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
August 29th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Cover Stories with 1 Comment
Whether an athlete or an admirer, sports are a staple of American life. Strength, speed, agility, balance, and all the other countless athletic skills necessary in all sporting activities have historically intrigued and brought people together to gaze upon extraordinary athletic ability. From early cave dwellers to the Ancient Greeks’ extremely organized Olympic Games, sports date back as far as...
August 3rd, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in Spotlight, Cuban, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Like all ethnic groups in America, Cuban Americans experience the same problems as any other group, including teen pregnancy, youth incarceration, and substance abuse. With Miami being the most prominent home base for Cubans when they come to America, or where many have settled for years, it is a melting pot that offers both the good and the bad, issues ranging from cultural problems to the...
July 22nd, 2011
Written by Gina McGalliard in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
If ever in Los Angeles, stop at the Museum of Tolerance (MOT), founded by famed Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. This interactive, high-tech museum isn’t a typical museum filled with fixed panels and artifacts. Museum Director Liebe Geft describes it as “an immersive, interactive experience that spotlights history, lets us bear witness to history and explore where these dynamics of prejudice, racism...
July 14th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Cover Stories with 0 Comments
Rarely do you hear about the issue of latch key kids any more. Whether it is because the media is busy with other topics or the subject is so common, it continues to be a widespread phenomenon.The topic initially arrived on the scene in the 1980s. The U.S. Census Bureau carefully monitored the increase of latch key kids and documented that 1.6 million, or 8 percent, of kids ranging from ages 5 to...
June 29th, 2011
Written by Patty Talahongva in Spotlight, Feature Stories, Hungarian with 0 Comments
Scattered throughout the U.S. are pockets of hyphenated Americans who come from the country of Hungary. For many, the ties to the motherland are so strong that they created organizations here to keep their culture close to them.Zsuzsa Stanfield understands the reasons. She left her hometown of Budapest 18 years ago. “I was born in Hungary. I’m from Budapest. I love Budapest,” she declares. But...