Mothers and wives – immigrants who came to the United States in search of a better future for their families – now find themselves wearing an electronic ankle bracelet and facing the possibility of having to leave the country and return to a place they no longer recognize as their own. more>

As one former Jewish official called for a national emergency summit of Jewish leaders to deal with the fallout from the market meltdown, Jewish charities were grappling this week for an appropriate response to a fast-moving crisis few fully understand. more>

The key chemical involved in the scandal, melamine, is found not only in milk powder, but also in feed for fish and pigs, making frozen seafood sold in Chinatown suspect. more>

La Marqueta thrived until the late sixties and seventies, when the emergence of larger grocery stores – and rising rent – began forcing tenants out. Soon, it all but disappeared along with 29-cent cartons of eggs and glass milk bottles. more>

UNCF – the United Negro College Fund – the nation’s oldest and most successful minority education assistance organization, called for national action to guarantee that minority and low-income students get to go to college and graduate. more>