newsForeclosure: a nightmare for Queens LatinosQueensLatino and the non-profit New America Media joined forces to follow the stories of three immigrant families that lost their homes during the foreclosure crisis. more> Strangers in a strange land
U.S. to deport 700 Haitians this yearHaiti's former first lady said the deportations will compound an already battered Haiti, still reeling from the massive earthquake that killed about 300,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless, as well as a cholera epidemic that has killed over 4,000 people. more> Activists demand monitoring Suffolk police response to victims according to ethnicityImmigrants' rights community leaders in Suffolk County, Long Island, met on Monday with officials from the Justice Department to demand that they broaden their investigation of how the police in Suffolk County, Long Island, respond to and manage cases of racial intolerance in the area. Suffolk authorities have been accused of obstructing the investigations. more> Graffiti: Go back to your stinking, dirty brown countryThe graffiti appeared during the last weekend of February in a Hispanic neighborhood of Greenville, one of the main cities in South Carolina, a state where severe measures against undocumented immigrants have been approved. more> Church targeted with anti-immigrant graffiti
Undocumented still standing after broken dreamsIt was five years ago this week that the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform hosted a huge rally on Capitol Hill to fight for legalization, but little has changed for the thousands of Irish who attended in the hopes of securing their futures. more> Gay community faces rift over cancellation of a Pro-Palestinian FundraiserThey've long faced off on college campuses and in the media, and now Israel's supporters and detractors are in a pitched battle for the hearts and minds of the gay and lesbian community. more> Venezuela keeps the heat on in the BronxLeonora Laboy has received a credit on her rent in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx for the last two years through help from an unlikely source – the Venezuelan government. more> Majority of Indian students in U.S. want to return, says new studyDiscouraged by the economic downturn in the United States and buoyed by the promise of a continuing dynamic work situation in India, about 74 percent of Indian students surveyed recently across America said they plan to return home. more> Students abroad can’t do thesis work on IranThe Islamic Republic has forbidden Iranian students studying abroad from writing any dissertations about Iran. more> |
ED/OPUrgent call to action: Save and support Black collegesThe survival of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is at stake. Today, more than ever before, there is an urgent necessity to stand up, speak out, and let the voice and fundamental interests of 45 million Black Americans be heard. more> King hearings create Irish fissuresIt's no surprise at all that the congressional hearings called last week by the Congressman Peter King to look into real or imagined radicalization in the nation's Muslim community would cause a stir in the Irish-American community, most especially that part of it most devoted to politics. more> Islamophobia: The new McCarthyism?
Shame on the Republican PartyShould we believe Republicans when they say: "Oh no, we are not targeting all Muslims. We are only criticizing radicals"? Not when the bulk of their rhetoric and actions prove the opposite. Take Mr. King, for instance. more> A bit of luck for undocumented immigrants?Utah's legislature plans to introduce a visitor workers program for undocumented immigrants may be of historical significance. All the more so, since the initiative, which may solve many problems the nation is facing now, has been proposed by Republicans. more> Utah's response to immigration bills
Elections matterProtests against Bloomberg's school policies have taken on a life of their own. Many players behave as if they didn't know what Bloomberg would do, especially the City Council members whose vote allowed Bloomberg to violate two (now three) referenda on term limits. more> Grassroots movement for living wage grows in HarlemPeople are catching on the plain truth that what New Yorkers need are good jobs that lift communities up, rather than low-wage jobs that keep workers and their families mired in poverty. more> Toyota motor company disrespects and devalues the patronage of the Black consumersSo when the decision was made to advertise in mainstream newspapers from coast to coast "thanking" their customers for their loyalty, where was Toyota's loyalty to the 10 percent who are African-American consumers? Don't we also deserve a great big "Thank you"? more> briefsYABC: A land of opportunities
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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.
Check out student interns' stories
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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