July 2013
July 24th, 2013
Written by Franklin Briceno in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
LIMA, Peru (AP) – The tradition of having black pallbearers to carry the ruling elite and the rich and famous to their tombs in Lima is one of the most blatant signs of the entrenched racism that continues to be practiced.
Elegant in tuxedos and white gloves, the six black pallbearers silently and gracefully remove the mahogany coffin bearing a Lima tire magnate from his mansion. They slide it...
July 24th, 2013
Written by Ann Anner in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A Holocaust memorial will be built on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse despite concerns from the head of an oversight board that the project is "inappropriate" for the Civil War-era site and could get the state ensnared in a constitutional legal dispute.
The privately funded $1.8 million memorial is believed to be the first Holocaust memorial planned for the grounds of any...
July 23rd, 2013
Written by Josh Lederman in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – Contrary to many of his critics, President Obama is no stranger in the fight against racial profiling. He led the fight to get legislation passed when he served as an Illinois state senator.
In 1999, a fresh-faced senator from the South Side of Chicago heard constituents complain that police were free to pull over drivers because they were black. So Barack Obama proposed a bill...
July 23rd, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
The growing gap between what people of color earn and the rising cost of living is causing some states to move ahead of the increase in the federal minimum wage proposed by President Obama. But the push-back against any minimum wage increase is drawing big money from a variety of conservative business groups, including Koch Industries.
In his State of the Union address, President Obama urged...
July 23rd, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
With unemployment in the black community roughly two times that of any other race, President Obama and the 43-member Congressional Black Caucus recently pledged to create a plan for job creation and economic growth within the African American community.
In their first face-to-face meeting in over two years, CBC members also pleaded with the president to implement more programs that target funds...