New America Media: Ethnic Media Network

Apartheid, Arizona

New York Amsterdam News, News Report, Stephon Johnson, Posted: May 04, 2010

Despite protests from the Hispanic citizens of Arizona, which the Republican Party not long ago attempted to court, Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, signed into law SB 1070, which requires law enforcement officials to question the immigration status of individuals during everyday police encounters.

Fontana Councilwoman Applauds Arizona Crackdown

Black Voices News, News Report, Chris Levister , Posted: May 04, 2010

On the heels of Arizona’s sweeping immigration law signed Friday by Republican Governor Jan Brewer, Fontana Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren, is sounding off calling the crackdown overdue.

Nigerian Americans Want Goodluck to Deliver

Mshale, News Report, Chika S. Oduah, Posted: May 04, 2010

Nigerians in America have a message for Nigeria’s acting president: fix the electric power, end political corruption, get rid of the gigantic potholes in the roads, and distribute the money from oil revenues to the masses.

Obama in Ann Arbor

Annarbor.com, News Feature, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Posted: May 02, 2010

The procession of about 1000 marchers stretched out over a mile, from South Industrial Blvd., snaking up the hill and across the bridge, over to the University of Michigan Stadium, where inside, President Barack Obama was to address the graduating class of 2010.

Activists Face Tough Choices on Immigrant Rights

National Institute for Latino Policy, Commentary, Randy Shaw, Posted: May 01, 2010

Immigrant rights activists overestimated the nation's concern with immigration reform, writes the commentator. But Arizona's passage of the most racist law in modern history gives activists a chance to return comprehensive immigration reform to the national stage.

Arizona Fires up May 1 Rally in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Garment and Citizen, Photo Essay, Jerry Sullivan, Posted: May 01, 2010

Immigration march in Los Angeles draws huge crowd as labor unions and advocacy groups join grassroots in calls for action at the federal level.

La Opinión Calls for National Boycott of Arizona

La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 24, 2010

An editorial in the Los Angeles Spanish-language daily La Opinión calls for a national boycott of Arizona after the governor signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration into law on Friday.

Boyajian: Turkey’s Henchmen: Mass Media Butcher the Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Weekly, Commentary, David Boyajian, Posted: Apr 24, 2010

On Armenian Genocide memorial day, David Boyajian unravels the politics behind U.S. acknowledgment of the genocide and its strategic relationship with Turkey.

Obama Moves to De-link Terrorism from Islam

Pakistan Link, News Report, Staff, Posted: Apr 23, 2010

President Barack Obama has ordered a revision of America’s National Security Strategy to remove terms that link Islam to terrorism, for example "Islamic radicalism."

N.Y. Ethnic Media Publish Joint Editorial on Immigration Reform

El Diario/La Prensa, Editorial, Staff, Posted: Apr 22, 2010

New York's El Diario/La Prensa, Haitian Times, Nowy Dziennik, and Caribbean Life published a joint editorial today urging New York’s political leaders in Washington to move immigration reform forward.