Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Business, History, Labor, Law & Justice, Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2009
Many of the tributes to John Hope Franklin included his statements on the need for apologies and reparations. I think its time for some gratitude because the only uniquely American contribution to world culture is the blues and her many children.
It is said that Louis Armstrong singlehandedly created the instrumental improvised solo and the world [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Labor, Racism on Apr 7th, 2009
One of the world’s leading diamond producers, DeBeer’s, has decided to halt production in their diamond mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, withthe reason being the current economic climate makes the project no longer viable.
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Posted in Business, Culture, Economics, Education, Equity, History, Immigration, Labor, Mexico, Socioeconomic on Apr 1st, 2009
When I told Chidrup, who is from India, that I am working on a project about the problems of racism in the US, he was puzzled. He sees the US as a place of education and boundless opportunity for everyone.
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Business, Education, Labor, Socioeconomic on Mar 13th, 2009
But if you’re aren’t the most powerful person on the face of the earth, you ain’t makin’ this list as a black person. Asian, Arab, Indian, woman, sure! However, the only one with a discernible amount of the blood of black Africa running through his or her veins to be included on the Financial Times [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Immigration, Labor, Law & Justice, Mexico, Racism, Struggles on Mar 11th, 2009
Luís Argueta, director of the award-winning film “The Silence of Neto,” (Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival; Best Movie, New York Latino Film Festival), along with co-producer Vivian Rivas, are now in the post-production phase of their new full-length documentary “abUSed - The Postville Raid,” about the arrest of nearly 400 immigrant workers in a single [...]
Posted in Economics, Education, Immigration, Labor, Mexico, Racism, Socioeconomic, Struggles, Uncategorized on Mar 9th, 2009
One of the realities of racial prejudice is that it inflicts real pain on real people—often people who are hiding the pain: the woman who cares for your kids or cleans your house, or the man or woman who cooks the food you eat in a restaurant or who processes the food you eat in a processing plant nearby.
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