Minorities

Accessorizing Hate

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Bias, Jesus, Non-Profits, Gays and Lesbians, United States, Love, Bigotry, Minorities, Civil Rights Movement, Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Southern Baptists, Kindness, Non-Profit-Tax-Status, Religious Tolerance, Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Christianity and Homosexuality, Murder, Politics, God, Hate Speech, Politics News
Sarah O'Leary

When we choose silence in the face of bigotry, we threaten the lifeblood of our Union. We've all experienced more than a few bigots in our lives. Th...

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Minorities At Risk For Drowning

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Black Communities, Black, Video, Hispanics, Drown, Minority, Minorities at Risk, Drowning, Minorities, Latino Voices News

MIAMI -- Safety advocates urging parents to be aware of swimming pool safety before the summer heats up also say more efforts are needed to teach blac...

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A Disappointing Television Season for the Latino Community

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Census, Television, Latino Politics, Nclr, Latino, National Council of La Raza, Will and Grace, Janet MurguíA, Modern Family, Minorities, Latino Voices News
Janet Murguía

There's a lot of talk by the networks about reaching out to the Latino audience, but little action. Networks need to be brave enough to pick up shows with Latinos in starring roles. Learn from what works and what doesn't work, then try again until you succeed.

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What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them

Rinku Sen | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Politics, Youth Vote, Activism, People of Color, Occupy Wall Street, Millennials, Occupy, Race, Youth Activism, Occupy Movement, Minorities, Politics News
Rinku Sen

Today, Colorlines.com's publisher, the Applied Research Center, released "Millennials, Activism and Race," a report on the motivations of young people...

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Census: Minorities Now Surpass Whites In US Births

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Latino Birth Rate, Population Growth, US-Census-and-Minorities, Minority Births, US Census, Birth Rates, Immigration, Minority Population, US Birth Rate, U.S. Birth Rate, Minority Population Growth, Birth Rate, Minorities, Latino Voices News

WASHINGTON — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady imm...

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For The First Time, Minorities Surpass Whites In U.S. Births

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Census, Supreme Court, Population Reference Bureau, Video, Census Bureau, Minority Birth Rate, Mark Mather, Latino-Prosperity, Immigration, Roderick Harrison, Parents-Babies, Demographics, Ap, Minorities, Narcisa Marcelino, Latino Voices News

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady im...

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What is it Like to be an Ethnic Minority in a Place Where There are None?

Quora | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Ethnic Minorities, Race, Minority, Mixed Ethnicity, Ethnicity, Race-and-Ethnicity, Minorities, Mindful Living News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Alecia Li Morgan, American of mixed heritage It's a test of character and personal strength. W...

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Colossal Disaster for Minorities in Supreme Court's Scrap of the Health Care Law

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: President Obama and Health Care Reform, Supreme Court Health Care, Health Care Reform, Minorities, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

These arguments are less important than how the judicial torpedoing of the law will hurt millions of poor, working-class Americans that desperately need health care, but couldn't get affordable care before the law was passed, and are just as unlikely to get affordable care after it's struck down.

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Former Burbank Police Officer Wins $1.3 Million From City

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Police Discrimination, William Bill Taylor, Workplace Discrimination, Sexual Harrassment, Discrimination Lawsuit, Porto's Bakery Robbery, Burbank, Burbank Police, Porto's Bakery, Porto's Robbery, Discrimination, Sexual Discrimination, Burbank Police Lawsuits, Burbank Police Discrimination Lawsuit, Racial Discrimination, Burbank Police Robbery, Minorities, Los Angeles News

A former Burbank deputy police chief was awarded $1.29 million Monday after a jury found that he was fired for speaking out against racial discriminat...

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Women Of Color Benefit From Contraceptive Coverage In Employer Plans

Jessica Arons | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Health News, Contraception, Women, Latina Contraception, Minorities, Latino Voices News
Jessica Arons

Women of color experience much higher rates than their white counterparts. This new regulation guaranteeing access to no-cost contraception will give women of color a much-needed chance to close these gaps.

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Comcast To Start New Minority-Owned Cable Channels

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Robert Rodriguez, Video, Sean Combs, Minority Owned Businesses, Cable Channel, Diddy, P. Diddy, Minority Business, El Rey, Hispanics, Comcast, Minority, Latino Prosperity, Minorities, Latino Voices News

NEW YORK — Comcast will launch four minority-owned networks on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by mus...

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Should Miami Celebrate Its Lawyers?

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Homeless, Law Students, Lawyers, State Attorneys General, Judges, Public Defender, Minorities, Miami News
Spencer Aronfeld

At this time, when the public perception of lawyers is understandably at an all-time low, the not-for-profit Lawyers to the Rescue has identified several South Florida lawyers who have set a new standard for their commitment to public service.

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My Top Ten Beliefs as a Social Entrepreneur

Asher Hasan | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Social Enterprise, Interfaith, Social Justice, Interfaith Dialogue, Social Entrepreneurship, Poverty Alleviation, Minorities, Impact News
Asher Hasan

I believe that all human beings have intrinsic value: Regardless of their ethnicity, religion, etc. For those of us who have faith we were all created by the same Creator and therefore should respect ALL of his creations.

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'I Wondered Whether My Race Would Hold Me Back'

| Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Black-Teens, Race and Poverty, Video, Poverty, Class Warfare, Race in America, Race Relations, Brooklyn, Foster Teens, Race and Class, Minority Teens, Brooklyn New York, Race, Minorities, High School News

This is a youth-written article from our friends at Represent Magazine, a platform for and by young people in foster care. By Natasha Santos I ...

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Boy Stabbed At School Because He 'Wasn't Black Enough'

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Racial Bullying, Video, Bullying at School, Bullying Statistics, Bullying, Minority Students, Racism, Race, School Bullying, Minorities, Anti-Bullying, Education News

When one student stabbed 12-year-old Ryan Rodriguez in the back with a pencil and walked away, Ryan didn't have to ask for a reason why. He already kn...

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Cracked Sidewalks

Jessica Vasquez | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Racial Consciousness, Ignorance, Segregation, Chicago Racism, Racial Segregation, Chicago Impact, Hermosa Chicago, Minorities, My Chicago, Chicago News
Jessica Vasquez

There are two truths to growing up and living in Chicago. The first truth was given to me, that being that Chicago is a very diverse city. The second truth is that Chicago is a very segregated city.

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Hey NBC, Monday's Debate Panelists Need to Better Represent!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Republican Debates, Nbc Debate Moderators, CNN Debate, Nbc Debate Panelists, Nbc Debate, Nbc Gop Debate, Republican Primary Debates, Race, Nbc Republican Debate, Minorities, Media News
Linda Milazzo

After seventeen debates, all led by journalists, who for the most part don't represent the populations at-risk if any of these four are elected, isn't it time to have a representative panel do the grilling?

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'They Are Under A Lot Of Stress And Are Exposed To A Lot Of Trauma'

| Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Oakland Minorities, California Minorities, Oakland Male Minorities, Youth Minorities California, Ca Minority Males, California Minority Males, Ca Minorities, California Minorities Hearing, Minorities, San Francisco News

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Bernice Yeung When it's 17-year-old Eric Gant's turn to testify today at an Oakland le...

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Loren Berlin

Report: Proposed Down Payment Rules Could Limit Minorities' Access to Affordable Homebuying

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Dodd-Frank Act, Latinos, Minority Homeownership, Mortgages, Foreclosure Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Low Down Payment, Federal Policy, 20 Percent Down Payment, Center for Responsible Lending, Housing Crisis, Down Payment, Minorities, Business News

Nearly three-quarters of African-American and Latino mortgage borrowers could be excluded from affordable homeownership if federal regulators approve ...

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President Obama Succeeded in Duping the Media, Congress and the Public About His Plan to 'Streamline' Government

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Lloyd Chapman, Pentagon, Federal Small Business Contracting Programs, President Obama, Fraud, Streamlining Government, SBA Merger, Federal Spending, Economy, Jobs, Federal Agencies, Congress, Media, Public, Minority Job Creation, Karen Mills, Shrinking Government, Unemployment, American Small Business League, Federal Contracting, Proposed Merger, $3 Billion Cut, Consolidation Authority Act, Small Business Advocates, Government Budget, Minorities, Small Business News
Lloyd Chapman

I don't think any president in recent history has ever called a press conference to talk about cutting such a tiny portion of the federal budget. That's because President Obama is not trying to shrink government with this proposed merger of the SBA.

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Gingrich Addresses Controversial Past Claims About Race, Class

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: South Carolina Primary, Video, Church, Sc Primary, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Child Labor, South Carolina, Sc Primary 2012, South Carolina Primary 2012, Newt Gingrich, Newt Gingrich Child Labor, Election 2012, Minorities, Politics News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich faced tough questions Saturday about his past statements on race and class, making a rare ap...

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Why Were Women and Minorities Shut Out Of The 2012 Whitney Biennial?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Controversy, 2012 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Biennial, Herb Tam, Minority Artists, Race, Museum of Chinese in America, Minorities, Arts News

Today Herb Tam wrote about the problems already plaguing the 2012 Whitney Biennial since the artists names were leaked last month. Tam writes on his b...

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Prisons Go Up... Schools Close Down

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Latinos, Poverty, Blacks, Rahm Emanuel, Poor, Prisons, Academics, Schools, Social-Engineering, Social Darwinism, Jean-Claude Brizard, School Closings, Minorities, Chicago News
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

In the last 10 years, the Chicago Public School district has closed nearly 50 schools. Last week thousands of Chicago families were stunned to learn that more closings and 'turnaround' treatments are in store.

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Loren Berlin

Foreclosure Crisis Far From Over

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Center for Responsible Lending, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure, Homeowners, Minorities, Business News

Five years in, the nation is less than halfway through its foreclosure crisis, the nonpartisan Center for Responsible Lending warned in a report relea...

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How Many Black Celebs Are On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame?

www.cnn.com | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Shakira, Shakira Hollywood Walk of Fame, Minorities in Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood Walk of Fame Diversity, Minorities, Hollywood, Black Voices News

On Tuesday, recording artist Shakira will become the first Colombian to get her name on a monument to the globe's entertainment industry: the Hollywoo...

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