“Our absence due to our fear of the many raids showed more than ever that we need immigration reform, that we exists, that we do a lot and contribute greatly to the wealth of this country,” said Mexican Nuemi T., who participated in the second May 1 march. more>

WFNY (93.3 Free FM), a radio station under CBS, had a show called Dog House Pranks with a segment called Chinese Food. It harassed the female and male hosts in a Chinese restaurant with insults, sexual slurs, and other provocations. Yesterday, the Fujianese community held a meeting to urge the victimized Chinese restaurant to come forward and use legal actions against the radio show. more>

Although Liberia’s lengthy period of national torment is coming to an end with the restoration of a democratically elected civilian government, Freshman Republican Congressman Tim Walberg of Michigan, a sponsor of the bipartisan measure, believes there is still a need to open up new opportunities for distressed expatriates. more>

If the United States does not take immediate steps to address the black male crisis, the nation risks losing its "greatest untapped resource," said National Urban League President Marc H. Morial in presenting the league's annual State of Black America (SOBA) report, which assesses conditions within the Black community. more>

In November, Michigan became the third state in the nation to abolish affirmative action programs, joining California and Washington. Under the ruling, the process by which public colleges and universities admit ethnically diverse students – including African Americans – will be forever altered. more>

“The fact is that the more successful we (environmentalists) are, the more we open our communities to the displacement of poor people,” explained Elizabeth Yeampierre, director of the organization UPROSE in Sunset Park. more>