Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
Current news, events, research, and reporting, covering the full range of racial issues, racism, discrimination, race relations in the contemporary society
June 24th, 2011
Written by Cindy Ferraino in Feature Stories with 1 Comment
Many problems continue to plague the American justice system such as racism, corruption, and fiscal abuse. According to reports from the University Of Dayton, “America must stop feeding the prison monster.”If you had to eat a piece of the pie of tainted justice, two specific areas would need to be addressed or dissected. First, how the minority populations fail to receive fair representation in...
June 3rd, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Cover Stories with 1 Comment
In restrooms, a reminder, a piece of laminated paper that is attached to stall doors, illustrating warning signs and ways to get help for abusive relationships. This is not an advertisement for lunch specials at a local restaurant, discounts at a gym down the road, or the latest trends at a clothing store. This notification is a solemn reminder of domestic abuse. Most people can unfortunately...
June 1st, 2011
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Spotlight, Feature Stories, Scottish with 0 Comments
Many years ago, my college roommate and I spent a year in England. As the New Year approached, we heard repeatedly, “You should spend the holiday in Scotland. They really know how to celebrate there. Everyone’s welcome.” They were talking of course, about “Hogmanay.”We never did make it to the land of bagpipes and kilts, shortbread, Andrew Carnegie and wassail, lads and lassiestartans, and haggis...
May 13th, 2011
Written by Rebecca Fortner in Race and Education, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
As spring moves forward, state educational standardized testing has begun. Along with this testing, comes a long-standing blister in the test scores. State testing results display a serious gap in the academic performance of the black male population in comparison to same age white male peers. This dilemma is not an isolated event. It occurs in schools all across the nation.In a 2010 study, The...
May 4th, 2011
Written by Manny Otiko in Spotlight, Asian, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Long recognized for its Latino population, recent census figures indicate California is also home to a burgeoning Asian population. According to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, Asians were the nation’s fastest growing ethnic group from 2000 to 2010, increasing 43 percent. San Francisco has always had a large Asian population, but now, more Asians reside in places like San Jose, the San...