Philadelphia Home Saved for the Holidays
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
Esther “Moya” Smith should be planning meals and purchasing gifts, not worrying about getting evicted from her home.
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: evicted, home, money, philadelphia, welfare
Southern CA Perspective on Mehserle Sentencing, Bay Youth Speak
New America Media/Oakland Local, Video, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
The work in Los Angeles to secure justice for Grant continued, but not on the same scale as in Northern California.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Youth Culture
Tags: conviction, los angeles, mehserle, oscar grant, youth speaks
Black Holocaust Conference Remembers Past, Charts the Future
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Nov 29, 2010
Historians have documented the abduction and subsequent devastation of Black life, noting that the past violations still have impact in 21st Century.
Categories: African, African American, Front Page, Law & Justice
Tags: african, america, black people, conference, holocaust, middle passage
What's in Store for Pakistan? A Conversation with Fatima Bhutto
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Nov 28, 2010
Fatima Bhutto speaks about her life as a young woman born into one of Pakistan's most famous political families and where she sees Pakistan heading.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Law & Justice, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: bhutto family, fatima bhutto, pakistan, songs of blood and sword
Roy and Rodriguez: Catholics, Condoms and Full-Body Scans
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 25, 2010
Pat downs by the TSA and condoms and the Catholic Church. Sex and outrage dominated the airwaves. But what does it say about Americans?
Categories: Ethnicities, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Religion, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Catholic Church, condoms, full body scans, Pope, travels, TSA
"Ellis Island of the West" and the Asian Immigrant Narrative
Sampan, News Feature, Posted: Nov 25, 2010
Historian Erika Lee's new book on Angel Island chronicles the U.S. immigration experience from the Asian perspective.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: angel island, chinese, equal rights, history, immigration, justice
California Failing to Enforce Bilingual Services Act
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
A new audit finds that state and local government agencies are failing to provide adequate bilingual services as required by law.
Categories: Education, Health, Immigration, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: bilingual, california, health, immigration, services
Arizona Activists Not Letting Their Guard Down
Prensa Hispana, News Report, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Those arrested during the July 29 protests say they will continue fighting until SB 1070 and the hatred that has invaded Arizona is eliminated.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, ice, immigration, joearpaio, raids, sb1070, sherriffjoe
Fear of Flying (in the Age of TSA Pat-Downs)
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Three perspectives on life and liberty as airport security ramps up with full body scans and aggressive pat downs.
Categories: Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 9/11, airport security, Homeland Security, Juan Williams, pat downs, TSA
One Year Later, Arizona Law Keeps Families from Getting Public Benefits
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Despite allegations of widespread fraud committed by undocumented immigrants to obtain healthcare benefits, state data show a different reality.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Health, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonalaw, hb2008, illegalimmigrantspublicbenefits, publicbenefitslaw, publicbenefitsundocumented
A Mariachi Festival Uses Music to Take a Stand Against Racism
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Nov 20, 2010
At a time when immigrants are under attack throughout the Southwest, a New Mexico music festival is a symbol of defiance and ethnic pride.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, ethnicstudies, HB2281, Mariachi, Mexico, SB1070
Harry Potter Is a DREAM Act Kid
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
When it comes to immigration, there is no shortage of Dark Lords. Voldemort’s American soul is split into thousands of horcruxes, hidden in every corner of the country.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: DeathlyHallows, DREAMAct, HarryPotter, HarryReid, horcrux, immigration, SB1070, YvesGomes
Rethinking Criminal Justice—Why Black Prosecutors Matter
Special to NAM/America's Wire, News Report, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
Black prosecutors like SF's Kamala Harris, who leads in the CA attorney general race, and Philadelphia's Seth Williams (right) are transforming the criminal justice system.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: CraigWatkins, criminaljusticereform, districtattorneys, KamalaHarris, reentry, SethWilliams, wrongfulconvictions
HUD Settlement a Victory for Some of Katrina's Poorest Victims
The Root, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Five years after the hurricane, thousands of low-income homeowners in Mississippi will finally receive federal funds to rebuild their homes.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: FEMA, HUDlawsuit, Katrina, MDA, Missississippi, NAACP
Waiting While Black: Prominent Journalist Thrown Out of D.C. Hotel Lobby
The Root, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Foundation president Dori Maynard was hustled out of a D.C. hotel lobby while waiting for a friend. Now she's waiting for an explanation.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media
Tags: # Dori Maynard, Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, Politics, post-racial America, racial tensions in America, rally to restore sanity, thrown out of Hampton Inn lobby, woman thrown out of DC hotel lobby
L.A. Faithful Rally for City Plan on Mortgage Modifications, Loans
Eastern Group Publications, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Multi-ethnic, multi-faith crowd voices support for ordinance that would push banks to do more for homeowners in distress.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: business, housing, hud, l.a., loans, los angeles, minorities, modifications, mortgage
Rangel Guilty of House Ethics Violations
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Nov 17, 2010
Rangel remains a political kingpin in New York's famed Harlem neighborhood and is unlikely to resign.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: charles rangel, ethics, guilty, harlem, house of representatives, new york
Prince George's County Executive Caught in Corruption Probe
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Nov 16, 2010
Jack Johnson a county executive of the wealthiest majority-black county in the nation, and his wife, recently elected to the county council, were arrested.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: black, corruption, jack johnson, lesile johnson, prince george's county, scandal
End Cuba Embargo, World Tells U.S.—Again
Final Call , News Report, Posted: Nov 15, 2010
The UN General Assembly called on the United States to end its economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba.
Categories: Caribbean, Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: cuba, embargo, general assembly, united nations
Lynn Woolsey on House Dems: "We’re Not Going to Roll Over"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 14, 2010
In an exclusive interview, the leader of the Progressive House Caucus discusses the group's strategy under GOP control of the House.
Categories: Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Congress, Democrats, House, LynnWoolsey, Obama, progressives
Can Millions Undo Years of Unjust Time Behind Bars?
Final Call , News Report, Posted: Nov 09, 2010
It has been nearly three months since DNA evidence freed wrongfully convicted Black male Michael Anthony Green.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: anthony green, dna, evidence, freed, inmate, InnocenceProject
GOP Takes Control of House, But Housing Crisis Still Out of Control
New America Media, Roundup, Posted: Nov 09, 2010
Housing policy experts are concerned that the GOP's victories in the midterm elections will do little to solve the foreclosure crisis.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: electionforeclosure, foreclosure, housingcrisis, republicanforeclosure
No Justice, No Peace of Mind—Living with the Mehserle Sentence
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Nov 06, 2010
The sentencing of an ex-transit cop in the killing of Oscar Grant reminds a young black reporter yet again how little the justice system values men like them.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Multimedia, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bart, johannas meserle, los angeles, oakland, oscar grant, sentence
Cop-Involved Killings: Cases Show Just How Rare Mehserle Sentence Is
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
A roundup of nine other Bay Area cop-involved killings dating back to 2001 shows that Mehserle's light sentence is nevertheless a landmark.
Categories: African American, Asian, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: mehserle, oscaregrant, policekillings, trial, verdict
"Judge Tani" Wins CA Supreme Ct. Post; Other Filipinos Shine in US Vote
GMA News.TV, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
Tani Cantil-Sakauye overwhelmingly garnered “Yes" votes to become the first Filipino and first Asian Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. Other Filipino-American candidates across the country are also leading in their races.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: Filipino-American candidates, Filipinos, November elections, Tani Cantil-Sakauye
In Potential Major Upset, Kamala Harris Leading for CA Attorney General
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
A victory would make Harris the first black female attorney general in the U.S.—and highlight just how different California is from the rest of the nation.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: attorneygeneral, kamalaharris, stevecooley
Now Begins the Real GOP War on Obama
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
Part One of the GOP playbook to make Obama a one-term president has gone off exactly as McConnell, Boerner, and Palin planned. Now things really get ugly.
Categories: Education, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
What We Must Learn From the Most Racist Election in Decades
Colorlines, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 02, 2010
If the election of 2008 was a referendum on race, the midterms are feeling like a recount. Today’s political landscape is as frightening as 2008’s was hopeful.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacks, election, GOP, Muslim, Obama, racism, TeaParty
SF Appeals Court Seems Willing to Restore Parts of SB 1070
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
As battle over Arizona's hard-line anti-immigrant law plays out in elections, appellate judge tells SB 1070 opponent: "I don't understand your argument"
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, Arizona SB1070, Brewer, immigration
Poverty of Ideas: Despite Economy, Right Still Blames Poor for Being Poor
America's Wire, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
The recession has hit blacks and Latinos hardest. Now the political right is seizing on this disparity to blame the victims—even though conservative policies are what made them poor.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacks, census, conservatives, heritageFoundation, poverty, recession
Toxic Triangle: 3 Bay Area Communities Teaming Up to Fight Pollution
New America Media/ Richmond Confidential, Audio, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
Representatives from Richmond, Oakland, and SF's Bayview Hunter's Point met recently to discuss how to fight for cleaner air and neighborhoods.
Categories: Audio, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Richmond Pulse
Tags: airpollution, bayview, DanielBuford, oakland, richmond, toxictriangle