April 30, 2010
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On April 29, 2010, unions and housing groups marched on Wall Street, to tell the banks -- and the legislators dawdling on bank reform -- exactly which Americans get hurt first and most by unregulated greed in a racially skewed system. The bogus lending practices that brought down the entire world economy began in communities of color, with redlining and predatory lending; now the world is paying the price for the government's unwillingness to defend its most vulnerable constituents. ColorLines takes you there. |
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April 08, 2010
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15 million Americans are jobless and nearly 17 percent of Black Americans. But Congress cant even agree to keep unemployment insurance available. They even went on spring break -- before insuring that 400000 people a week wouldn't have their financial lifelines interrupted. What do you think about that? racewire.org |
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March 23, 2010
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We have to stay fired up to push our government to do its job... namely, putting millions of people into good jobs and answering the urgent needs of our communities. Chris Rabb and colorlines profile three of the Applied Research Center's Green Equity Case Studies in New York City, Los Angeles and the Navajo Nation. These successful campaigns improve local communities while helping the planet. Shown together, they point towards a winning formula for jobs creation: green equity + grassroots + good government. The Green Equity Toolkit provides successful practical ways for community, labor, and civic organizations and activists to win equity and inclusion in the green economy. Visit arc.org to learn more about the just-released Green Case Studies. scopela.org http blackmesawatercoalition.org |
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March 03, 2010
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Check out the new interactive report card toolkit, and download this report, at www.unitedcongress.org ! Direct link to the 2007-2008 Report Card: www.arc.org The Illinois Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity offers legislators a blueprint for promoting human rights, and for producing racially equitable outcomes for the people of Illinois. This policy guide — published by the United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations and the Applied Research Center — was developed by over 1000 grassroots leaders from racial and religious communities throughout the state, as well as key policy advocates, researchers, and academics. In February 2008, on the day of the report card's release and press conference, over 250 community advocates came together in Springfield to hand-deliver lawmakers' individual report cards, and to talk with them about the impacts of their actions on Illinois' most vulnerable communities. The report card reviews 56 bills introduced in the 95th General Assembly that, if signed into law by the Governor, would have the most direct positive and negative impacts on communities of color. The "2007-2008 Illinois Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity" evaluates the Governor and legislators on their responses to these initiatives. Assessed are whether the legislation (1) explicitly addresses racial outcomes and works to eliminate racial inequities; (2) increases access to public benefits and institutions for communities of color; (3) advances <b>...</b> |
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February 23, 2010
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www.nightof1000conversations.org Racial profiling is unjust, humiliating and degrading. Racial profiling in law enforcement is unconstitutional and it doesnt work. In July 2009, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested for breaking into his own home. That August, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan was questioned and detained for nearly two hours at Newark Airport because of his Muslim name. If racial profiling can happen to professors and superstars, it can happen to anyone. Racial profiling, even in the name of national security, has never been shown to make us safer. In 1995, the nation was shaken by the horrorific Oklahoma City bombing. Timothy mcveigh evaded law enforcement officers while they searched for Arabs. After 9-11, while airport security focused on people of Middle Eastern descent after 9-11, a white college student smuggled knives, box cutters, bleach and more onto at least six planes. It took the TSA more than a month to find the hidden items. And today, as immigration enforcement is left more and more to state and local police, theres every sign that the use of racial profiling is a growing problem. Racial profiling not violates our constitutional and human rights, it distracts law enforcement from real suspects, which puts all of us at risk. Its time to face the facts and have an open dialog in the community. |
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February 19, 2010
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Read Seth's article, "Selling Foodstamps to Buy Kids' Shoes," and more, at colorlines.com full video and transcript at www.democracynow.org Seth Wessler, staff writer at colorlines Magazine and researcher at the Applied Research Center, appears on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Wessler discusses his article "Selling Foodstamps to Buy Kids' Shoes," and talks about the compounding effects of the great recession on our racially stigmatized welfare system. Seth is joined on the phone by Luz Santana, director of the Hartford welfare advocacy group Vecinos Unidos. |
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February 11, 2010
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More information at colorlines.com President Obama says the stimulus saved or created 2 million jobs in 2009. But is the recovery really working? The American dream of good jobs and strong communities is still just a dream for too many. The unfair economy hurts certain groups more, and that ends up hurting everyone. From the bottom line to the unemployment line to the color line, watch a new in-depth program from Link TV and Applied Research Center for a closer look. colorlines: Race and Economic Recovery follows communities making ends meet in The Great Recession. The program narrates the moving story of Tisha, mother of three in Connecticut, facing a social safety net shredded further by the crisis. Then the program goes to Los Angeles where community-based organization SCOPE has mobilized to win green jobs for communities of color. This half-hour magazine-style show is hosted by Chris Rabb, founder of Afro-Netizen and author of forthcoming book Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity. The in-studio guest is Tram Nguyen, journalist who has written extensively on racial justice issues and author of We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories from Immigrant America After 9/11. Tram is former editor of colorlines magazine and now works at the California Reinvestment Coalition. A co-production of the Applied Research Center and linktv. Originally aired on linktv on February 12, 2010; posted with rights. |
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February 03, 2010
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President Obama says the stimulus saved or created 2 million jobs in 2009. But is the recovery really working? The American dream of good jobs and strong communities is still just a dream for too many. The unfair economy hurts certain groups more, and that ends up hurting everyone. From the bottom line to the unemployment line to the color line, watch a new in-depth program from Link TV and Applied Research Center for a closer look: colorlines: Race and Economic Recovery. Tune in to Link TV Friday, February 12, for colorlines: Race and Economic Recovery on DIRECTV Channel 375 or DISH Network Channel 9410 at 6:30 Pacific, 7:30pm Central and 8:30 pm Eastern. Then join us on Twitter @racialjustice, as we host a roundtable discussion on what weve seen. colorlines: Race and Economic Recovery follows communities making ends meet in The Great Recession. The program narrates the moving story of Tisha, mother of three in Connecticut, facing a social safety net shredded further by the crisis. Then the program goes to Los Angeles where community-based organization SCOPE has mobilized to win green jobs for communities of color. |
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January 28, 2010
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"I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone. " President Barack Obama almost gave us a call to action tonight. Commentators Chris Rabb and Lola Adesioye sat down with arcs Tammy Johnson following the presidents State of the Union. Chris is founder of Afro-Netizen and author of the forthcoming Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity. Lola is a writer-activist and formerly an editor at The Grio. as posted to racewire.org |
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December 15, 2009
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arc.org One of arcs most entertaining and popular programs this year was our series of WORD videos. Many of you forwarded, posted, and played them often, unveiling racially coded language to thousands of viewers. Now, Tammy Johnson, our resident vlogger, asks for your support so that we can continue to produce creative and fun tools to educate others. We hope you'll watch the video and be moved to give as generously as you can. Ideological battles in this country used to be fought in town ... |
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