Common Ties That Bind
Sesame Street Combats Racism
Striking at racism before it gets a foothold in our children; the popular educational TV show Sesame Street added a new Hispanic character to its diverse cast.
Ismael Cruz, who watched Sesame Street as a child in Puerto Rico, joins the show as a character called Armando, or “Mando.”
"I grew up watching the show,” Cruz said, “and for me it was a place that really existed and to which as a child I aspired to go, a place so diverse that I could see myself in the faces of the people that were there. Being on the set now is that, but with cameras."
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Diversity: An Economic Bonus
If you read USAonRace, you no doubt don’t need to be preached to, however, it may interest you to know that diversity has economic payoffs. According to Sophia Kerby and Crosby Burns, writers for the online publication for the Center for American Progress, “The Top 10 Economic Facts of Diversity in the Workplace,” July 12, 2012, those businesses with a diverse workforce — one that includes gay and transgender employees — have a stronger marketplace presence than those that don’t.
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Wisconsin Leads National Black Male Incarceration
The state of Wisconsin not only has the highest percentage of incarcerated black men in the country, its rate is nearly two-times higher than the national average, according to a new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study.
Approximately one in every eight black men of working age, or 13 percent, are now imprisoned in Wisconsin, compared to the national average of just 6.7 percent. Overall, blacks compose only 6.5 percent of the state’s total population.
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First Slaves Home Is Symbol in Boulder, Colorado
The tiny, nondescript house on Goss Circle where some of the first slaves of Boulder actually lived stands as a symbol of monumental proportions.
This home, literally and figuratively, as the folksy culture of architecture lured so many of them west from the South in search of new opportunity.
In that regard, historians and preservationist alike fiercely contend the dilapidated, time-worn house, described as being in “poor condition” and as far back as 1929 reigns as a part of nostalgia, is not only worth saving it absolutely, positively must be saved.
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Star Wars Dubbed To Preserve Navajo Language
Star Wars Dubbed To Preserve Navajo Language
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - In the new translation of "Star Wars," Darth Vader is Luke's bizhe'e.
The classic 1977 film that launched a science fiction empire and revealed the force within a farm boy who battles evil has been dubbed in Japanese, French, Spanish, and about a dozen other languages. Add Navajo to the list.
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Police in Schools Bring Complaints and Lawsuits
The ACLU of the Nation's Capital has filed a civil complaint for constitutional violations and assault and battery against a Washington, D.C., police officer on behalf of an elementary school student.
The action comes on the heels of a Texas complaint filed in February by the N.A.A.C.P. and Appleseed with the federal Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights against a Texas school district on behalf of black students who received four times the criminal misdemeanor citations than white students.
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Montana Goes Against Spirit Of Immigration Reform
Montana Goes Against Spirit Of Immigration Reform
Some individual states, such as Montana, are moving away from the forgiving spirit of immigration reform legislation recently unveiled in Washington, D.C. by considering harsh new measures against individuals who are illegal as well as the businesses that hire them.
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Will Greece Ban Golden Dawn Party
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights said Tuesday that Greece has the legal right to ban the far-right Golden Dawn party, the first time an international rights organization has raised the prospect of a ban.
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Highlighting Racism In Cuba Brings Punishment
Highlighting racism In Cuba brings punishment.
Often the people bold enough to point out racist aspects in our society are punished and this almost certainly seems to be the case with a leading Cuban official who recently decried the “blatant racism” on the island in an opinion piece published in the March 23, 2013 edition of the New York Times.
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German Pastor On Trial For Anti-Nazi Demonstration
BERLIN (AP) — A German pastor due to stand trial for allegedly inciting violence at an anti-Nazi demonstration said Tuesday that authorities risk deterring people from standing up to right-wing extremists if he is convicted.
Prosecutors accuse Lothar Koenig of serious breach of the peace, attempted obstruction of justice, and attempted coercion at a protest in the eastern city of Dresden two years ago.
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