newsBrooklyn poised to be hit by another round of home foreclosures as adjustable mortgages hit home at a time of high unemploymentAnother damaging round of home foreclosure may be on Brooklyn's horizon. Two prominent federal lawmakers, U.S. Representatives Edolphus "Ed" Towns (D-NY-10) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY-11) are blaming the problem on a combination of high unemployment and the negative fallout from skyrocketing mortgage interest rates being charged by banks for adjustable loans.
VIDEO :: GRITtv's Laura Flanders headed to Cooper Union the day that President Obama spoke there, and spoke to Kai Wright of ColorLines and The Nation about the ongoing problem with foreclosures and whether Obama's solutions will help anyone keep their home. more> Chinese immigrant loses health to language barrierUnfamiliar with his options for treatment and fearing the costs, Mr. Cai passed up the chance for early intervention. Now his cancer has advanced to Stage III and the 45-year-old father can no longer walk.
VIDEO :: Understanding the details of the American healthcare system is challenging for native speakers, much less Chinese immigrants with limited English proficiency. more> Once a hospital mainstay, R.P. immigrant nurses face dwindling job opportunitiesThe passage of health care reform is one more reason for an increase in the demand for nurses. Yet Filipino nurses are not confident about their chances of finding jobs in the United States. more> NJ immigrants afraid of policeIn a survey conducted by Wind of the Spirit [Viento del Espíritu], a nonprofit organization that aims to help immigrants and non-immigrants come to know each other, immigrant residents of Morristown, New Jersey expressed feelings of fear and mistrust when asked about the potential cooperation between police and immigration authorities if the Secure Communities program goes into effect. more> |
editorialsWhy Black folks should care about Arizona’s new immigration lawArizona's new immigration law requires law enforcement officials to arrest and detain anyone reasonably suspected to be in the country illegally. It is an invitation to racial profiling – something with which African Americans are painfully familiar.
VIDEO :: A trailer for the upcoming series by Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. The two filmmakers spent six years filming inside Capitol Hill to create a set of cinema-verité documentaries that together trace the high and low points of the controversial quest for comprehensive immigration reform.
AUDIO :: Michel Martin of NPR's Tell Me More says immigrants should learn to respect differences and not perpetuate racial prejudice. more> Anti-immigrant sentiments on the riseLike a sport fueled perhaps by drugs and alcohol, but overcast by the shadow of hatred and racism, American youths are having fun "hunting" Mexicans. more> briefs |
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CUNY new home for Voices and Ippies Awards
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is proud to be the new home for Voices That Must Be Heard. Over the next few months, we will be reaching out to community and ethnic journalists to get their feedback on Voices, as we develop our plans for expanding the publication's content and audience. Stay tuned!
ReportNYCMA releases Education Fellowship 2010 anthology
NYCMANYCMA Ethnic Media Student Internship Program
Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
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NYCMA is thrilled to announce the start of our summer internship program. We are able to place high school seniors with a passion for journalism in the real world of pad and pen. Students are given a rare insight and understanding into the power and function of New York's community media and the ability to hone writing skills in preparation for a career in journalism. This program is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor.
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