President Obama Grapples with Middle East Issues
The Final Call, News Report, Posted: May 31, 2011
In what was billed as a reprise of his 2009 Cairo-speech to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama attempted to lay down a new marker for U.S. Middle East policy at the State Department May 19.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Cairo, muslim world, president Obama, U.S. Middle East policy
Holder Urged to Support Retroactive Sentencing Reform
The Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: May 31, 2011
National civil rights organizations and sentencing reform advocates are strongly urging U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder to support retroactive application of the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s revised sentencing guideline for crack cocaine offenses.
Categories: Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: crack cocaine, National Civil Rights organizations, reform, retroactive application, U.S. Sentencing Comission
The Palin Show Is a Scam—and Everyone Knows It
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 31, 2011
Sarah Palin has no chance at winning the presidency. And that’s what makes the idea that she intends to run in 2012 both intriguing and amusing.
Categories: Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, BarackObama, GOP, Republicans, SarahPalin
More Than Immigration at Stake in Historic Effort to Recall AZ's Pearce
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 31, 2011
A bipartisan effort to recall state Senator Russell Pearce could signal a shift in the political climate in Arizona, even if it doesn’t result in his leaving office.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Economy, Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: anti-immigration, Arizona, divisive, recall, Russell Pearce, SB 1070
Behind Bars: For Black Girls, Acting Out Is a Crime
Equal Voice Newspaper, News Feature, Posted: May 30, 2011
To those who work with low-income African-American youth, the link between poverty, abuse, punitive school policies and the growing incarceration of young women is all too clear.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: africanamericans, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers, children'sdefensefund, girls, juvenilejustice, LateefahSimon, LeaJayHarper, YoungMothers United Program at the Center for Young Women’s Development
Solicitor General: U.S. Erred in WWII Internment Cases
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 29, 2011
In a highly unusual admission of misconduct, the solicitor general posted a “Confession of Error” on the Justice Department’s blog regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: In a highly unusual admission of misconduct, the government’s top Supreme Court lawyer posted a “Confession of Error” on the Justice Department’s blog regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Alabama Tornado Victims Fear Immigration Crackdown
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: May 29, 2011
Alabama's pending immigration bill has undocumented victims of the Tuscaloosa tornado afraid to come out of hiding.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: fearful, food, hiding, shelter, tornado, Tuscaloosa, undocumented
Black Immigrants Join the Debate
The Root, News Report, Posted: May 28, 2011
Millions of African- and Caribbean-born people are missing from the immigration-reform conversation, but a few are starting to get involved.
Categories: African, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Africans, blackafricans, Haiti, Haitians, immigrationlaws, immigrationreform
Court Ruling Puts Three-Strikes Reform Back on Radar
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: May 27, 2011
More than half of the third “strikes” that have triggered a 25-to-life sentence in California involve neither serious nor violent felonies.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: 25-to-life, 3 strikes, california, felonies, law, non violent
NY Dept. of Education Sued Over School Closings
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: May 27, 2011
A coalition has joined forces to block the Bloomberg administration and the Department of Education (DOE) from closing schools throughout New York City.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: bloomberg, closing, fight, naacp, new york, schools, unions
NAM Radio: Zero Tolerance, University Medalist, Arab-American Women, I Heart Hamas
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 27, 2011
New Show: Zero tolerance school policy, Berkeley's 2011 University Medal winner, a Palestinian-American woman's story, the one-woman comedy of I Heart Hamas.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Education, European, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: aaron benavidez, arab american, berkeley, comedy, i heart hamas, jailhouse, jennifer jajeh, kathy saade kenny, katrina in five worlds, mexico, palestine, schoolhouse, university medal, winner, zero tolerance
What Mexico Will Look Like in 2012
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 27, 2011
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war on drugs has cost more than 34,000 lives in the last four years. There is mounting pressure for would-be presidential hopefuls to declare that, if elected, they would call off the war.
Categories: International Affairs, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 000 killed, 34, Calderon, drug cartels, local gangs, violence, war on drugs
Herman Cain and GOP Presidential Nomination an Oxymoron
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 26, 2011
The irrepressible talk show host and former Godfather Pizza CEO Herman Cain thinks he can stand the GOP on its head and get it to nominate him, an African-American, as its 2012 presidential standard bearer. But will his race come in the way?
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: GOP, Herman Cain, no Obama, oxymoron, voting bloc, white voters
67 Sueños -- Activating the Silent Majority Left Out of Dream Act
New America Media, Video, Posted: May 25, 2011
According to a recent study by the Migration Policy Institute, 67 percent of undocumented youth and young adults would not qualify for the Dream Act.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: 67 sueños, dream act, media, oakland, undocumented, video, youth
Déja Vu: New Florida Law Hinders Voting Rights of Blacks, Poor
Black America Web, Commentary, Posted: May 24, 2011
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a bill that's a blatant attempt at limiting the access of poor people to the polls.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: florida, GOP, republicans, RickScott, votingrightsact
Michigan Gov. Opposes Arizona-Style Immigration Law
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: May 24, 2011
Michigan governor Rick Snyder opposes passage of HB 4305, an Arizona-style immigration law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: arizona, immigration, latinos, michigan
Supreme Court Upholds Ruling to Reduce California Prison Population
San Francisco Bay View, News Report, Posted: May 24, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed a previous court order requiring the state of California to reduce dramatically the number of people in its horribly overcrowded state prison system.
Categories: African American, Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california, inmates, jails, overcrowding, prison
Cutting Social Programs No Longer Taboo
Black Voices News, News Feature, Posted: May 24, 2011
In 2008 when Kenya Ruffin’s youngest daughter Inya, was born with cerebral palsy requiring hyperbaric oxygen therapy she wasn’t prepared for all of the health challenges she would face.
Categories: African American, Health, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: California Healthy Families Program, health, social programs
Washington Easing Driver's License Rules for Koreans
Korea Joongang Daily, News Report, Posted: May 24, 2011
Washington state in the United States will issue driver’s licenses to people holding Korean licenses with a simple eye test, waiving written and driving tests. Korea will do the same for people holding Washington licenses.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: Driver's license, Korean, Politics, U.S.
How a Black Democrat Won Mayor's Race in Florida GOP Enclave
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: May 24, 2011
Alvin Brown, the tenacious hometown Democrat, made history Wednesday as the first black ever elected mayor of Jacksonville.
Categories: African American, Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: AlvinBrown, Florida, GOP, Jacksonville, republicans
Europe, Arizona and My Plumber
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 24, 2011
Arizona, for Americans, has come to symbolize anti-immigrant hysteria codified into law. In Europe, Arizona arrived a generation ago -- with hardly a ripple of organized protest.
Categories: African American, Asian, European, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, culture, Europe, immigration, low birthrate, protests
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton Launches Global Diaspora Initiative
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 22, 2011
The launch of the International Diaspora Engagement Alliance (IDEA) marks a historic shift in the way the U.S. government views global migrants.
Categories: Ethnic Media in the News, International Affairs, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: globaldiaspora, globaldiasporaforum, hillaryclinton, internationaldiasporaengagementalliance, secretaryofstate, statedepartment
Why Cornel West's Obama Slur Made Headlines
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 21, 2011
Calling Obama a "black puppet" says more about the name-caller than the President. But it still got the predictable headline.
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: american, barack obama, black, black puppet, cornel west, feud, obama, president, puppet
Obama's Arab Spring: Been There, Done That, Doesn't Work
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 21, 2011
US-backed instant revolutions in Tunisia & Egypt have left both nations in a limbo, & have violently stalled in Libya, Syria, Bahrain & Yemen -- but it's nothing new.
Categories: Economy, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: arab, arab spring, ayatollah, deng xiaoping, dictator, elite, elitist, iran, khomeini, obama, president, velyat faqih, washington
CA Redistricting: What's at Stake for Blacks
L.A. Sentinel, News Report, Posted: May 20, 2011
Understanding redistricting is of vital importance to African Americans especially in parts of California where black seats are threatened.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: californiaredistrictingcommission, karenbass, mikedavis, redistriciting
NAM Distress Index: Despite New Tech Boom, Many in SF Still Suffering
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 20, 2011
A jump in requests for homeless assistance is just one sign that, while the city’s rich are getting richer, the poor are a long way from economic recovery.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: centerforcontainingstudyofthecaliforniaeconomy, coalitiononhomelessness, distressindex, economicrecovery, glidememorial, greatrecession, homelessness, joblessness, sanfranciscodistressindex, sanfranciscofoundation, stanfordcenteronpovertyandinequality
NAM Radio: Pakistan's Imran Khan, S-Comm, Girls' Madrassahs, Khair Khana
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 20, 2011
New Show: Pakistan's Imran Khan, Secure Communities program, Girls' madrassahs in Pakistan, Dressmaker of Khair Khana, Mamata Banerjee, Arnold and sex.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: afghanistan, cricket, department of homeland security, dressmaker of khair khana, earl ofari hutchinson, hutchinson report, imran khan, india, jemima goldsmith, jemima khan, khair khana, madrassah, mamata banerjee, muslim women's fund, pakistan, pti, s-comm, scandal, schwarzenegger, secure communities program, sex, shirin sadeghi, tehreek-e insaf, three cups of tea, west bengal
Imran Khan: Pakistan's Political Hero
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 20, 2011
Imran Khan is a sports hero, leading philanthropist, and international celebrity. As head of the Tehreek-e Insaf party, he's also one of Pakistan's most popular politicians.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Religion, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: barack obama, boycott, cricket, cricket world cup, hero, imran khan, interview, jemima, jemima goldsmith, jemima khan, movement for justice, osama bin laden, pakistan, parliament, philanthropy, political, politics, pti, shaukat khanum cancer hospital, tehreek-e insaf
Debunking the Top 7 Myths on Iran's Middle East Policies
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 20, 2011
Debunking the top 7 Iran myths -- all of which imply that nothing would be going wrong in the Middle East if it weren't for Iranian machinations.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Latin America, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: america abroad, debunk, iran, myth, public radio international, shi'a, shiite, tehran, tehran rising
China Denounces America’s Treatment of African Americans, Minorities
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: May 19, 2011
In a recent scathing report China condemned America’s treatment of its Afro-descendants and other minorities.
Categories: African, African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: black people, china, human, report, rights, u.s.a., united nations
Schwarzenegger, Strauss-Kahn and the Politics of Sex
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 19, 2011
Men and women alike are attracted by power. It would be foolhardy to think that politicians would remain sexually pure while practicing impurities of every other kind.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bill clinton, clinton, dominique strauss kahn, Guinea, IMF, kahn, political, politician, politics, scandal, schwarzenegger, sex, sexual
Calif. Homeowners Left to Fight Foreclosure on Their Own
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 18, 2011
In the absence of government support, homeowners facing foreclosure are taking things into their own hands.
Categories: Economy, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: allianceofcaliforniansforcommunityempowerment, centerforresponsiblelending, foreclosurecrisis, homedefendersleague
Schwarzenegger Is Just the Latest in GOP Sexual Hypocrisy
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 17, 2011
Gov. Schwarzenegger was keeping a secret all these years: a child with a member of his household staff. But he's not the 1st GOP man caught with his pants down.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Gender & Sexuality, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arnold, democrat, GOP, governor, illicit, jim ensign, john edwards, kennedy, love child, maria shriver, out of wedlock, republican, schwarzenegger, sex, sexual, shriver
Medicaid Cuts Would Hurt 4.5 Million California Kids
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 16, 2011
Two bills introduced by Republicans last week would repeal a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and could hurt millions.
Categories: Economy, Health, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bills, californian, coverage CHIP, health, medicare, republicans, stability
Redistricting 2011: Power Shift in Chicago?
Equal Voice Newspaper, News Report, Posted: May 16, 2011
Chicago has watched its African-American population steadily ebb over the last decade, while its Latino population has surged.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010Census, Chicago, Illinois, IllinoisVotingRightsAct, Redistricting
Allen West for President? Some Hope So
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: May 15, 2011
A growing number of Tea Partiers and conservative Republicans want to draft the black GOP lawmaker from Florida to run for president.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Obama's Mother and Pakistan
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 15, 2011
Despite signs that he might have taken a different approach to foreign policy, Obama is carrying out many of the policies of his predecessor.
Categories: Immigration, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: ann sutoro, bahrain, barack obama, chandoo, dunham, friend, hyderabad, karachi, libya, mother, obama's mother, obamaosama, obamapakistan, obamasmother, occidental college, pakistan, soetoro, stanley ann, stanley ann soetoro, stanley ann sutoro, stanleyanndunham, sumroo, sutoro, yemen
Lives, Interrupted—China and the Three Gorges Dam
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 15, 2011
Even if it becomes the electric power source that feeds a global economic engine, it's essential to remember that China's Three Gorges dam has displaced millions.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: china, chinese, displacement, economy, environment, homeless, migration, yangtze river
"America's Stooge": How "Didi" Defeated the Communists in West Bengal
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 14, 2011
The world’s longest-running democratically elected Communists government has been routed by the upstart Trinamool Congress after 34 years in power.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: communists, elections, India, MamataBanerjee, westbengal
GOP Clamor to Release Bin Laden Photos Just Another Ploy
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 14, 2011
President Obama made the right decision not to release the photos of the body of bin Laden despite GOP's objections.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bin laden, bush, democrats, dirty, gop, obama, pakistan, photos, politics, terrorism
Redistricting: CA Bill Would Ban "Prison-Based Gerrymandering"
Capitol Weekly, News Report, Posted: May 14, 2011
Concerned that rural areas gain unfair political advantage from having state prisons in their voting districts, a move is afoot to force California to count inmates where they're from, not where they're incarcerated.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010census, AssemblymanMikeDavis, prison-basedgerrymandering, prisons, redistricting
Census: Asian-Indian Population Explodes Across U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 13, 2011
Indians have surpassed Filipinos as the nation's second-largest Asian population after Chinese and in many Southern and Midwestern states, they are now the largest Asian subgroup.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Front Page, Immigration, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: 2010Census, AsianIndians, Filipinos, IndianAmericans, population, SiliconValley, South
Public Enemy's Chuck D on Hip Hop & Race in America
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 13, 2011
Public Enemy's Chuck D talks socially conscious hip hop and race and citizenship in America.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Front Page, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, barack obama, black, chuck d, citizenship, hip hop, music, political, politics, public enemy, race, rap, social, socially conscious
Janny Scott's Biography of Barack Obama's Mother
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 13, 2011
Janny Scott discusses her new biography of President Barack Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham -- the first in-depth portrait of this unique woman.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: a singular woman, ann soetoro, barack obama, biography, janny scott, mother, obama, president, president obama, soturo, stanley ann dunham, stanley dunham, sutoro, untold story
Census: In California, More Empty Houses, More Families "Doubling Up"
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 12, 2011
The latest population data also show the state is getting older and more Asian, mirroring national trends.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: census, census2010, censuscalifornia, censushousing, foreclosure
Minorities Account for 92% of U.S. Population Growth
Pew Hispanic Center, News Report, Posted: May 12, 2011
U.S. population growth over the past decade was driven almost exclusively by racial and ethnic minorities, the Pew Hispanic Center reports.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010 census, Latinos, populationgrowth
Immigration Reform Might be Unconstitutional
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 12, 2011
An old adage says that the more laws you pass, the more criminals you make. That certainly pertains to immigration.
Categories: Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: constitution, e-verify, immigration, law, obama, reform, supreme court, undocumented
Calls for Arpaio’s Resignation Grow Louder
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 12, 2011
Citizen groups and politicians are calling on the Department of Justice to indict Sheriff Joe Arpaio for abuse of power.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Analysis: Illiteracy in Detroit a National Shame
Black America Web, News Analysis, Posted: May 11, 2011
Detroit is facing another staggering calamity: Nearly half the adults in Motown are “functionally illiterate".
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: adults, africn american, detroit, education, illiteracy
Illinois Latinos Underrepresented in State Jobs
Latino Policy Forum, News Report, Posted: May 11, 2011
Over the past decade, just 150 Latino employees have been added to the state workforce.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: illinoislatinos, latinopopulation
Obama at the Border: Will Enforcement Strategy Backfire with Latino Voters?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 11, 2011
Obama’s enforcement-first strategy to win over Republican support for immigration reform could be alienating Latino voters in the process.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: latinovote2012, obamaborder, obamaimmigration, obamalatinos
Connecting Test Scores to Teacher Pay—Do It Right, or Not At All
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 11, 2011
69 percent of Californians say the state should tie student achievement to teachers' pay. One teacher argues that giving bonuses, not punishment, is the fairest approach.
Categories: Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: california, education, pay, public, salary, school, students, teacher, test
Obama: We Need to Pass Immigration Reform
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: May 10, 2011
President Barack Obama called on Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform in a speech from El Paso, Texas.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: immigration reform, obama, texas
Bay Area Hometown Hero Helps Mothers of Slain Victims
New America Media, Video, Posted: May 08, 2011
The Second Annual Hometown Heroes Awards – a partnership of Comcast and the Bay Area News Group -- recognized once again the outstanding, but often untold efforts of individuals and organizations making a difference in communities across the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: Bay Area News Group, COMCAST, communities, Hometown Heroes, honor, mothers, slain children, violence, walk for peace
Op-ed: Texas Redistricting Plan Fails to Reflect Surge in Latinos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 07, 2011
A redistricting map recently approved by the GOP-controlled state House of Representatives fails to acknowledge the explosive growth of Hispanics.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010Census, Carlos Uresti, Democrats, GOP, Latinos, latinospolitics, redistricting, Texas, U.S.Congress
Fla. Welfare Recipients Must Pass Drug Tests
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
A bill that would require adult welfare recipients to pass a drug test before collecting benefits is headed to Florida Gov. Rick Scott for signing.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance
Tags: drugtesting, Florida, RickScott, welfare
Groups Unite on Illinois Redistricting Map
Hispanically Speaking News, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
The United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations has released a “unity" redistricting map aimed at protecting voting rights of communities of color in Illinois.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010Census, Illinois, Latinos, Redistricting
U.S. Muslims Still Live in Climate of Hate
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
News of Osama bin Laden’s death has not come without more incidents of backlash towards American Muslims.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: American, bin laden, hate, islam, middle east, racism, religion
Osama, Obama and Undocumented Immigrants
Al Día, Commentary, Posted: May 06, 2011
I never imagined that the terrorist attacks planned by Osama bin Laden would end up hurting undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 911, osamabinladen, osamaobama, sept11, september11, undocumentedimmigrants
Obama Heads to Texas-Mexico Border
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
President Barack Obama will travel to El Paso, Texas on Tuesday, where he will speak about immigration.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: immigrationreform, obamaborder, obamaimmigration, obamalatinos
Corruption Probes Beleaguer Arizona’s “Toughest” Sheriff
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
It's been a tough week for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who faces state and federal corruption probes on multiple fronts.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Top Stories
Tags: corruptionprobe, immigration sweeps, JoeArpaio, maricopa county sheriff's office
Illinois Pulls Out of Secure Communities Program
Chicago News Cooperative, News Report, Posted: May 04, 2011
Illinois is the first state in the nation to withdraw from the Secure Communities program.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Why Obama Is Right Not to Release bin Laden Photos
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 04, 2011
Perhaps the most important reason is one that Obama did not state, having to do with the reactions to bin Laden’s death among Americans themselves.
Categories: Featured Columnists, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: AmericanreactiontobinLaden's death, Obama, OsamabinLadendeath, OsamabinLadenphotos
Georgia’s New Immigration Law—"Unjust and Un-American"
Khabar Magazine, Op-ed, Posted: May 04, 2011
The Georgia state House and Senate recently passed an immigration bill modeled on Arizona's SB 1070.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, georgiaimmigrationlaw, hb87, nathandeal, sb1070
No-Drama Obama Keeps His Cool—and Trumps His Critics
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: May 04, 2011
Obama cracked wise against his foes at the White House Correspondents Dinner a day after he had secretly green-lit a Navy SEALs mission to take out Osama bin Laden.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: BarackObama, DonaldTrump, NavySeals, OsamabinLadenkilling, WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner
Could bin Laden Killing Help Patch Up US-Pakistan Relations?
Common Ground News Service, News Analysis, Posted: May 03, 2011
If the US government acknowledges and addresses the valid concerns of the Pakistani public, bin Laden’s death could actually prove a high point in American diplomacy.
Categories: International Affairs, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: binLadenDeath, CIA, Inter-ServicesIntelligenceAgency, ISI, OsamabinLaden, Pakistan, Pakistani military, RaymondDavis
After Nine Years, DHS Finally Drops "SB 1070 for Muslims"
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 03, 2011
the Department of Homeland Security has quietly announced the end of NSEERS, one of the most explicitly racist, underreported initiatives in post-9/11 America.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: 9/11, DepartmentHomelandSecurity, DHS, Muslim-American, Muslims, NSEERS, SB1070
APA Members of Congress React to bin Laden’s Death
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: May 03, 2011
Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus have issued statements on the death of Osama bin Laden, praising the Obama Administration and the armed forces but warning that the threat of terrorism continues.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: arabian, asian, caucus, congressional, dead, death, obama, osama bin laden, reaction
"Geronimo," bin Laden Code Name, Insults Native Americans
Indian Country, News Report, Posted: May 03, 2011
America regarded Osama bin Laden as a Hitler, but the U.S. military code-named him "Geronimo," an insult to the memory of a great Apache leader and Native America.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous, Politics & Governance
Tags: military, nativeamerican, navyseals, OsamabinLaden, waronterror
Africa Union Chairman visits U.S., Frustrated Over Preconditions for Peace in Libya
The Final Call, News Report, Posted: May 03, 2011
Dr. Jean Ping, chairperson of the African Union Commission, and his high level delegation recently paid an official visit to the United States.
Categories: African, Front Page, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Tags: African Union Commission, delegation, Dr. Jean Ping, Libya, peace, United States
For Youth, the Wicked Witch Osama Is Dead—What Now?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 03, 2011
Young people grew up thinking of Osama bin Laden as a pop culture figure, like the Wicked Witch of Oz. Will that affect their sense of responsibility for America’s future?
Categories: Education, Intersections, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: OsamabinLaden, popculture, youth
Why Did 15 Million Latinos Sit Out 2010 Elections?
MySanAntonio.com/NewsTaco.com, Commentary, Posted: May 03, 2011
The alarming truth: Latinos largely ignored the midterm elections. If Latinos hope to translate 2010 Census figures into political clout, they have to get to the polls.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Media, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: 2010census, 2010elections, Latinos, vote
Bin Laden's Death and the Meaning of American Patriotism
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 02, 2011
Patriotism is not the same thing as cheering in the streets when your side wins the Super Bowl. How many young people celebrating bin Laden's death at the White House have imagined themselves actually enlisting to fight in Afghanistan?
Categories: Featured Columnists, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: 9/11, collegestudents, obama, OsamabinLaden, patriotism, PatTillman, September11, waronterror
Texas Redistricting Map Challenged
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
Texas state Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, has sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department challenging the new redistricting map passed by Republican Texas lawmakers last month.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010 Census, Latinos, redistriciting, Republicans, Texas, U.S. Justice department, Voting Rights Act
Obama Crushes Osama! Terrorism War Not a Pep Rally
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 02, 2011
The end of Osama bin Laden is welcome. But the “USA! USA!” cheers in strip bare America’s simplistic perspective on our increasingly complex world.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: middleeast, obama, OsamabinLaden, politics, terrorism
Soft on Terrorism? Bin Laden Kill Shatters Another Obama Myth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
With elections looming in 2012, the bin Laden action comes at the worst possible time for the GOP and its plans to bash Obama yet again as soft on America's enemies.
Categories: African American, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 2012, Democrats, GOP, Obama, OsamabinLaden, Republicans, softonterrorism
Latin American Media Respond to Death of Osama bin Laden
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
The news that Osama bin Laden had been killed sparked a number of reactions from Latin American media, from hope to skepticism.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latino, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Eye on Arab Media: Killing bin Laden Will Not Make America Safer
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 02, 2011
The killing of bin Laden will have little impact on the war in Afghanistan, while the war on terrorism will only increase.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: afghanistan, bin laden, election, obama, presidency, revenge, terrorism, war
As Housing Shortage Worsens, Tribes Forced to Use FEMA Trailers
America's Wire, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
The housing shortage for Native American families has become so critical that FEMA trailers, meant to be utilized during disasters, are being converted into living quarters.
Categories: Economy, Indigenous, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: FEMA, housingshortage, HUD, mobilehomes, nativeamerican, trailers
Lawsuit: Racist Letters Spurred Arpaio to Step Up Immigration Sweeps
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 01, 2011
Racist letters from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's constituents could be key evidence in a racial-profiling lawsuit brought by civil rights groups.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ACLU, immigration sweeps, joe arpaio, maricopa county sheriff's office, racial profiling
Reforms That Helped Elect Candidates of Color in SF, Oakland Under Attack
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 01, 2011
Ranked-choice voting—which helped elect Oakland Mayor Jean Quan (above) and gave San Francisco the most diverse Board of Supervisors in its history—has triggered a backlash.
Categories: African American, Asian, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: davidchiu, donperata, instantrunoffvoting, jeanquan, leelandyee, maliacohen, oakland, philting, rank-choicevoting, RCV, sanfrancisco, sanfranciscochronicle