July 2013
July 25th, 2013
Written by Keith Collins in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – The state of Texas Voting Rights laws will be challenged by the United Stated Justice Department. The Justice Department is asking a federal court to require the state of Texas to obtain advance approval for redistricting and any other changes to how a citizen is able to cast a vote.
The Obama administration said Thursday it will open a new front in the battle for voter...
July 25th, 2013
Written by Jesse Washingto... in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Widespread rioting, looting and burning cars were expected, but when George Zimmerman was found not guilty, almost all public demonstrations were peaceful.
While media outlets, social media and water cooler prognosticators predicted revenge attacks on white people, almost all the protesters in the streets held hands rather than throw rocks.
Community leaders and scholars say the overwhelmingly...
July 24th, 2013
Written by Suzanne Gamboa ... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tracy Martin, father of the Florida teenager shot dead by George Zimmerman, told black lawmakers he will dedicate himeslf to creating an alternate legecy for his son, beyond the trial and media storm that followed the youth's death. The elder Martin hopes the effort will help prevent similar discrimination and stereotyping currently experienced by many African-American teenagers...
July 24th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Race Relations with 0 Comments
Starting August 1, the U.S. Census Bureau will have 10 new members of its 32-member National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. Among the new members represented are the Northern Cheyenne and Fort Sill-Chiricahua Apache Tribes; Asian Americans Advancing Justice; and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund.
"The committee...
July 24th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
Ever since the Mexican American Studies program at Tucson public schools were deemed illegal by the state of Arizona in 2010, regional debate over ethnically relevant courses for the area's racially diverse students has been heated.
But the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Governing Board voted 3-2 on July 9 to side-step the state order and approve a curriculum for "culturally relevant"...