May 2013
May 14th, 2013
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
“Handle them carefully,” warned Pearl Hurd Strachan, “for words have more power than atom bombs.” On a more peaceful note, think about the positive power a single word can have on the development of inter-cultural respect.
To illustrate, for a year in my young life, I traveled throughout Europe. It was impossible to learn many words from the language of each country my roommate and I visited, but...
May 13th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Mary G. Roebling’s ground-breaking efforts paved the path for millions of other women in banking.
Roebling was born Mary Gindhart on July 29, 1905, in Collingswood, New Jersey. Her family was well off, and she lived in a Victorian mansion called Hemlock Hall. As a child, she earned pocket money by selling strawberries for a penny a box.
She married the grandson of famous bridge builder Washington...
May 13th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
MILAN (AP) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter was "appalled" when he learned that AC Milan's match against Roma was suspended because of racist chanting.
Sunday's game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng.
"Appalled to read about racist abuse in Serie A last night," Blatter...
May 13th, 2013
Written by Mark Sherman - ... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and for just over 11 minutes.
The numbers were marginally better for Hispanic lawyers. Four of them argued for a total of 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Women showed better representation with just over 17 percent of the arguments before the justices.
In an...
May 10th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Roughly 20 percent of all black and Hispanic households are without checking or saving accounts, essentially leaving them completely shut out of the burgeoning American banking system.
At a time when a growing segment of citizens use online banking, some even depositing paychecks using their cellphone camera, many minorities are still subjected to a “kick them while their down system” where it...