Dr. Conrad Murray, Not Michael Jackson, is on Trial
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Sep 29, 2011
One commentator says Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray should not be let off the hook in the entertainer's death.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Media
Tags: celebrity, death, dr. conrad murray, drugs, michael jackson, trial
Through a Toddler's Eyes -- Growing Up Poor in the Bay Area
New America Media, Video, Posted: Sep 29, 2011
17-month-old Terreace lives in the Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco in low income housing.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Growing Up Poor in the Bay Area, Intersections, Youth Culture
Tags: buses, family, growing up poor, hunters point, parks, projects, stores, toddler
Nepali American Group Launches On-line Disaster Relief Site
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 28, 2011
Last week’s deadly quake that struck the Indian state of Sikkim on the eastern border of Nepal prompted one Nepli group to create an on-line relief site.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, South Asian
Tags: disasterrelief, earthquake, google, hackathon, Himalaya, India, Nepal, Quake, randomhacksofkindness
Does Cain’s Florida Win Prove the GOP Isn’t Racist?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Sep 27, 2011
The straw poll win of GOP black presidential candidate Herman Cain does seem to suggest that there's no truth in the charge that the GOP is racist. But the win was more a message to Rick Perry that conservatives don't think him as presidential material.
Categories: African American, Front Page, News, Politics & Governance
Tags: Herman Cain. Florida, minor footnote, racist, Rick Perry, straw poll, win
Broken Black Relationships, Where is the Love?
Final Call, News Feature, Posted: Sep 26, 2011
The disproportionate number of unmarried Black women is being used as justification for professional Black women to marry non-Black men.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality
Tags: black, females, jails, males, marriage, non-whites, professionals
How to Restore Blacks' Upward Mobility?
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Sep 25, 2011
Saving the black middle class will require more than Obama's jobs program, says author Ellis Cose.
Categories: African American, Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page
Tags: blackjobs, jobsafricanamericans, obamablackamericans, obamaeconomy
NAM Radio: A Hundred Thousand Poets for Change
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Sep 24, 2011
On September 24, 100,000 poets in 450 countries will gather to promote social, economic and environmental change.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, War & Conflict
Tags: 100 000 poets for change, economy, environment, michael rothenberg, poet, poetry, poets for change, september 24, social justice
New Treaty Brings Hope to Domestic Workers
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 24, 2011
It may take a long time for domestic workers worldwide to enjoy the protection of the Domestic Workers Convention.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content
Tags: abuse, children, convention, domestic, international, protection, rights, treaty, women, workers
300,000 Children Die in China Each Year
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Sep 22, 2011
According to official statistics, 300,000 children aged under 5 die in China every year, with more than 36 percent dying at home with poor access to healthcare.
Categories: Chinese, Front Page, Health, International Affairs
Tags: chidlren die at home, children in China, Chinese children die, poor healthcare
Lessons in Freedom From the CIA
The Arab American News, Editorial, Posted: Sep 21, 2011
The CIA recently discontinued its advertising with Dearborn, Mich. based The Arab American News, "for undisclosed reasons."
Categories: Front Page, Media, Middle Eastern
Tags: advertising, arab, arabamerican, cia, muslims, spying
Pentagon Officially Ends "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Sep 21, 2011
Yesterday, 18 years after it took effect, the Pentagon officially ended the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy."
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Intersections, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: dadt, don'taskdon'ttell, gaymilitary, gayrights, leonpanetta, pentagon
Are Schools Preparing Black Boys...for Prison?
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Sep 21, 2011
A recent reports on African Americans in schools states that Black Male students are punished more severely than their White peers.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: black, chicago, expelled, males, prisons, public, punishment, schools, suspended
United Blood/Crip Gang Draws Injunction from CA Authorities
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Sep 21, 2011
Hustla Squad Clicc is a combination of Bloods and Crips two of the largest and most violent associations of street gangs in the United States.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: bloods, crips, gangs, injunction, judge, san bernardino, violence
Asian GOP Officials Ascend—With Little Republican Help
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 21, 2011
Asian elected officials at the California Republican Party convention say the GOP needs to communicate better with Asian Americans.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Fellowships, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: Asian American, california, convention, GOP, voters
How Do Ethnic Media Say “Illegal Immigrant”?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 19, 2011
Before publishing a story on immigration, every editor faces a question: What term should be used to describe an immigrant who is in the United States illegally?
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: illegalimmigration, immigrantrights, immigration, media
Maharashtra’s New Booze Law: Here Comes the Mommy State
First Post, Op-ed, Posted: Sep 18, 2011
In June, the Indian state of Maharashtra passed a new law raising the legal drinking age to 25, marking a definitive shift toward what Sandip Roy calls the “Mommy State.”
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, South Asian
Tags: alcohol, bollywood, imratkhan, india, maharashtra, sandiproy
For Overseas Students: Where Is the Money for School?
NorthWest Asianweekly, News Report, Posted: Sep 17, 2011
Some students flourish and have relatively little trouble studying in the United States, but others falter.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Education, Front Page
Secure Communities Task Force Recommendations Fall Short
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 16, 2011
The Task Force on Secure Communities, appointed by the Department of Homeland Security, just announced its recommendations to reform this deeply flawed program.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: deportation, ice, immigrantrights, immigration, securecommunities
9/11: THE NEXT 10 YEARS—Women Can Solve Immigrant Identity Crises
Turkish Philanthropy Funds , First Person, Posted: Sep 15, 2011
Şenay Özdemir, a Turkish Dutch Texas author says women today and the diversity they represent can help counter stereotypes of Muslims as religious zealots.
Tags: 911, 911. turkey, arabspring, dutch, muslimwomen, universityoftexas
Paying a High Price for 9-11 Paranoia
The Final Call, News Analysis, Posted: Sep 14, 2011
Cold War paranoia which has led to the rollback of many civil liberties, and three wars in Muslim countries, but there's hardly a greater sense of safety among many Americans, 10 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, because a feeling of vulnerability to another attack still remains throughout the society.
Categories: Front Page, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict
Tags: 9/11, Americans, civil liberties, Muslim countries, safety
Oberlin and Detroit Were Important to the Underground Railroad
BlackVoicesNews.com, News Feature, Posted: Sep 14, 2011
Oberlin, OH is a small town with a big story and the Footsteps study tour participants stayed at the Oberlin Inn as they have done every year of the 14 year tour. Here, there it is full of primary source documents and items that tell this story of American History.
Categories: African American, Front Page
Tags: american history, Detroit, Oberlin, underground railroad
White House Rejects Bid for Marcus Garvey Posthumous Pardon
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Sep 14, 2011
A bid to secure a posthumous presidential pardon for Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica's first national hero, has been rejected out of hand by the Barack Obama White House in Washington.
Categories: African, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: Barack Obama, Jamaica, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, national hero, pardon, rejected
50,000 “Indignant Mexicans” Protest Calderon's Policies
TruthOut , News Report, Posted: Sep 13, 2011
Over 50,000 workers filled Mexico City’s Zócalo Square to protest government policies that have millions out of work and thousands dead in the drug war.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: mexicandruggangs, mexicanpresident, poverty, privatization, superrich, unions, zolcalsquare
Old Debt Fueling Paydays for the Rich
Investigative Reporting Workshop, News Report, Posted: Sep 12, 2011
Americans are being blindsided by old debts, which are being purchased and resurrected by a new breed of collector: debt buyers.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic
Tags: creditscam, debt, debtcollectors, ecnonomy, recession
The Diverging Trajectories of China & the U.S. Since 9/11
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Sep 11, 2011
After 9/11, China’s attitude toward the U.S. turned skeptical & condescending as it, and the world, witnessed America embark on a path of self-destruction.
Categories: Chinese, Economy, Front Page, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: 9/11, china, china-us relations, relations, relationship, september 11, trajectory, us
9/11 and the Lies About Afghanistan and Pakistan
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Sep 10, 2011
A PR genius decided to blame 9/11 on Afghanistan & Pakistan, even as the real culprits were lobbyists, energy executives, & their politician lackeys.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, South Asian, War & Conflict
Tags: 9/11, afghanistan, doha, lied, lies, pakistan, public relations, qatar, september 11, truth
Fil-Am TV Visits 9/11 Memorial Museum Near Ground Zero
"Balitang America" - The Filipino Channel, Video, Posted: Sep 09, 2011
Filipino TV newscast "Balitang America" previews the 9-11 Memorial Museum in New York just before the 10th anniversary of the attacks, which also honors 18 Filipino victims.
Tags: 9-11, 9-11 10th anniversary, 9-11 attacks, 9-11 Memorial, 9-11 Memorial Museum, Balitang America, Filipino 9-11 victims, Filipino descent, Ground Zero, New York, terrorist attacks, The Filipino Channel
What’s Long and Hard on a Black Man? How Katt Williams Blew It
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Sep 07, 2011
My issue with the Katt Williams and Michael Richards incidents is not that they used hateful language or pushed racial buttons, but that they weren't funny.
Tags: humor, immigrant, jokes, katt williams, mexican, michael richards, racist, rant
U.S. Embargo of Cuba, Half a Century Later
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Sep 06, 2011
President Obama should let the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba expire on September 14th. It would be change Latin America can believe in.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: cuba, cubanembargo, embargo, fidelcastro, obama, u.s.embargo
Chinese Americans & 9/11: The Changed & Unchanged
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Sep 05, 2011
For many Chinese Americans, life has moved on since 9/11. But for many others, old wounds haven't healed and they shouldn’t be overlooked.
Categories: Chinese, Collaborative Reporting, Front Page, Health, Immigration
Tags: 9/11, chinatown, chineseamericans, chineseimmigrants, garment workers, hotel workers, new york, new york city, september 11
Q&A: Rare Earths and America's Green Future
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 04, 2011
Michael Klare of Hampshire College discusses the role of rare earths in the green economy and how China's control over the supply of this resource impacts the U.S.
Categories: Chinese, Economy, Front Page, International Affairs, Science & Technology
Tags: China, greeneconomy, greentech, jobs, Obama, prius, rareearths, solarpanels, solyndra, stimulus
Social Media Widens the World—Even at 101
The Atlantic, News Feature, Posted: Sep 03, 2011
Assisted and independent living residents struggling with loneliness are learning how to use -email, Facebook and Twitter to reconnect with old friends
Categories: Education, Elders, Front Page, Media, Science & Technology
Tags: assistedliving, centenarians, depression, facebook, gerontology, independentliving, seniorcenters, seniorcomputing, socialmedia
Congressional Black Caucus Job Fairs Draw Thousands
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Sep 02, 2011
Thousands upon thousands of recession-weary job seekers lined up for hours at a time to attend each of a national series of job fairs.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: atlanta, congressional black caucus, detroit, fairs, jobs, unemployed
Back-to-School Shoppers Greeted With Shrinking Quality, Higher Prices
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Sep 02, 2011
Kids are preparing for their return to the classroom and the telltale signs of rising cotton prices and a sluggish economy are everywhere.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Youth Culture
How Prisons Imperil Black Voting Power in Post-Katrina Louisiana
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 01, 2011
Prisons are skewing Louisiana’s political process, shifting power from urban areas to rural ones and further disenfranchising black communities suffering from racism and Hurricane Katrina.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: Angolaprison, census, GOP, Louisiana, NewOrleans, prison-basedgerrymandering, Prisons, redistricting, votingrightsact
From Struggling to Self-Sustaining: Artists Try to Stay Afloat
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 01, 2011
It's not easy to make a living as an independent artist in the United States, but many people are trying.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: artists, economy, grafitit, music, musician, poetry, singers, street arts, surviving