COLORLINES: AIYANA JONES AND OUR CONFUSED, GRIEVING HEARTS

 

Aiyana Jones and Our Confused, Grieving Hearts Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:56 AM May 27, 2010 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. Aiyana Stanley-Jones and Our Confused, Grieving Hearts Dueling Facebook pages reveal the conflicted emotions stirred when Detroit police shot a 7-year-old girl while investigating a 17-year-old boy’s murder.  ALSO: 5 Ways to Channel Your Aiyana Outrag  BP Cleanup Workers Getting Sick After Exposure to Oil, Chemicals Workers who are cleaning up the shores and waters of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the BP oil disaster are reporting sickness and side effects after their shifts.  ALSO: Oil Spill Photo Essay    More from ColorLines.com and RaceWire.org: Obama Will Send 1,200 Troops to the Border President Obama plans to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to bolster border security measures. Supreme Court Keeps Firefighters’ Civil Rights Claim Alive Once again, a city fire department is in the hot seat for employment discrimination and prompting the Supreme Court to set crucial precedents for civil rights law. Long-term Unemployment on the Rise, Overall Unemployment Rates Steady, Blacks and Latinos Still Hit Hardest Blacks and Latinos have throughout the recession faced levels of joblessness higher than whites and now while 9 percent of whites are unemployed, 16.5 percent of Blacks and 12.5 percent of Latinos are without work. It’s Official: We’re Desperate for a BP Oil Spill Solution, Suggestion Box Opens  Yesterday BP started work on the “top kill procedure,” another attempt from a myriad of failed tactics to try to stop the oil leak in the Gulf coast. But after so many tries, even the general public has their own ideas on how to stop the leak. Census: Interracial Marriage May Be On The Decline The latest Census figures on interracial marriage are out, and while they show a slight overall increase, recent immigration trends and what The Post calls “white backlash” appears to be having a significant impact on the dating game in Asian and Latino communities. U.S. Brings Drug War to Jamaica, Death Toll Up to 50 Efforts to extradite an alleged Jamaican drug lord to the United States have led to a violent standoff between civilians and armed forces in Jamaica. Fresno Cops Involved in Repeat Shootings Still on Duty Our joint investigation with The Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund finds that 25 police officers remain on active duty despite multiple incidents of violence against civilians. UPDATE: Fresno Police Chief Responds  :: ColorLines Magazine Online :: The Applied Research Center ColorLines Magazine 900 Alice Street, Suite 400 :: Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: 510-653-3415 :: Fax: 510-986-1062 Subscription Orders: 1-888-287-3126

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