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June 20th, 2012
Written by Wendy Innes in All About Family, Latest News with 0 Comments
The current state of affairs in Washington and Hollywood has everyone from Presidential candidates to Hollywood stars to the local grocers attempting to identify themselves in some way with the buzz words related to family values. Whether it’s the “war on women” or the “war against traditional marriage,” most Americans feel a need to align themselves with some cause against perceived attacks on...
June 19th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
What to do about the millions of illegal Mexican immigrants in the United States? President Obama took a first step to provide an interim solution for the most innocent among them — hundreds of thousands who came to the United States as children. The policy extends temporary legal status to young people who have been in the country for years, gone to school, and stayed out of trouble.To deport or...
June 15th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in Cover Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
It seems that the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class shrinks more with each passing day. Ask any representative from the three predominate economic classes in America and they will each tell you that their class has suffered the most from the protracted recessionary period that beset our economy in 2007 and has yet to fully dissipate for the majority of our citizens. Let’s...
June 14th, 2012
Written by Alonzo Weston in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
One perception is that people view race relations in major cities as better than in small communities. The common wisdom is that in larger cities people become more accepting of those from different nationalities.But the opposite also holds true. People can distance themselves easier in a larger city because neighborhoods and enclaves are often set up along racial boundaries. A person of another...
June 13th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
Black youths gather and congregate in downtowns or upscale and elite venues in cities all across America, committing random acts of violence or just causing menacing mayhem. According to some reports, this racial violence and lawlessness are part of a nationwide pattern of hundreds of episodes that have occurred in more that 5o cities during the last 50 years.Why? Why are young black men becoming...
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