By The Admin on June 30, 2009
U.S. authorities detain thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality despite efforts by senior law enforcement officials and the government to stop it, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
An ACLU report said racial profiling was often applied to immigrants from South Asia and to North Africans suspected of [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on June 30, 2009
A key U.S. lawmaker said on Monday he has launched an investigation into Arbitron Inc’s device to track the public’s listening habits because it may under represent some ethnic and age groups.
Arbitron is a media ratings service company that makes the device called the Portable People Meter (PPM) to measure radio station listenership.
The device has [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on June 30, 2009
The Supreme Court ruling in favor of white New Haven firefighters who said they were victims of reverse discrimination will probably leave employers confused, civil rights advocates and labor attorneys say.
The court ruled 5-4 Monday that the white firefighters were denied promotions unfairly because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia [...]
Posted in Race
By Lauren Coleman on June 30, 2009
Lauren Coleman, Punch Media Group
A nice summer morning finds BlackPoliticsOnTheWeb.com headed to The Personal Democracy Forum (a mouthful and bit of an awkward name for branding but we’ll go with it, as well as its acronym PDF).
This is the organization’s 6th event but our first in attending.
And apparently, this is the place to be. There [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on June 29, 2009
Atty. Francis L. Holland
- This morning in Brazil, I went to a Government public health clinic in my neighborhood, made an appointment to meet with a doctor tomorrow morning for a consult and prescription, and I will be charged $0.00 (zero) for this service, because health care is a right in Brazil. The system [...]
Posted in Health
