January 2012
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Education: States should do more to reach students
In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly every application: States did not do enough to ensure schools would be held accountable for the performance of all students. The Obama administration praised the states for their high academic standards. But nearly every [...]
The NYPD’s ugly history of racial profiling
Just as, every day, I pray for the safety of my family members who serve in the New York Police Department, now I also have to pray for safety and security of my community from the very agency that is legally bound to protect them. Recently, it has been revealed that New York’s police commissioner [...]
Racial remark raises issues
Members of the Ethics Commission were shocked last week when one of its members uttered a racial slur during a contentious meeting at City Hall. But, strangely, nobody spoke up immediately or objected when Helen Ludwig said “there’s a n—– in the woodpile.” To use that term in that context and in that place was [...]
Ebony, Jet founder immortalized on U.S. stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will have its turn commemorating the life of John H. Johnson, a Chicago entrepreneur who made an indelible mark on African-American history. With a loan from his mother, Johnson founded Ebony and Jet magazines. The feat was pulled off in the 1940s and 1950s, a time when positive images of blacks [...]
Rights groups blast Haiti judge on Duvalier case
Human rights groups harshly criticized a Haitian judge Monday after he recommended former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier face trial only on corruption charges — and not for rights abuses during his brutal 15-year rule. The organizations, both Haitian and foreign, said Investigative Magistrate Carves Jean ignored critical testimony that would’ve given weight to a prosecution of [...]
