May 2013
May 28th, 2013
Written by Kerstin Sopke -... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WUNSIEDEL, Germany (AP) - A small town in Germany that once was a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis is now welcoming jobless foreigners with open arms.
A dozen Spaniards affected by record unemployment in their home country have made their way last year to Wunsiedel on the German-Czech border. The town, nestled in the north Bavarian hills mountains, was best known as the burial place of Adolf Hitler'...
May 28th, 2013
Written by Emily Wagster P... in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Fifty years ago, an angry white mob attacked a racially mixed group that sought to integrate a whites-only lunch counter in Mississippi's capital city.
On Tuesday, the anniversary of the Woolworth's sit-in, education, and tourism officials are unveiling a marker to commemorate the pivotal event in the state's civil rights movement.
The marker is part of the Mississippi...
May 28th, 2013
Written by Darlene Supervi... in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair America."
The Congressional Medal of Honor will go to Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and...
May 25th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
In recent years black women are at higher risk for the long considered white female disease, Multiple sclerosis (MS,) according to a May 7 report in Neurology.
MS is a debilitating condition that damages the protective coatings on nerves in the central nervous system, resulting in a loss of motor control, muscle weakness, vision complications, and other problems, according to the National...
May 24th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
During this Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, it has not gone unnoticed that President Obama’s background – if not heritage – includes the Pacific Island state of Hawaii. With that, the White House was involved with two important events on May 8th and 9th.
On May 9, nearly 400 AAPI representatives gathered at the Department of the Interior for a White House on Asian American...