July 2013
July 4th, 2013
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
The country of India is alive with diversity in not only its culture but also the possibilities to feed ones palette. Each state within the country offers a smorgasbord of delights, and in the state of Gujarat, where Gandhi is from, the cuisine is primarily vegetarian sometimes with a bit of seafood influence since the state has a strong coastline. Even so, with the main religions in the country...
July 4th, 2013
Written by Elaine Ganley -... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
PARIS (AP) - Thirteen people who claim they have been targeted by French police for identity checks, often with humiliating public pat-downs, because they're black or of Arab descent went to court Wednesday to seek reparations and a change in police guidelines.
Their case is billed as a first of its kind in France.
The plaintiffs who appeared in the Paris courtroom for Wednesday's one-day trial...
July 4th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in All About Family with 0 Comments
Could Howard University, one of the premier historically black colleges in all the land, be in such dire fiscal straits it may not even be around to see its incoming freshman class to graduation day?
One has to painfully wonder after school alum and current university vice chairwoman of the board of trustees, Renee Higginbotham-Brooks, wrote in a recent letter leaked to The Chronicle of Higher...
July 3rd, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Two of the most sacred principles that define America, immigration and the right to vote, hang in the balance as we celebrate the birth of our nation. Will we pause long enough to examine whether the Fourth of July, perhaps our most sacred holiday as a nation, is losing its meaning right here in America?
We all know, or at least should know, that the day represents the birth of America with all...
July 3rd, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
A Texas federal judge, once touted as a top Supreme Court nominee by the George W. Bush administration, is the subject of several ethical complaints and now up for formal review after she allegedly made discriminatory remarks about racial minorities during a politically-charged speech in February.
In a speech given at the University of Pennsylvania's Law School, Judge Edith Jones asserted that...