January 16th, 2009
Posted By Mel Gagarin | January 16th, 2009 | Category: Media Watch | No Comments »
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LDF News and Media Today:
A sampling of Race, Justice, Equality and Democracy in the news.
By Mel Gagarin
- Scathing report on immigrant who died while detained
- Mary Frances Berry: Gay but equal?
- The Root has an early look at Gwen Ifil’s ‘Breaking Through’
- Tanner apologizes to Mary Frances Berry
- CA Supreme Court called on to nullify Prop 8
Downward Mobility: The Recession’s Terrible Legacy?
Jefferson Thomas, American Hero 1942 — 2010
The “Ban The Box” Movement Scores Victories
How Injustice Works: Black and Native American Farmers Still Denied Funds by Congress
Depression and Anxiety: Is the Stuff on Your Mind Killing You
Reality and Poll Reporting are Poles Apart
The Beck-Palin Rally: Where Was The Rest of America?
Teaching Black Kids to Cope with Racism
Obama Renews Pledge to Help New Orleans Rebuild
LDF Statement Commemorating 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Top 25 African-American Films of All Time
My Top 10 African-American TV Shows of All Time
Calvin Willis
A Fun Face?
The Red and the Black: African Americans and Cherokees in Antebellum America
Clyde Murphy: 1948 — 2010
Sarah Rector: The Richest Colored Girl in the World
Chemical Relaxers: The Facts Might Not Be So Relaxing
Spike Lee revisits New Orleans in new HBO documentary
8 Year-Old Girl’s Hair Triggers Cries of Racism But Are We Jumping the Gun?
Biloxi Schools Controversy: Punished for Achievement?
No Birth Records = Tough Road Ahead When Aging Out of Foster Care
Is That Your Child? Mothers Talk About Rearing Biracial Children
55 Years Later, Emmett Till Murder Still Haunts