December 2014 Archive

In wake of Obama’s Executive Action, advocates warn about scams
(Special from New America Media) — President Obama announced on Thursday his plan to take executive action on immigration. His plan would revise enforcement priorities to focus on recent arrivals ...
Diabetes and falls prevention: Researchers work with Seniors
By Elizabeth Simpson Contributing Writer NORFOLK, Va.(Special from The Virginian-Pilot/New America Media) – Diane Newlon is using weights and rubberized exercise bands at Old Dominion University to ward against a phenomenon that ...
Ferguson grand jury decision ignites violent protests in Missouri and demonstration in more than 170 U.S. cities.
Angry protests and questions arise in wake of Ferguson grand jury decision
A grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri signature loan bad credit las vegas decided Monday not to indict Darren Wilson, a white cop who killed college-bound Michael Brown 18. after what ...
A holiday ritual for many charter schools: Deciding whether to leave the RSD
By Marta Jewson The Lens It’s that odd time of year again in New Orleans when academically improving charter schools must decide if they want to stay with a special state system ...
Racial gap gets wider every time we ask
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist A recent poll showing that white, Black and Hispanic New Yorkers differ significantly in evaluating new city mayor Bill De Blasio’s job performance provoked a ...
Democrats still don’t get the message
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Since the November 4 elections, there has been a broad and needed discussion concerning what the Democrats did wrong or, to put it better, why ...
Recycling failed education policies
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander will likely become chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Though he has yet to be elected by his Republican ...
Sen. Landrieu will win if we vote for our interests & other runoff recommendations
The December 6, 2014 election will be tighter than the political pundits suggest. Any Democratic candidate who earned 45 percent of the vote in Republican Jefferson Parish and over 80% ...

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