Archive for the ‘NewsWire’ Category
It’s always sunny on West Bank’s Sesame Street
By Joseph Nasr RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – It’s always a sunny day on Sesame Street in the West Bank, where the neighbors are friendly and the muppets never see an Israeli army checkpoint all day long. The Shara’a Simsim version of the popular television program teaches Palestinian...
December 14th, 2009 | Middle East, NewsWire | Read More
New UC admissions policy would hurt African Americans, Asians
By Henry Der, New America Media, News Analysis The new freshman admission policy will take UC admissions in the wrong direction, and it will seriously affect minority applicants. Earlier this year on the recommendation of President Mark Yudof and the Academic Senate, the University of California Board...
December 8th, 2009 | African-Americans, Asian/Asian American, Education, NewsWire | Read More
Studies show Latinos climb socio-economic ladder of success
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact As a front-page story in today’s Washington Post reminds us: “Not since the last great wave of immigration to the United States around 1900 has the country’s economic future been so closely entwined with the generational progress of an immigrant group.” The...
December 8th, 2009 | Latinos, NewsWire | Read More
Racism among white supremacists is getting worse
Racism among white supremacist groups in Britain’s towns and cities is getting worse, a Cabinet minister John Denham will warn today. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor, UK Telegraph John Denham, the Communities secretary, will give warning that Muslims are not the only group which can breed...
December 8th, 2009 | NewsWire, Politics | Read More
Analysis: The Fight Over the Redskins Trademark
By Sonia K. Katyal A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving the trademark for the Washington Redskins. That decision left in place a lower court ruling stating that the plaintiffs had waited too long to bring a case for trademark cancellation – thus triggering the doctrine...
December 8th, 2009 | American Indians, American Indians, Featured, NewsWire | Read More
Bizarre ‘I’m A Racist’ Health Care Video
Political ad features voters ‘admitting’ they are racist An unknown political group has uploaded this video to YouTube.com under the username ‘IWANTYOURMONEYDOC’. The 60 second ad, titled ‘I guess I’m a racist,’ is getting a lot of attention today from both...
December 8th, 2009 | NewsWire, Politics | Read More
Is racial sensitivity a learned behavior?
By Barbara Ciara, Columnist for the Daily News I remember the first time I heard the N-word. Even though I didn’t know what it meant or why the person said it, I just knew it was a bad thing, because of how it made me feel. I was 6 years old and the lesson I learned that day is that words can be...
December 7th, 2009 | American Indians, NewsWire | Read More
Claim of Cuban racism rejected
Afro-Cubans responded to a letter from prominent African-Americans calling for an end to racism in Cuba. By JUAN O. TAMAYO, Miami Herald Pro-government Cuban writers and artists Friday rejected allegations by African-Americans of racism and repression on the island, calling the charges “delusional”...
December 7th, 2009 | African-Americans, Latinos, NewsWire | Read More
Returning to their roots, health
Oneida embrace planting, harvesting of white corn as a staple of diet, culture By Karen Herzog, Journal Sentinel BY MARK HOFFMAN ONEIDA, Wis. – George Washington’s troops at Valley Forge may have starved to death without the white corn an Oneida Indian chief gave them in the winter of 1777 during...
December 7th, 2009 | American Indians, American Indians, Featured, NewsWire | Read More
Fringe Groups Distort Debate Over Health Care
By Jill Garvey, Imagine 2050 contributor Journalists should use caution when reporting on immigrants and health care. Anti-immigrant groups with controversial histories are crying fire when it comes to health care and immigrants in an attempt to use mainstream media sources to stir up mass panic. Amid...
December 7th, 2009 | Latinos, NewsWire | Read More
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Nelson Mandela was a man of poetry
December 21, 2009 07:12
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Public Transportation Pt. 2
December 17, 2009 12:12
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I’m a white guy raised in a black neighborhood… Let’s start there.
December 17, 2009 10:12
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Searching for whitopia: An improbable journey to the heart of white America
December 16, 2009 11:12
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In the Age of Obama?
December 16, 2009 10:12
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TFitz: Hi Gyasi! Look, no matter what sort of initial response you get you should just keep writing and posting. For one thing...
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Mikhail Lyubansky: I agree with the analysis but don't see how this particular administration (in this particular racial Zeitgeist) can put...
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Mark Trahant: I regret this post didn't track for D. Truth. And I am delighted to those concerns and learn from them. It's important ...
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Philip Kim: Hey Truth. Thanks for commenting. I definitely understand your concern. One thing I'd say is that this blog is going ...
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And D. Truth: I was very intrigued when I first read the headline for this story. However, I was not impressed by this story at all. I...
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Is there a place for Indian time in this busy world?: When we are young it seems that time is either too short or too long. Summer vacations are much too fast and it seems like the school year is forever. But something happens to time as we age. The o...
Rafsanjani urges 'freedom' in Iran :
A Regrettable Misunderstanding: Originally published on Imagine 2050 Man goes to his therapist and says, “Doc, I had dinner with my in-laws last night and made a terrible Freudian slip and now I feel just awful.” Therapist sa...
Studies show Latinos climb socio-economic ladder of success: By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact As a front-page story in today’s Washington Post reminds us: “Not since the last great wave of immigration to the United States around 1900 has the country’s eco...
It's always sunny on West Bank's Sesame Street: By Joseph Nasr RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - It's always a sunny day on Sesame Street in the West Bank, where the neighbors are friendly and the muppets never see an Israeli army checkpoint all day...
