1 Points

School Boards Launch Many California Politicians' Careers (news.newamericamedia.org)

School board politics in California can be hotly contested as many politicians have started their careers by trying to get elected as board members

Tags: elections,school board,policies,policians,careers,education policy,minorities,communities,racial diversity

Submitted 1 day ago by Rupa | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Retired Job Seekers Swell Unemployment Rolls (news.newamericamedia.org)

Many elderly people from minority and low-income communities are coming out of retirement to look for full-time jobs. But as the unemployment rate soars and the economy plunges, the timing for their... More

Tags: economy,retirement,work,rent,unemployment,seniors,minorities,video

Submitted 8 days ago by Rupa on Economy | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Campaign 2008: Other Trailblazers Among Election Winners (news.newamericamedia.org)

Although Barack Obama's election as the 44th president of the United States was historic in many ways, his achievement as the first African-American is arguably the most important. As the wave of... More

Tags: campaign,historic,trailbrazers,2008 election,races,wins,minorities,voters,immigrants

Submitted 13 days ago by Rupa | 0 Comments |

2 Points

2008 Results: Fewer White Voters, While Minorities Set Records (www.alternet.org)

America's electorate may have changed in striking and subtle ways in 2008 compared to 2004, according to a preliminary study by a national voter registration group that found sizeable numbers of white... More

Tags: tmc,alternet,voting,minorities,2008 elections

Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding on Immigration | 0 Comments |

2 Points

How Can 30+ Million Women Be Invisible? (www.womensmediacenter.com)

At great consequence to our nation, appallingly high numbers of women of color have not felt compelled to go to the polls in the past. The author set out to find out why and what to do about... More

Tags: tmc,the womens media center,women,elections,voting,minorities

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

1 Points