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Unarmed - Another Black Teen Gunned Down by Cops
NEW YORK CITY (NNPA) - There is uproar in the hood - again. Hitting him 10 times, five cops, including two sergeants and a detective, shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Kyle Coppin in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Nov. 12. "The first shot was fatal because that hit him in the chest. They hit him with at least nine more. The police picked him up and acted like they were arresting him because they couldn't have him die on the scene," activist Abubaka Miller told the Amsterdam News. Continue»
Posted on November 22, 2007
Plagued by Injustices, African-Americans Find Solace in Family This Week
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The chants of "No justice, no peace!" have momentarily subsided. The buses have arrived back home. Marching feet prepare to rest under tables full of turkeys, collared greens and candied yams as African-Americans across the nation - battling daily with racial inequities - pause to count their blessings at Thanksgiving. Continue»
Posted on November 22, 2007
Patience is the Heart of Ethics, Says Philosopher
By Irene McMullin, assistant professor of philosophy, University of Arkansas
While fidgety children may be told that "patience is a virtue," a University of Arkansas philosopher has found patience to be much more profound than simple, passive waiting. Rather, patience is "the living heart of ethics."
In a presentation on Nov. 8 to the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Irene McMullin discussed patience as a "neglected virtue," little examined by philosophy or society at large. Continue»
Posted on November 12, 2007
Blogging's Role in Resurrection of Citizen Journalism
Cyberspace is a far cry from plowing with oxen in West Africa, but the Internet is where Aaron Barlow -- formerly a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Ouagadougo, Burkina Faso, and a Peace Corps volunteer in neighboring Togo --... Continue»
Posted on November 6, 2007
New Book Explores Internet Use and Society
Author Aaron Barlow focuses on what he calls "neteracy" (the ability to effectively negotiate the Web) and "massed media" (media coming from the people). He talks about the growing need for people to become "neterate" as well as literate, to take full advantage of the Web. He also considers changing attitudes toward communications technology, which is increasingly falls into the hands of end users. Continue»
Posted on November 6, 2007
AmericasBarometer Results Unveiled by Latin American Public Opinion Project
Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) has unveiled - for the first time in Latin America - the comprehensive results of surveys that assess the political culture of 21 countries in the Western hemisphere. The Casa de la Universidad de California en... Continue»
Posted on October 22, 2007
Noose Incident Reveals Lack of Minority Inclusion
By Larry Miller Special from the Philadelphia Tribune PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) - For African- Americans, a hangman's noose is a symbol of murderous violence, brutality and a time in this nation when lynching a Black man was a common occurrence, especially... Continue»
Posted on October 22, 2007
Jesse Jackson Launches Parental Plan on 66th Birthday
By Francis Taylor Special from the Los Angeles Sentinel LOS ANGELES (NNPA) - The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition as well as The National Reclaim Our Youth Crusade, recently chose to spend some... Continue»
Posted on October 22, 2007
Black Leaders: Sagging Low Has Got to Go!
By Gordon Jackson Special from the Dallas Examiner DALLAS (NNPA) - From a city councilman to a school board trustee and a college president, a decision made by Black community leaders to dramatically uplift fashion and a controversial image in... Continue»
Posted on October 22, 2007
Diversity on Trial in America
By Tuala Williams Special from the Dallas Examiner DALLAS -- On Aug. 16, Daniel Henninger, editor of the Wall Street Journal, one of the nation's most respected publications in the world of business and finance, pronounced the death of diversity.... Continue»
Posted on October 22, 2007
Concurso Juvenil Cinematografico del Festival de Cine Hamptons
!Sorpresa! anuncia otro seleccionado del Concurso Juvenil Cinematografico del Festival de Cine Hamptons en celebracion de la Herencia Hispana 'La Veladora' Elegido como Uno de los Cinco Finalistas del Concurso San Antonio, TX -- !Sorpresa! anuncio hoy que ha... Continue»
Posted on October 12, 2007
Bush's FEC Nominee Undermined Voting Rights
By U. S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.l) More than 40 years ago, John Lewis and Hosea Williams, along with hundreds of everyday Americans, left their homes and churches to brave the blows of Billy clubs and join a march for... Continue»
Posted on October 11, 2007
Fight AIDS in Africa and in Black America
By Danny Glover (NNPA) -- I happen to be part of a generation that came up in San Francisco at an important time in the world. We saw ourselves as part of a community with a commitment to ideas that... Continue»
Posted on October 11, 2007
Portland Rallies Against Hate
By Brian Stimson Special from The Skanner PORTLAND, Ore. (NNPA) - It's nothing new. Reports of membership increases in White supremacist groups have been trickling in for several years now. Early in 2007, the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy group... Continue»
Posted on October 11, 2007
Community Comes Together Against Racism in Support of W. Va. Torture Victim
By Cash Michaels Special from the Wilmington Journal (NNPA) - A group of about 40 citizens - White and Black - came together Oct. 2 at a local church in Logan County, W. Va. to hold a candlelight vigil for... Continue»
Posted on October 11, 2007
