How to: Avoid the winter doldrums
The post-holiday season can produce a feeling of fullness and warmth — but not for all. For many, this time is often the darkest of the year as winter has settled in for a long, dreary stay.
Hispanic Elders Face Double Economic Crisis
Many Hispanic elders don’t know they’re eligible to receive Social Security even if they’re not citizens.
Ask the Business Librarian 8-2
Q: With the economy being what it is these days, I’m wondering if it’s even worth it for me to make any investments right now. Do you have any tips that can help me decide?
Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration
The Regional Inaugural Balls are an inaugural tradition that President-elect Obama continued, inviting guests from the Midwest, the West, the East, the South, and the Mid-Atlantic regions to their own celebrations. It is one of the 10 balls that the president and Michelle attended. Photo by Barbara Roberts Mason
JUSTICE: Post-Katrina, White Vigilantes Shot African-Americans With Impunity
In the days after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans fractured along racial fault lines as its government collapsed. Read about it in our next edition. White vigilante gunmen nearly killed Donnell Herrington.
Photo by Chandra McCormick & Keith Calhoun
The way Donnell Herrington tells it, there was no warning. One second he was trudging through the heat. The next he was lying prostrate on the pavement, his life spilling out of a hole in his throat, his body racked with pain, his vision blurred and distorted.
FIRST LADY NOT HAPPY WITH SASHA/MALIA DOLLS
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First Lady Michelle Obama has spoken out about two newly-released dolls that share the same names as her young daughters,
News Brief 8-1
The Ingham Change Initiative is tackling the challenges facing local young men of color with a new undertaking announced Jan. 19.
The Initiative, already a year in the planning stage, launched its implementation phase at 10 a.m. in the Governor’s Room at the Lansing Center.
Green Collar Jobs=Eco-Friendly Economy
Green collar jobs signal employment shift toward eco-friendly economy
As I See It? 8-1
A curious case of white security officers, an African American woman and a reporter ordered to leave with evidence