians, blacks and Latinos support the state’s climate change law, according to a new PPIC poll.
Categories: African American, Asian, Environment, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: ab32, climatechange, environment, environmental issues, MarkBaldassare, ppicpoll, prop23
SFPD Chief Answers Hunters Point Community After Shooting
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
In the wake of a police involved incident that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Kenneth Harding SFPD Greg Suhr held a community meeting in the city's Hunters Point neighborhood.
Categories: African American, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: greg suhr, hunter's point, kenneth harding, sfpd, shooting, street soldiers
In Georgia, Racial Issues Resurface With a New Anti-Immigrant Flavor
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
Activists say the environment in Georgia is extremely hostile and anti-Latino against immigrants and citizens alike.
Categories: African American, Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Latin Jazz Musicians File Class Action Against Grammy Awards
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
Four Latin jazz musicians have filed a class-action suit against the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for eliminating the Best Latin Jazz Album.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Headlines
New Marvel Comics Spider-Man is Black-Latino
ColorLines, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
Marvel Comics’ new superhero is a half-African American half-Latino kid named Miles Morales.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: spidey
South Carolina Immigration Law Starts New Era of Racial Profiling
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
South Carolina’s new anti-immigrant law strikes Latinos with fear of racial profiling—and reminds blacks of the state’s racist past.
Categories: African American, Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: nikkihaleyimmigration, racialprofiling, southcarolina, southcarolinaimmigrationlaw
Danger Signs for President Obama with Black Voters
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
The jobless rate has hit crisis levels in many inner city communities, and the perception is that the President simply isn’t doing enough to combat the crisis.
Categories: African American, Economy, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: black, disapprove, joblessness, obama, poll
Civil Rights Report Shines Light on Education Disparities
BlackVoiceNews.com, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
If algebra is the “gatekeeper” course that determines whether students will have access to higher education, then thousands of African American and other underserved high school students are facing a locked gate with no key.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, education, high school, higher education
Most NFL Players are Ready for Training Camp
Los Angeles Sentinel , News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
Most NFL players used their time off during the lockout wisely by staying in shape.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Sports
Young Guns
Maynard Institute , News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
A Chicago television station story about the shooting of two teenagers that used video of a 4-year old boy saying he did not fear violence and wanted his own gun, has raised concerns with journalism educators and others.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: Chicago, educators, gun, journalism, shooting, teenagers, video, violence
People of Color are Leading YouTube’s Growth
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Black and Latino users are the most active video consumers online, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Tags: cell phones, color, internet, people, technology, youtube
Latest CA Redistricting Maps Satisfy Most Minorities—But Not Latinos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Latinos say new political maps are an improvement over first drafts released in June but still don't reflect big population gains over the past decade.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: california, citizensredistrictingcommission, Latinos, MALDEF, redistricting, sacramento, TeaPArty, visionary, votingrightsact, wedrawthelines