Why is it that Americans don’t seem to have a problem with giving their birthdate to an airline for travel security purposes or other information online, but don’t want to “give up their freedoms” for healthcare?
In a USA Today editorial, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, who attended the recent U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen as part of the only African American delegation at the conference, addresses the impact of climate change on people of color:
A Washington Post article asks the question: Do we need more male teachers? It cites statistics, as well as quotes Ronald Maggiano, an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at a high school in Virginia, who has taught in public and private schools for 25 years:
A study in 2008 by the National Education Association showed that the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low.
A USA Today article summarized a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in-depth study, which shows that many minorities shun banks.
More than one in four American households, including more than half of black households, use check cashers, payday lenders or pawnbrokers rather than a bank, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation report
The problem is most acute among minorities: 53% of African-American households and 43%
A New York Times piece on the film Precious asks the question: Is this film a “reinforcement of noxious stereotypes or a realistic and therapeutic portrayal of a Black family in America?”
“Not since ‘The Birth of a Nation’ has a mainstream movie demeaned the idea of black American life as much as ‘Precious,’ ” Mr. White wrote in his review.
In an article on Salon.com, former labor secretary Robert Reich addresses the issue of unemployment, in the wake of signs that the economy is recovering:
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