August 2013
August 21st, 2013
Written by Michael J. Mishak in Feature Stories, Immigration Articles with 0 Comments
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - Has Senator Marco Rubio cooled on getting an Immigration Reform billed passed? Consider the lead Senator, earlier this year, to ensure passage of a bill out of the Senate, today there is silence. Rubio seems to have turned his focus on President Barack Obama's health care law.
On a recent swing through the most conservative parts of his state, Sen. Rubio told a packed...
August 21st, 2013
Written by Jason Straziuso in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Nelson Mandela, the ailing former South African leader, has a kindred spirit and a lot in common with Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. as they both fought for freedom and equality for the oppressed in their respective countries.
Mandela, one of the world's most recognizable black leaders, was addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress when he quoted America's...
August 20th, 2013
Written by Brian Skoloff in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
PHOENIX (AP) - Outspoken Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is opposing the appointment of an independent monitor and other moves to address a judge's finding that his agency racially profiled Latinos, according to a court filing on Friday. The move could result in a judge ordering the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to comply with constitutional requirements that ban the practice.
In May, U.S. District...
August 20th, 2013
Written by Jennifer Agiesta in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – Results from a national back-to-school poll show deep racial divides on how parents view the quality of education their children are receiving. Views vary from teacher expectations of students to the technology and resources available to students to maximize learning opportunities. The divisions fall along the familiar fault lines of income, education and race that drive so much...
August 19th, 2013
Written by Lisa Waterman Gray in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
Seasoning blends christened as "curry" include many varieties, which reflect distinct ethnic culinary regions and individual cooks from a wide range of culturally diverse areas across the globe. However, curry is about more than a pre-made or freshly ground powder with multiple ingredients. The word actually is a derivative of an Indian word, kari, meaning sauce, which originally referred to hot...