June 19, 2013

Because Someone Needs to Break the Silence on the New Face of Employment Discrimination

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By Jasmyne A. Cannick When the first African slaves stepped off the ship they were given two things—Christianity in the form of The Holy Bible and a new language… English.  Two hundred years later, the descendants of those slaves are now being punished for Mistah’s English Only law. Unemployed African-Americans have more than just “ethnic” [...]




Illegal Immigrants to Receive College Aid in California

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*California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill giving illegal immigrant college students access to state-funded financial aid, the second half of two-part legislation known as the “Dream Act.” The controversial measure, which passed the Democrat-controlled legislature on a party-line vote in September, represents a victory for immigrant-rights activists ahead of the 2012 presidential [...]




Latinos Tired of Waiting on Obama and Democrats

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*(Via The Daily Beast) The Senate is set to vote on a controversial immigration bill. If it fails, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez tells Bryan Curtis he’s prepared to ditch Obama and the Democrats-and take the movement to the streets. It’s zero hour for the DREAM Act, a bit of immigration legislation that has taken on a [...]