Monthly Archives: September 2011

Profiling’s Legal! Court Upholds Alabama’s Worst-in-Nation Immigration Law Alabama has prevailed where four other states which have enacted anti-immigrant state laws, including Arizona, did not. Julianne Hing reports on yesterday’s court ruling. Homeowners to Banks: Clean Up the Mess You … Continue reading →

  Montana White Supremacist Threatens Human Rights Organization by Bill Morlin –on September 29, 2011 A former “staff leader” of the neo-Nazi Aryan Nations is threatening to indict members of the Montana Human Rights Network by convening a “citizen grand … Continue reading →

Regarding President Obama’s speech this past weekend to the Congressional Black Congress’s Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner. For much of President Obama’s speech, I was right along with him.Speech starts off in the usual boring platitudes, then near the end goes … Continue reading →

For the last five years I have been mulling over whether to buy a Kindle reader. Somehow, the idea of reading books on a Kindle e-reader never quite appealed to me. I love the feel of holding a book in my hand, … Continue reading →

Artwork by Laura James, January 21, 2011. (Courtesy of Black Art In America). In her line of sight are photos of family members who have gone off to make their way in the world. Family members older than her, family … Continue reading →

Before Rosa Parks there was Claudette Colvin. Born September 5, 1939, Ms. Colvin was on of four Black women ( Aurelia S. Browder, Claudette Colvin, Susie McDonald, Mary Louise Smith, and Jeanatta Reese [outside pressure convinced Ms. Reese to withdraw … Continue reading →

WORLD MARITIME DAY Quick Facts World Maritime Day is held on the last week of September each year, although the exact date is up to individual governments around the world. Local names Name Language World Maritime Day English Día Marítimo … Continue reading →

To this day, I sometimes wonder what has happened to the many Amerasian children born to Vietnamese women and American soldiers during the Vietnam War. Called bui doi (“dust of life”, “living dust”) they were born in a society that prized homogeneity and ties … Continue reading →

I first encountered the beautiful painting The Elder Sister years ago on a visit to an exhibit of artwork at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. The  photo-realist style of the artist, William Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 – August 19, … Continue reading →

VESTA WILLIAMS, R&B SINGER AND ACTRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 24, 2011 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Vesta Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and later an actress who had hits in the 1980s with “Don’t Blow a … Continue reading →