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The Invisible Cost of Incarceration

Written by Patrice Gaines | 28 August 2009

WASINGTON (NNPA) – In communities around the country, black people are missing. Neighborhoods languish. Dreams deferred rot in distant warehouses we call prisons. The similarities between the correctional system and slavery are eerie: Families ripped apart. Traditions lost or never made. The shipment of flesh, the pipeline that nearly guarantees black children go from the cradle to the prison; the insane profits made by warehousing human beings.

SPLC Report: Militias Returning in Fear of Black President

Written by Southern Poverty Law Center | 21 August 2009

(NNPA) - Sparked by a combination of anger at the federal government and the deaths of political dissenters at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and Waco, Texas, the movement took off in the middle of the decade and continued to grow even after 168

people were left dead by the 1995 bombing of Oklahoma City's federal building — an attack, the deadliest ever by domestic U.S. terrorists, carried out by men steeped in the rhetoric and conspiracy theories of the militias.

Berklee College of Music Students, Alumni from Latin America to Perform in Mexico City Concert/Talent Competition

Written by Organization's Staff | 21 August 2009

Six rising Latin American artists who are students or alumni of Berklee College of Music will perform their original tunes in an international concert event that marks the climax to the Spanish language songwriting competition Berklee Canta en Espanol. Contest finalists will share the stage with Berklee alumni, who are among Latin music's newest stars, on October 7 at the world-renowned Lunario National Auditorium, in Mexico City. Finalists will be announced soon at myspace.com/berkleecanta and berklee.edu/berkleecanta.

Half Century Since March on Washington: Has Black Activism Weakened?

Written by Hazel Trice Edney | 28 August 2009

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - This week marks the 46th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. Nearly a half century since the march that drew more than 200,000 to Washington, D.C., black activists confess they have changed their strategy in the wake of an African-American President, but they contend that their commitment remains the same.

Weight Discrimination in the Workplace: An Emerging Threat

Written by Mesriani Law Group | 21 August 2009

Discrimination in the workplace has been one of the leading employment issues a worker faces.Not only is it an illegal practice but also a condemned act in the community. Employment discrimination in the workplace may take place in various forms. It can be discrimination due to age, sexual preference, religious belief or race.However, recent studies show that another form of workplace discrimination is currently on the rise - weight discrimination.

Domestic Violence Hiding in the Open, The Crime is Drastically Underreported Until It Reaches a Horrific End

Written by By Larry Miller, Philadelphia Tribune | 14 August 2009

PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) - No one knows how many women suffer abuse at the hands of their husbands, boyfriends and intimate partners, but law enforcement officials and social service experts agree that domestic violence is one of the most underreported crimes in the nation. And as the killings of Andrea Arrington in Ridley Park and Lee Anne Smith in Philadelphia demonstrate, domestic violence becomes lethal all too often.

The Invisible Cost of Incarceration

SPLC Report: Militias Returning in Fear of Black President

Berklee College of Music Students, Alumni from Latin America to Perform in Mexico City Concert/Talent Competition

Half Century Since March on Washington: Has Black Activism Weakened?

Weight Discrimination in the Workplace: An Emerging Threat

Domestic Violence Hiding in the Open, The Crime is Drastically Underreported Until It Reaches a Horrific End

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