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Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of US Kids, Study Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: How Many Kids Are on Food Stamps, Welfare, Social Justice, Poverty, Food Stamps, Children, Economy, Parenting, Food Stamp Statistics, Recession, Kids on Food Stamps, Black Children, Usda, Food Research and Action Center, Education, Nutrition, African Americans, Food, Income Gap, US Department of Agriculture, How Many People Are on Food Stamps, Food Stamps Study, Sociology, Food Stamps Data, Poverty Line, Minorities, Politics News

CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout...

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Soupy Sales, Rod Serling -- Prophets Who Raised a Generation

Bradley Burston | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jews, Television, Soupy Sales, Haaretz, Entertainment, The Twilight Zone, Music, Comedy, Rod Serling, Minorities, Entertainment News
Bradley Burston

This was an era when the original Mad Men ruled the collective unconscious, when a gleaming pastel future, and, by extension, a lavishly sterile present, were held up as ideals and goals.

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Growing Extremism in Pakistan

Saad Khan | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Christians, Gojra, Mohammed Caricatures, Pakistan Violence, Pakistan, Minorities, World News
Saad Khan

The lack of major bloodshed in Pakistan is 'compensated for' by regular attacks on religious minorities and the desecration of their religious and personal assets.

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Minorities and Health Care: What's the Real Story?

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Low Birth Rate, “Infant Mortality Rate”, African-Americans, Recidivism, Incarceration, Classicism, President Barack Obama, African-American Women, Melting Pot, Healthcare Reform, HIV/AIDS, African-American Infants, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Senator Ted Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Socialism, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Rehabilitation, Town Hall Meetings, Medical Care, Prenatal Care, Minorities, Stomach Cancer, Politics News
Francesca Biller-Safran

While health care is in need of radical reform for millions of Americans, minorities and especially blacks have historically suffered disproportionately from poor or non-existent health care.

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Emerging Senate Health Bill Could Cause Job Discrimination Against Low-Income and Minority Workers

Bob Greenstein | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Coverage, Senate Finance Committee, Low-Income, Health Care, Minorities, Politics News
Bob Greenstein

A piece of the health care bill that the Finance Committee's bipartisan negotiators are developing would discourage employers from hiring low-income and minority workers, women, and workers with disabilities.

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Opposition to Obama Health Care Reform Driven by Racism Not Fear of Increasing Debt

Ray Hanania | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Supreme Court, Debt, Trillions, George W. Bush, Bailouts, People in Need, Health Industry, Banking Industry, Barack Obama, Insurance, Health Care Reform, Racism, Poor, Bush Election, Bigotry, Minorities, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Although the Republicans and "Blue Dog" conservative Democrats claimed they oppose Obama's health care plan because it would increase the nation's debt, the real reason is driven by racism.

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Rep. Johnson Applauds American Small Business League for its Work on Small Business Contracting

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fortune 1000, Women, Small Business, Abuse, Fortune 500, h.r. 2568, Oversight, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Veterans, Fraud, Hank Johnson, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, Gao, American Small Business League, Minorities, Politics News
Chris Gunn

Johnson proposed the "Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009," to provide small businesses across the country with billions of dollars in additional contracting opportunities.

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No LGBT Rights Mentioned in Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearing

Jacob Reitan | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Lawrence v. Texas, Gay Rights, Sotomayor Confirmation, Minorities, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Jacob Reitan

I watched the opening statements made by the nineteen senators in Monday's confirmation hearing for Judge Sotomayor. Each senator previewed what they...

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Crying "Activist"

Jessica Loudis | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Judicial Activism, David Souter, Barack Obama, Minorities, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Jessica Loudis

Perhaps the right questions aren't whether or not Sotomayor is an activist or if she's biased in favor of minorities, but rather, what kind of perspective she'll be bringing to the court.

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The New White Nationalism in America

Carol M. Swain | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, Anti-Semitism, White Supremacists, Race Relations, Integration, White-Nationalism, Extremism, Minorities, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

This book is a warning and a wake-up call for Americans who cherish the civil rights vision of an integrated America, a common humanity, and equality before God and law.

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Men II Boys: A Documentary For Young Men of Color

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Education, Congress, Baltimore, Children, President Obama, Documentary, Men to Boys, Barack Obama, Minorities, New Orleans, Charlotte, Fairfax, Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, LaMarr Darnell Shields, Young Voters, Janks Morton, Chicago, Philadelphia, Young Boys, Media News
Timothy Cooper

Men II Boys is a new film that featuring interviews from BET journalist Jeff Johnson, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore Ravens Tight End, Daniel Wilcox.

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The Upside of the Minority Population Growth

John Ridley | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Population, Population Growth, Minority Population Growth, Minorities, Politics News
John Ridley

Here's what we know about minorities in America: their names are too hard to pronounce, they're responsible for bringing in the Swine flu -- as devastating as that was -- and they single-handedly caused the financial meltdown.

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NRSC Endorsement "Policy" Shortchanges Conservatives, Minorities

Senate Guru | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, John Cornyn, Pa-Sen, Politics, Marion Thorpe, Charlie Crist, Florida, Marco Rubio, Nrsc, Endorsements, Conservatives, Fl-Sen, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, 2010 Senate Races, Minorities, Politics News
Senate Guru

The NRSC has found a way to piss off its base while also curtailing outreach to minority communities. Impressive job, John Cornyn.

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Quick, Which Ethnic Group Is More Patriotic Than the Average?

John Ridley | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Asians, Asian Heritage Month, History Months, Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Minorities, Politics News
John Ridley

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month doesn't get nearly the play that Black History Month does. But then neither do Women's History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, or American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.

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Buchanan Made The GOP a Heavily White Party

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Sr, Reagan, Politics, Bush, Heavily White Party, Blacks, Nixon, Michael Steele, Souther Strategy, Gop, Racism, Eisenhower, Pat Buchanan, Minorities, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

As long as the GOP has its grip on the millions that made and kept the GOP a heavily white party, it's far from dead as a party.

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Beautiful Skin in All Colors

Dr. Anne Chapas | Posted 04.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Juvederm, Fighting-Wrinkles, Hispanic, Injectable-Fillers, Wrinkles, Fighting Wrinkles, Restylane, Laser, Skin Care, Cosmetic Lasers, African Americans, Minorities, Living News
Dr. Anne Chapas

The 67th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology had countless sessions covering a broad range of skin diseases and conditions but one o...

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Mr. Obama, Start Walking Your Bottom Up Talk

Rob Kall | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Globalization, Automaker Bailout, Bottom-Up, Bailout, Potus, Barack Obama, Walmart, Poverty, Hank Paulson, Obama Stimulus, President Obama, Clintons, Stimulus, Obama NAFTA, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Nafta, Stimulus Package, Tim Geithner, Cafta, Poverty and Health, Henry Paulson, Economic Stimulus, Timothy Geithner, Minority, Minorities, Politics News
Rob Kall

Bottom up approaches work because they do something different than usual, or because they support bottom up community, cooperation, sharing and community.

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It's Time to Rethink Our Welfare Policy

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Helping the Needy, Poverty, Money, US Poverty, Welfare Reform, Economy, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, The New York Times, United States, Race, Detroit, New York Times, Aid to Families With Dependent Children, Safety Net Organizations, Minority, Welfare Policy, Michigan, Minorities, Politics News
Seth Freed Wessler

A society cannot survive without a safety net and we don't have one during the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Barack Obama and the American Dream

Lauri Lyons | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Suburbs, Europe, Sweden, Natural Disasters, Civil Rights Act, Presidential Election 2008, President Lyndon Johnson, America, First Black President, Black History Month, New Black Panther Party, Change, Change in America, White Flight, Malcolm X, Racism, Jfk, Nigeria, Nation of Islam, Fela Kuti, R&b, Terrorism, Washington D.C., Ethnic Minorities, Black President T-Shirt, Time Magazine, American Dream, Barack Obama, Lauri Lyons, Election, Militancy, Lyndon B. Johnson, The Beatles, Democratic Nomination, Kenya, Million Man March, Minorities, President Obama, Iowa Caucus, Economic Depression, Affirmative Action, Reparations, Busing, Inauguration, Slavery, Justice, African Americans, "I Have a Dream" Speech, Yes We Can, Equality, Zimbabwe, Africa, Black President, War, Black Panther Party, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Democracy, United States, Dwayne Rodgers, France, Jim Crow, Corporate America, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement, Higher Education, Shepard Fairey, President George W. Bush, Robert Kennedy, Post-Racial, Selma Alabama, Michelle Obama, Obama Family, The Movement, Lauren Erickson, March on Washington, Flag International, Video, Politics News
Lauri Lyons

The past four decades have been a mixture of social growing pains and progress. Even with that said, most people never believed that a Black man would become the President.

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A Million Views (and Then Some) on Obama's Inauguration

Raafi Rivero | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

Read More: The Internet, Twitter, Beer, Computers, Websites, Obama, Media, Business, Facebook, Barack Obama, Internet, Television, Itunes, Video, Viral Video, Online, Youtube, Marketing, Branding, Online Video, Technology, African-Americans, Minorities, Business News
Raafi Rivero

YouTube has become the default TV of the Internet. This is remarkable considering that a) It did not exist during the last presidential campaign and b) so much of the content is by non-professionals.

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Who Needs the Right When the Left Has Itself?

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Left, Bill Scher, Baltimore, Cronyism, Bush, Ann Coulter, Fart, Opinion, Obama, Journalism, First Black President, Caroline Kennedy, Liberal Oasis, App, Rod Blagojevich, Cabinet, Blacks, People of Color, Rick Warren, Sarah Palin, New Media, Harry Reid, Right, Mayor Sheila Dixon, African-Americans, Big Tent Party, Senate Majority Leader, Advocacy, Minorities, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

This is the nub of it for me with the Lefties: they do not truly understand who they are, nor what they are motivated by. The slightest bump in the road leads to anarchy or dissent.

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Obama and the Minority Majority

Laura Carlsen | Posted 12.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Results, Minority Voters, Race, Barack Obama, Minorities, Home News
Laura Carlsen

The election of Barack Obama as the nation's first African American president has been heralded as proof that the United States has finally broken t...

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Younger Military Families Closing Ranks Around Obama

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Polls, Military Times, Youth Vote, Donald Inbody, Black Voters, Austin, Museum of the Marine Corps, Independent Voters, University of Texas, Joe Biden, Democrats, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Iraq War, Virginia, Young Voters, Pollsters, Patriotism, Marines, Military, Latino Voters, US Marines, Iwo Jima, World War II, Michigan, Military Families, Republicans, Minorities, Don Inbody, Diane Tucker Military Closing Ranks, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Everyone I talk to wants change but on base you can't say certain things. At a bar or a party, everyone tells me they're voting for Obama... My military friends are tired of being lied to."

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GOP Minority Recruitment Efforts Failing

Politico | JIM VANDEHEI & JOSH KRAUSHAAR | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Minority Candidates, Gop, 2008 Elections, Republican Minority Recruitment Effort, Minorities, Republicans, Politics News

Just a few years after the Republican Party launched a highly publicized diversity effort, the GOP is heading into the 2008 election without a single ...

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