Common Ties That Bind
Exploring common values, living conditions, arts & cultural traditions and practices that cross racial, ethnic, generational, religious, and geographic boundaries; and destinations that offer opportunities to explore and enjoy the diversity and commonalities of the world’s peoples, places, and cultures.
July 14th, 2013
Written by Verena Dobnik - Associated Press in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The Zimmerman Verdict has raised many questions about the criminal justice system in America, inciting rallies all across the U.S.
From New York to California, outrage over the acquittal in George Zimmerman's murder trial poured from street demonstrations and church pulpits Sunday as protesters called for justice for the unarmed youth he killed and demanded federal civil rights charges against...
July 13th, 2013
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - An alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer faces up to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegally having a cache of weapons and counterfeit merchandise in northwest Ohio.
Richard Schmidt, 47, of Toledo, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to possession of firearms and body armor by a convicted felon and trafficking in counterfeit goods, according to court records....
July 2nd, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
There is a quiet battle happening over the budget for a program created in the 1970's that cities depend on to help bridge the racial disparity gap in affordable housing for minorities.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program was established in 1974 and is the largest and most flexible source of funding for cities and municipalities' to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide...
June 19th, 2013
Written by Kelly Burgess in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
Genealogical research is like solving a complex mystery. For people from minority racial groups, however, finding the clues to the puzzle can present a greater challenge because of the gaps in their family histories.
“In the past, the names of the minority people in an area were often never even recorded,” says Elizabeth Powell Crowe, author of Genealogy Online. “Sometimes this was because they...
June 11th, 2013
Written by Caitlin Kelly in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
I grew up in a family that placed its faith in hard work, talent, and creativity. Writers and filmmakers, we made our living questioning authority, not bowing to it.
My late Jewish stepmother never referred to her heritage while my father proclaims himself an atheist. As I entered my teens, only my mother, formerly Episcopalian, became a devout Catholic.
I attended an Anglican boarding school,...
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