Source: Colorlines
NY Times Takes Heat For Decision on ‘Illegal Immigrants’
The New York Times decision last week to continue using the controversial term "illegal immigrant" is raising criticism from some ethnic and Latino media outlets.
Voices in Focus: Dire Straights for Washington Heights Nonprofit
Today's stories, selected from New York's ethnic and community press, focus on small business, including troubled times at community nonprofit Alianza Dominicana, a bakery that changes lives, a look back at Jewish grocers and more.
Voices in Focus: Danny Chen’s Mother Denies Disowning Him
In our end-of-the-week roundup: the testimony of Army Pvt. Danny Chen's mother; the occupations least-filled by African-Americans; a showing of Haitian art; a new book on LGBT youth of color; an unsettling study on condom use among black teens; the religious beliefs of Korean-Americans; and a capoeira school in the Bronx.
Voices in Focus: Advice for Undocumented Immigrants
Today we found some great stories from the ethnic and community press, including an advice column for undocumented immigrants; a new report on promoting good jobs and good food for people of color; on op-ed on the difference between "undocumented" and "illegal"; and a profile of an "American Idol" finalist.
Voices in Focus: A Pair of Former Doctors Deported for Slavery
Today we have news of a debate over equity in New York City schools; a call for adoption within the African-American community; plans for Salvadorean expatriates to vote in their country's 2014 presidential elections; more from a controversial study about Asian-Americans; deported slave-holders; and sad news about two independent bookstores.
Praise for Health Care Ruling Tempered by Medicaid Decision
Since the Supreme Court upheld most of President Obama's Affordable Care Act in a 5-to-4 ruling last Thursday, the ethnic and community press have digested the information and offered a range of perspectives on the news -- including those of Latinos, Asians, low-income women, undocumented immigrants and Jews.
Asian-Americans Reject ‘Model Minority’ Image Painted by Pew Report
Asian-American advocates took issue with a recent Pew Research Center report that described them as the highest-earning and most-educated group in America, a portrayal which they argue ignores the disparities among Asian-Americans, Colorlines reports.
In Silence, a Common Ground Against Stop-and-Frisk
Bucking the tendency to assume that African-Americans are hostile to the LGBT community, community organizers from both groups, as well as others affected by police stop-and-frisk practices, plan to march silently together on Father's Day.
