New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram , Jun 08, 2009

Women immigrants must overcome formidable barriers when they first come to the United States, but their determination to hold their families together helps them overcome many of those obstacles, according to a recent New America Media-commissioned national poll. More »

New America Media, Commentary, Jasmyne A. Cannick, Jun 07, 2009

While many of our black churches were so instrumental in making sure that their congregations supported Prop. 8, I can’t say that the same energy has been put into making sure that we’re aware of the impact of the governor’s proposed budget cuts on blacks in California. More »

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, , Produced by Malcolm Marshall, Jun 07, 2009

YO!Radio hit the streets of Oakland to ask people what they thought of the murder trial of BART police officer Johannes Mehserle -- the man who shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant in the back on New Year's Day. More »

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia , News feature, Words: Donny Lumpkins // Photos: Sebastian Lumpkins , Jun 07, 2009

According to skate-activist Justin Marks, 20, skateboarding isn’t really accepted in the streets of San Francisco, and he decided to do something about it. He began by starting his own politically minded skateboarding company called Left Side Skateboarding. More »

New America Media, , , Jun 06, 2009

Essayist Richard Rodriguez discusses the future of media as newspapers around the country struggle to survive. What does it say about a city when it no longer has its chronicle? More »

New America Media, News Report, Shane Bauer, Jun 06, 2009

The Iraq Special Operations Forces (ISOF) is probably the largest special forces outfit ever built by the United States, and it is free of many of the controls that most governments employ to rein in such lethal forces. NAM Middle East correspondent Shane Bauer, in collaboration with The Nation Institute investigative fund and the Center for Investigative Reporting, reports from the front of the ongoing U.S. war in Iraq. More »

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia , Commentary, Tanea Lunsford , Jun 06, 2009

One of the biggest issues facing the more than 1.7 million children of incarcerated parents in the United States is poor school performance. But those who succeed and graduate must navigate the complicated and frustrating college application process. Tanea Lundsford, 17, is a member of Project What, a leadership program that trains children of incarcerated parents to be advocates. More »

Pakistan Link, Commentary, Syed Arif Hussaini, Jun 08, 2009

Could the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka hold a lesson for the Pakistani army fighting Taliban fighters in the Swat region and adjoining areas? More »

Oneworld.net, News feature, Jeffrey Allen, Jun 08, 2009

Nearly 60 million Americans now regularly get information from ethnically oriented TV, radio, newspapers, and Web sites, many of which are published or broadcast in languages other than English -- and that number is on the rise. More »

Audrey Magazine, News feature, Jennifer Oyama, Jun 06, 2009

Young adult novelist Paula Yoo hones her skills as one of the genre’s most infectious new voices. More »

La Prensa San Diego, News Report, Daniel H. Muñoz:, Jun 05, 2009

Daniel L. Muñoz, publisher, La Prensa San Diego, passed away at the age of 81 on Sunday morning, May 31, 2009. His son, editor Daniel H. Munoz, remembers his father as a hard working father, professor and pioneeering newspaperman. More »

Final Call, News Report, Saeed Shabazz , Jun 04, 2009

In 2002, the five were exonerated after Matias Reyes, a convicted murderer and rapist, admitted that he and he alone, had raped and brutalized Wall St. investment banker Trisha Meili. DNA evidence proved his claim. More »

Black Voice News, News Analysis, Chris Levister , Jun 04, 2009

Republicans have kept the pressure on the president’s Supreme Court pick, pushing the idea that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is an activist judge who will bring a leftist agenda to the bench. More »

Amsterdam News, News Report, Stephon Johnson, Jun 04, 2009

Omar Edwards, 25, a New York City police officer in plain clothes, was shot and killed by Officer Andrew Dunton, 30, while chasing down a suspect he caught rummaging through his car. More »