April 2013
April 23rd, 2013
Written by APNewsNow in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Race Relations with 0 Comments
UNESCO Visit To Old City Of Jerusalem In Hope Of Ending Deadlock
PARIS (AP) — Israel agreed to allow a mission from UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural arm, to visit the Old City of Jerusalem next month, a small victory for those hoping to end the deadlock between Israelis and Palestinians.
Israel announced Tuesday that it also agreed to take part in a Paris meeting of experts next month on the...
April 22nd, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
While some segments of the economy remain in a slump and unemployment remains high for many African Americans, the niche of black investors report “high levels of confidence” in their financial future, according to a recent nationwide financial survey released April 10.
The report comes as the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that black unemployment rate decreased from 13.8...
April 22nd, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in National Collegiate Dialogue with 17 Comments
Apparently knowing how many white male workers a company has is a “trade secret,” at least it is according to Google and a number of other high-tech companies who refuse to release information on the diversity of their workforce or suppliers. This refusal prompted the Washington, D.C.-based Minority Business Round Table (MBRT) to re-new their call for an investigation into mandatory federal...
April 22nd, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in National Collegiate Dialogue with 22 Comments
Immigration reform legislation, one of the surest paths to reducing racism in America by removing anger and disdain toward minorities, was unveiled in the Senate on April 16 and immediately criticized by both liberals and conservatives, leaving its fate uncertain.
"This has something for everybody to hate," said Republican Sen. Jeff Flake.
Concern is evident with some liberals about the...
April 19th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Cultural Uniqueness, Latest News with 0 Comments
While the NBA’s annual Green Week has come to a close, this year the NBA Green organization launched a new initiative to make everyday Earth Day at NBA arenas to generate environmental awareness in a non-political way to basketball fans.Throughout the fifth NBA Green Week (April 4-12,) the NBA partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to highlight a variety of local and national...