January 2013
January 4th, 2013
Written by Rita Rizzo in All About Family, Latest News with 2 Comments
African-American children are nine times more likely and Hispanic children three times more likely than white children to have a parent in prison. Thanks go to the State of Idaho for assembling a national fact sheet, which gives us a snapshot of the plight of these children who are often the forgotten victims of crime. The average age of children with an incarcerated parent is eight years old;...
January 4th, 2013
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Cultural Uniqueness, Latest News with 0 Comments
You’ve probably watched John Quinones setting up scenes that push the boundaries of acceptable behavior and then asking, “What would you do?” Read the following scenario and decide if there is anything you would have done differently. (I confess: I was there and I wouldn’t have.)
The scene is a large employee-appreciation/development conference, held in Hawaii, for hundreds of federal employees....
January 4th, 2013
Written by Rita Rizzo in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Yeh mon, today we travel to Jamaica, a land of sugar sand beaches, lush rain forests, towering waterfalls, and rushing rivers. If the overwhelming beauty of the country doesn’t win you over, the warmth and inclusiveness of the island’s people will definitely make you want to stay longer than planned. Jamaica is a healing place, rife with vegetation, and hot mineral springs touted to revitalize...
January 3rd, 2013
Written by Jack Elliott Jr... in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A sixth man has pleaded guilty in connection with racially motivated attacks by young whites against blacks in Jackson.
Joseph Paul Dominick, 21, of Brandon pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit a hate crime. He faces up to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves will sentence him later.
Prosecutors say that starting about April 2011, the group...
January 3rd, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
CHICAGO (AP) - A veteran suburban Chicago police officer alleges two fellow officers at the Elgin Police Department used racial slurs and made jokes about the Ku Klux Klan, according to a federal lawsuit filed last week.
Officer Phillipp Brown, who is black, claims the comments and actions of two white officers contributed to "creating and perpetuating a hostile work environment."
Attorneys for...