Deportation Could Mean Death For Gay Ugandan
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
For one Ugandan, proving he is gay could mean the difference between staying in the US or being deported to a country that criminalizes homosexuality.
Categories: African, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Stories from the Diaspora, Top Stories
Tags: africa, gayrights, immigration, immigrationdetention, lgbtq, uganda
Limited Preschool Access Dims Success for Latino Children—And California’s Future
Vida en el Valle/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
California's migrant preschool programs are an educational safety net. But limited access to them is stifling success for Latino children -- and the state's economic future.
Categories: Economy, Education, Fellowships, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: californiafarmworkers, earlychildeducation, fresno, immigration, latinos, migrantworkers, prekindergarten, preschool
NAM Hosts Briefing on Affordable Care Act
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 28, 2012
Some 16 ethnic media members met at NAM's San Francisco office to hear healthcare advocates and practitioners discuss the status of the Affordable Care Act.
Categories: Ethnicities, Health, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: AffordableCareAct, california, healthcarereform, obamacare
Suspensions at Richmond High Plummet
New America Media/Richmond Pulse, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2012
A restorative approach to school discipline has lowered suspension rates while improving all around relations at Richmond High.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: expulsion, restorativejustice, suspensions, zerotolerance
Avoiding Stress in Eldercare: What 7 At-Risk Groups Need to Know
Caring.com/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 28, 2012
Family caregivers for elders often hit the breaking point, but especially at risk are women, those dealing with Alzheimer’s and five other overstressed groups.
Categories: Elders, Fellowships, Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: alzheimers, caregiverstress, eldercare, familycaregivers, nationalallianceofcaregiving, seniors
Women at the Fore in Day Laborer Movement
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
Women have played a leading role in the day laborer movement, which celebrated a Supreme Court ruling last week safeguarding their right to work.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: daylaborer, immigration, lgbtq, womensrights
Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
Florida’s student population has become poorer each year since the economy collapsed in 2008.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: education, florida, foreclosure, homeless children, housing, poverty
Study Shows Latinos Save Less for Retirement
New America Media/Forbes, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
A new survey by ING Retirement Research Institute echoes other findings showing that Latinos tend to save less than other ethnic groups for retirement.
Categories: Elders, Latino, Top Stories
For Chen and Lew, Linsanity Came Too Late
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 26, 2012
The success of NBA star Jeremy Lin should serve as a reminder for Asian Americans to demand recognition as full-fledged members of society.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: asianamerican, dannychen, harrylew, jeremylin, knicks, linsanity
Big Drop In Black Unemployment Stirs Hope, Anxiety
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Feb 25, 2012
The United States Labor Department reported that the Black unemployment rate dropped to its lowest in almost three years.
Categories: African American, Economy, Top Stories
Tags: barackobama, economy, jobs, unemployment
Calif. Bill Would Smoke Out Safety, End Use of Toxic Flame Retardants
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 25, 2012
A new bill would change California’s outdated fire-safety rule for furniture—and get cancer-causing flame-retardants out of your home.
Categories: Environment, Health, Intersections, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: californialegislature, cigarettefires, firesafety, flameretardants, homechemicals, PBDE
Arab American Media: Don't Turn Syria Into Another Lybia
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Members of the Arab American press say intervention in Syria could threaten further chaos and, as in Libya, leave the nation in shambles.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: arabspring, asad, friendsofthesyrianpeople, homs, iraq, libya, middleeast, syria
Muslims Outraged by NYPD Surveillance
India West, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Reports that Muslim students at several East Coast universities were the targets of investigation by the NYPD has sparked outrage.
Categories: Ethnicities, Law & Justice, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: civilrights, jawadrasul, muslimstudents, nypd, raymondkelly
Race and Sex-Based Abortion Ban Hijacks Civil Rights
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives threatens to undermine the health, dignity, and human rights of all women of color.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, civilrights, health, prenda, reproductivehealth, trentframks, womenimmgrants
Human Trafficking a Growing Global Scourge
New America Media / SF Public Press, News Feature, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal business in the world, though its victims remain hidden from view.
Categories: African, Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: humantrafficking, sexslaves, sextrade, slavery, trafficking
Mexico Tourism Booming Again, Despite Violence
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
Mexico is again a destination, not only for cartels but for travelers seeking refuge from a troubled and troubling world.
Categories: Ethnicities, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: ecotourism, mexicodrugviolence, Mexicotourism, newyorktimes, safetyinmexico, traveltomexico
Voter IDs: The ‘Hanging Chads’ of 2012
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
Voter ID laws in a growing number of states threaten to disenfranchise millions of elderly, youth and minority voters.
Categories: Elders, Election 2012, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012presidentialelection, elections, voterIDbill, voteridentification, votersuppression, votersupressionlaws
U.S. Visas Aid Trafficking Victims, At Their Peril
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2012
Chance for permanent residency, access to federal benefits hinge on cooperating with law enforcement.
Categories: Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: immigrationcourts, t-visas, trafficking
Nationwide, States Move to Ban Shackling
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2012
A movement to ban the use of shackling women detainees while pregnant or in labor is growing across the United States.
Categories: Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aclu, immigration, prison, shackling
BP Exits California
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 21, 2012
Oil giant BP is leaving California to better position itself for the burgeoning crude supply from Canada.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bp, california, economy, environment, jobs, keystonexl, oil, pipeline, tarsands
Aging Migrant Workers Face Perilous Future in Salinas
New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, Commentary, Posted: Feb 20, 2012
I know an old man who bends down low, his hands calloused and eyes going blind. He looks at the fields he worked for decades
Categories: Economy, Elders, Health, Immigration, Latin America, Top Stories
Tags: elder, farmworkers, migrant workers, monterey, poverty, salinas
Homeowners, Advocates Call for Temporary Stop to Foreclosures in California
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 19, 2012
Homeowners said that the $18 billion deal with banks still fails to fully address the damage done during the foreclosure crisis.
Categories: Economy, Foreclosures, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: advocates, banks, california, foreclosure, moratorium
The Filipino Foodie Guide to Metro New York
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Feb 19, 2012
Manhattan has not always been a hotbed for Filipino cuisine, but with the recent spate of Filipino restaurants opening in the city, that may not be the case for long.
Categories: Asian, Top Stories, food
Tags: cuisine, filipinofood, foodie, newyork
Top 5 Initiatives to Watch Ahead of California's November Election
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2012
A look at five contentious petitions in California that would have the most impact on ethnic communities if they make it onto the November ballot.
Categories: Election 2012, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, ballot initiatives, California, death penalty, education, Elections, November, primaries, tax, three strikes, tuition
Girl Power: First Latina CEO of the Girl Scouts Hopes to Increase Diversity
PODER, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2012
The first Latina CEO of the Girl Scouts contemplates what it will take to get more Latino families involved in the Girl Scouts.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: annamariachavez, firstlatinaceogirlscouts, girlscouts, girlscoutsceo
Sex, Drugs and Revolution -- Top Foreign Films That Didn't Make the Oscars
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
From India's "The Dirty Picture" to China's "Love Is Not Blind," these films didn't make the Oscars list, but made waves in their home countries.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Chinese, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: foreignfilms, loveisnotblind, microphone, missbala, oscarfilms, oscarnominees, thedirtypicture
Bay Area Agencies Improvise Tactics to Battle Human Trafficking
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
Across California, local agencies have been left to scramble for limited resources and improvise strategies to fight human trafficking.
Categories: Collaborative Reporting, Economy, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: californiatrafficking, humantrafficking, labortrafficking, sextrafficking
How Lakireddy Case Spurred California Sex Trafficking Laws
New America Media/SF Public Press, News Feature, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
A look back at the 10-year-old Berkeley sex trafficking case that changed the conversation around trafficking in California.
Categories: Collaborative Reporting, Election 2012, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: berkeleysextrafficking, caseact, humantrafficking, lakireddy, lakireddybalireddy, sexslaves, sextrafficking
Fair Pay for 2.5 Million Home Care Aides Facing Industry Opposition
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
President Obama wants over 2.5 million home care aides protected by the U.S. Fair Labor Act, but the home care industry is fighting the move.
Categories: African American, Asian, Caribbean, Economy, Elders, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: babyboomers, domesticworkers, fairemploymentstandards, homecare, obamahomecare, paraprofessionalhealthcare
Why Jeremy Lin Matters: Asian Male Image in the Media
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 15, 2012
Pop culture traditionally has painted Asians as awkward, unathletic and never the leading man, like Long Duk Dong from a 1980s film. In just a week, Lin has shattered the stereotype.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Chinese, Gender & Sexuality, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: american, asian, basketball, jeremy lin, male, nba, racism, sports, stereotype
Wage War: Employers Stealing Millions from US Workers
Equal Voice, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2012
Workers nationwide are losing millions of dollars each week to wage theft as their employers, some unscrupulous, others scrambling to keep their businesses afloat.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: economy, employers, labor, millions, stealing, theft, US, wage, workers
The New York Times “Safety Net” Package Gets It Half Right
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 15, 2012
An important New York Times report says even critics of public spending increasingly need the safety net. But the story also perpetuates myths about Medicare.
Categories: Economy, Health, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: medicare, middleclass, nytsatefynet, safetynet, socialsecurity
President Obama's Budget Hits the Mark
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 14, 2012
The great fear a year ago when President Obama unveiled his budget for 2012 was that he caved to the GOP and Tea Party hardliners.
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budget, GOP, hardliners, medicare, mitt, newt, obama, romney, santorum, tea party
Koreatown Angry Over LA's Proposed Redistricting Plan
Southern California Public Radio, News Report, Posted: Feb 14, 2012
A plan to redraw city council districts in Los Angeles is stirring tension in Koreatown.
Categories: Asian, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: city hall, coalition, koreans, koreatown, Los Angeles, protest, redistricting
Are Black Folks Becoming Political Orphans?
Washington Informer, Commentary, Posted: Feb 14, 2012
President Barack Obama recently launched an "African Americans for Obama" campaign to target Black voters.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, african, black, democratic party, election, obama, voters
Did Whitney Houston's Crossover Fame Cost Her?
Black America Web, Commentary, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
The pop stardom that Beyonce, Rihanna and Jennifer Hudson take for granted now was ushered in on Whitney Houston's multi-octave voice.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Network, Top Stories
Tags: whitneyhouston, whitneyhoustonblackamerica, whitneyhoustonblackwomen
Two Longtime U.S. Residents Face Deportation
India West, News Report, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
Attorneys and friends of the South Asian men -- with no criminal records and history of community service -- say they should benefit under ICE's "prosecutorial discretion memo."
Categories: Immigration, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: Christian, deportation, ICE, immigration, Jai Shankar, Mark Gomes, Muslim, prosecutorial discretion memo, religious asylum
U.S. Starts Chinese Forums to Move More Immigrants to Citizenship
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 12, 2012
U.S. immigration officials will hold the first in a series of Chinese-language forums, Feb. 16, to answer questions about the U.S. naturalization process.
Categories: Chinese, Immigration, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: chineseamericans, immigration, investigations, obamaadministration, uscis, uscitizenship
Jeremy Lin and Bruce Lee
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 12, 2012
All my life I've wondered exactly how the world's greatest martial artist could be Asian, but there had never been a dominant, cat quick, ninja-like point guard, akin to Allen Iverson, or Brandon Jennings.
Categories: Asian, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: asian, basketball, chinese, jeremy, knicks, lakers, lin, NBA, sports, taiwanese
Attacking Iran Makes No Sense, but Netanyahu Might Do It Anyway
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2012
For Israel to attack Iran would be madness. That is the effective conclusion of Israeli and American military leaders and intelligence officers. So why is Israel threatening to proceed anyway? The finger points at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose vendetta against Iran began 15 years ago.
Categories: International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Iran, Israel, madness, Netanyahu, nuclear program
HUD Secretary Details Homeowner Help in $25 Billion Settlement
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2012
HUD Secretary Donovan detailed Friday how the $25 billion mortgage settlement will help homeowners. Blacks and Latinos were especially hit hard.
Categories: African, Economy, Foreclosures, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bankofamerica, citibank, foreclosures, housing, hudsecretarydonovan, mortgagesettlement, predatorylenders, underwatermortgages, wellsfargo
In Mexican Elections, Old Parties Go After Youth Vote
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2012
In the lead-up the Mexican presidential elections in July, the major parties seem to be going after the youth vote.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: mexico2012, mexicoelection, mexicoelection2012, mexicopan, mexicopri, mexicoyouthvote
Community College Students Struggle to Pass College-Level Math
EdSource, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2012
Large numbers of community college students are struggling to pass the college-level math classes they need to complete a degree or transfer to a four-year institution.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: communitycollege, edsource, education, math
Young Doctors Flock to New Specialty-- End-of-Life Care
New America Media/San Jose Mercury News, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2012
American medicine is preparing for our aging population by offering a new specialty in end-of-life care. But doctors flocking to the field are mostly young.
Categories: Elders, Fellowships, Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: depression, end-of-life, older patients, pregnant, terminal cancer, young
Kamala Harris Wins $18 Billion for CA in Foreclosure Deal
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2012
The deal brings larger bank reforms, including ending the “dual-track” practice and requiring banks to set a single point of contact for homeowners.
Categories: Foreclosures, Top Stories
Tags: california, Department of Justice, dual track, foreclosure settlment, homeowners, kamala harris, relief
Black-Korean Tensions Flare in Dallas
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2012
A racially-charged dispute between a customer and the Korean owner of a gas station in Dallas reveals tensions between blacks and Koreans in the city.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Top Stories
Tags: black, Jeffrey Muhammad, Korean small business, NAACP, Nation of Islam, race riots relations, Thomas Pak
NBA’s Jeremy Lin -- “The Asian American Tim Tebow”
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
Lin, the first Chinese-American player in the NBA who is also outspoken about his Christianity, has been compared to NFL's Tim Tebow.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: basketball, Chinese American, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA, NY Knicks, Palo Alto High, Taiwan
CA Court’s Prop. 8 Ruling Does Not Benefit Undocumented
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
An appellate court rules that CA’s Prop. 8 is unconstitutional, but the ruling won’t benefit undocumented immigrants in same-sex partnerships.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 1st circuit court of appeals, gay, LGBT, Prop. 8, same sex marriage, undocumented immigrants
Asian American Lawmakers Urge End to Hazing in Military
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
Bullying and hazing-type activities -- routine for the most part in the military -- could have contributed to two recent deaths of Asians in the services. It has certainly raised demands for better cultural-sensitivity training in the military.
Categories: Asian, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Asians, bullying, cultural sensitivity, deaths, hazing, military, private Danny chen, training
Wake Up and Smell the Curry: India Spurns England on Jet Deal
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
India snubs Britain by selecting France -- the lowest bidder -- for India's $10 billion jet fighter contract.
Categories: International Affairs, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: defense, England typhoon, foreign aid, France's Dessault, India, jet fighter contract
Facebook Fallout -- East Palo Alto Worries It Will Disappear
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2012
News of Facebook's initial IPO filing last week has many financially strapped residents in neighboring East Palo Alto worried they could be displaced.
Categories: Economy, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: displace, east palo alto, Facebook expansion, gentrification, headache, traffic
Civil Rights Groups Call on Alabama Automakers to Oppose HB 56
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2012
In building opposition to HB 56, civil rights groups are using a strategy similar to the one they took in Arizona -- seek new allies in Alabama’s business community.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Immigration, Top Stories
Tags: alabama, civil rights, HB 56, Honda, Hyundai and Daimler AG, immigration, Mercedes Benz
Physician Founds Think Tank to Innovate Healthcare for Poor
India-West, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2012
Los Angeles physician Dr. Rishi Manchanda is set to launch his HealthBegins, a social networking platform to help doctors determine the deficiencies in their patients' lives that contribute to their illness.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Health, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: contributes, deficiency, HealthBegins, illness, patient, Rishi Manchanda, social networking
Report Finds Millions of Families Three Months From Poverty
Equal Voice News , News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
A new report, “America’s Youngest Outcasts,” shows homelessness rapidly growing for families with children.
Tags: florida, foreclosures, homelesschildren, homelessshelters, latinos, poverty, recession, unemployment
Ethnic Experts Say Strengthen, Don't Cut, Social Security
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
Experts on an aging say a new report on ethnic elders and Social Security shows Washington needs to improve the program’s fairness, not cut it.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Elders, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Indigenous, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ethnicelders, poverty, recession, safetynet, seniors, socialsecurity
Should Black Women Defend Abortion Rights?
The Miami Times, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 05, 2012
Higher abortion rates among African American women are a symptom of massive health care disparities.
Categories: African American, Ethnicities, Health, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, poverty, prochoice, prolife, roevswade, womenshealth
Transitional Kindergarten a Bridge to Success
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 05, 2012
For one California grandmother and educator, transitional kindergarten provided the skills necessary for future academic success.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budgetcuts, california, education, jerrybrown, latino, prek, school, transitionalkindergarten
Cutting School Buses Would Spell Disaster for CA’s Desert Communities
New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Report, Posted: Feb 04, 2012
News that midyear cuts could include a reduction of school transportation budgets throughout California was met with horror by community members in Coachella Valley.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budget, centralvalley, coachella, education, schoolbus, transportation
Urban Youth Ask: Are We Married to Facebook for Life?
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Feb 04, 2012
Young people in the San Francisco Bay Area write about how they see their future with the regional Internet giant Facebook.
Categories: Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: bayarea, facebook, ipo, socialmedia, youth
Komen Reversal a Victory for Latina Fight Against Breast Cancer
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
The Komen Foundation’s decision to reinstate funding for Planned Parenthood focuses attention on Latinas’ need for access to breast cancer screening.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Intersections, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: breastcancer, latinas, plannedparenthood, reproductivehealth, susangkomenfoundation
Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
A new report shows that California’s younger and older women have been especially hit by the recession and are being held back even more by state budget cuts.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: californiabudget, childcare, collegecosts, olderwomen, singlemothers, women
School Nurses Become Medical Safety Net
Vida en El Valle , News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
Nurses in California’s San Joaquín Valley schools are often children’s only medical providers in the wake of the recession and budget cuts.
Categories: Education, Health, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: californiabudgetcuts, childhoodobesity, children, chronicdisease, diabetestype1, education, poverty, recession, schoolnurses
Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
Arizona’s shackling of incarcerated women in labor jeopardizes the health of mother and baby. GOP legislators are proposing bills to halt the practice.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, arizonaaclu, arizonasb1184, childbirthinprison, cruelandunusualpunishment, shacklingprisoners
How Toxic is Black Hair Care?
New America Media/SF Bay View, News Feature, Posted: Feb 02, 2012
Little attention has been paid to the connection between African American beauty products and adverse health outcomes. Recent studies suggest that may change.
Categories: African American, Environment, Fellowships, Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: africanamerican, beauty, beautysalon, environment, hairproducts, health
L.A. Hispanics Say Local Gym Conditions Discriminatory
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012
Hispanic gym goers in Los Angeles say a nationwide fitness chain failed to maintain health standards in clubs where a majority of members are Latino.
Categories: Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Don Cornelius Dead: Why Soul Train Will Never Leave America's Station
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
NAM contributor Earl Ofari Hutchinson reflects on the legacy of Soul Train host and creator Don Cornelius, found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnicities, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: africanamerican, dance, doncornelius, enterntainment, popculture, soultrain
In Time of Crisis, City College Counselor Keeps Dreams Intact
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
Sarah Thompson, a counselor at CCSF, views the impact of the economic crisis through the lives of the students she serves.
Categories: Economy, Education, Original NAM Content, Profiles, Top Stories
Tags: californiabudgetcuts, ccsf, communitycollegebudgetcuts, educationbudgetcuts
Segregation Is Down. Great News, Right?
The Root, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
According to a new report, segregation levels for African Americans across the country have reached historic lows.
Categories: African American, Top Stories
Tags: desegregation, segregation
Legacy: The Art of Mike "Dream" Francisco
Silicon Valley De-Bug, Event, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
The late, legendary street artist Mike "Dream" Francisco has his work on display in San Francisco thanks to the Manilatown Heritage Foundation.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: dream, graffitti, manilatownheritagefoundation, streetart