Wyclef Jean Mulling Haitian Presidential Run
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
If Wyclef Jean makes a serious bid to become Haiti’s next president, he has only a couple of weeks to file the paperwork.
Categories: Caribbean, Environment, Front Page, Health, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: earthquake, fugees, haiti, president, relief, wyslef jean
India's Poor Seek Wealth in E-Waste
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
What happens to the old computer you put on the curb? Chances are it ends up in India where poor men and women break it down.
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Video
The Hidden Homeless: Teenagers
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
There are an estimated 2,000 homeless teens walking the streets of Philadelphia everyday.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health
Anger in Haiti Grows as U.N. Rates Earthquake Response as Good
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
But six months after the earthquake that killed as many as 300,000 people, survivors in makeshift tent cities continue to express discontent.
Categories: Caribbean, Environment, Front Page, Health
SF Tries a New Tack in Protecting Nail Salon Workers: Going Green
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
The proposed ordinance, the first of its kind in the country, comes amid signs that a pioneering 2005 California law is having little effect.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: davidchiu, greeneconomy, health, nailsalon, publichealth, sanfrancisco, toxic
Neo-slavery in the American South
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
Nearly 150 years after Emancipation, trapped by extreme poverty and isolation some Blacks remain victims of neo-slavery.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice
Advocates Expose California County's HIV/AIDS Failures
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
African Americans make up 10 percent of San Bernandino County population yet they comprise 28 percent of diagnosed HIV cases
Categories: African American, Environment, Front Page, Health, Intersections
Tags: african americans, aids, county, hiv, san bernandino
Pacquiao's Newest Foe--Climate Change
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Boxing champ-turned-congressman Manny Pacquiao introduced a reforestation bill to help fight climate change.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: climate change, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, reforestation
Standing up to a Big Corporation in Hunters Point
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
Individuals and organizations are facing off a gigantic corporation’s efforts to build housing on a former naval shipyard.
Categories: African American, Environment, Fellowships, Health, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: environmental justice
Sierra Club's Carl Pope: BP Has Gulf in a 'Hostage Situation'
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
The environmental leader worries that the nation risks drawing the wrong lessons from the oil spill disaster.
Categories: Environment, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bp, gulf coast oil spill, new orleans, oil spill
Poll: Ethnic Voters Will Likely Defeat Marijuana Legalization
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
Latest poll shows ethnic voters will help defeat Prop. 19, the marijuana legalization bill, and split on Prop. 23, the clean energy bill.
Categories: African, Asian, Environment, Front Page, Latino, Polls
Tags: california, election, marijuana legalization, poll
Bhopal Gas Leak Victims Feel Betrayed
Siliconeer, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
In a recent verdict, senior managers of Union Carbide were let off with a surprisingly light sentence for their role in the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal.
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Health, International Affairs, South Asian
Tags: Bhopal, gas leak, Union Carbide
Tar Ball Retrieval in Lake Pontchartrain Basin
NOLA Beez, News Report, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
A day after tar balls were first spotted in Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain basin politician made promises to remain vigilant.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Latino, Science & Technology
Tags: basin, bp, lake pontchartrain, louisiana, oil
Workers Advocate for California’s Green Economy
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 04, 2010
Green-collar workers gathered in Sacramento to tell state lawmakers to support laws that create more green jobs.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: economy, energy efficiency, green jobs, job training, recession, solar installation, workers
Gas Station Owners Bear Brunt of BP Consumer Boycott
India West, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
Many gas station owners are Indian American. And they are struggling to cope with the BP boycott in wake of the oil spill.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: BP, gas station, gulf oil spill, Indian American, oil spill
Meet the New Face of BP's Damage Control Campaign
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Jul 01, 2010
Darryl Willis is the public face of BP. He is the VP of Resources for BP America and in charge of handling the legion of damage claims from the spill.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: claims., darryl willis, oil, spill. bp. gulf