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"The Whole System Relies on These Arrests": The NYPD's Racist Marijuana Arrest Crusade And Its National Implications

Alexander Zaitchik, American Independent News Network. May 15, 2012.

New York’s marijuana arrests, says a growing chorus of critics, are a prime example of how the nation’s drug laws disproportionately impact black and Latino communities.

Bogus Pot Arrests Rise In NYC - Commissioner Kelly's Memo Proves Ineffective and Unenforced

Ryan Devereaux, The Guardian. March 30, 2012.

The illegal practice of stop-and-frisk hasn't stopped since Commissioner Kelly issued his memo; there is a deep disconnect between the top brass and what happens on the street.

Calling for Police Commissioner's Resignation, Occupy Wall Street Teams Up With Victims of NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk

Ryan Devereaux, The Guardian. March 20, 2012.

A rally on Tuesday increased the public pressure on Commissioner Ray Kelly and the NYPD following a series of recent controversies over police tactics.

Race-Baiting: The Attack on Black Intellectuals

Maya Wiley, The Nation. March 9, 2012.

Some political operatives work to divide us, and since the U.S. elected its first black president, have worked feverishly to stoke fear in the hearts of white Americans.

Latino Share in Work Force Rises, Highlighting Immigrants' Crucial Role in Labor

Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact. February 18, 2012.

The rising Latino share of the workforce highlights the increasingly important role that immigrants and their children play in labor force growth.

After Nevada Caucus, Democrats and Republicans Bet on the Latino Vote in November

Maribel Hastings, Huffington Post. February 9, 2012.

Republicans bet that Obama's failure to pass immigration reform will cut his Latino votes, while Democrats bet that Republican anti-immigrant rhetoric will work in his favor.

Hypocritical NYPD Continues Racist Pot Arrest Crusade

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. December 30, 2011.

Since the police commissioner told the NYPD to follow the books on marijuana arrests, all that's changed are the court proceedings that unfairly criminalize thousands.

"Illegal Immigrant" or "Undocumented Worker"? What Ethnic Media Says About The Implications of Language

Elena Shore, New America Media. September 26, 2011.

The AP Stylebook prefers "illegal immigrant," but the National Association of Hispanic Journalists advocates the term "undocumented immigrant."

Race and Gender Meet on Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Latest Film, “Gun Hill Road”

Kyle Bella, Colorlines.com. August 9, 2011.

A conversation with the director, a Bronx native, and the film's transgender star, Harmony Santana.

Marvel Overcomes Its Fear of a Black Spider-Man. Will White Fans Follow?

Channing Kennedy, Colorlines.com. August 4, 2011.

Big moves! The new Ultimate Spider-Man is a half-African American half-Latino kid named Miles Morales. So why are some comics folks upset?

Why California’s Latinos Should Support Proposition 19

Daniel Robelo, AlterNet. October 29, 2010.

Legalizing marijuana will protect the safety and civil rights of the latino community.

Do I Look Undocumented To You?

Adam Luna, America's Voice. April 15, 2010.

We have a chance to stop racial profiling and discrimination, but only if we raise our voices now.

Punitive Arizona Immigration Measure Makes Headlines (Again)!

Benjamin Johnson, Immigration Impact. April 15, 2010.

Arizona doesn’t have a monopoly on bad ideas, but it does seem particularly good at getting noticed for them.

Arizona Legislature Makes Being Undocumented a Crime

Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. April 14, 2010.

Arizona is on track to become the first state in the nation to make it a misdemeanor for a person to be there without legal immigration documents.

Wage Theft Swamps Chicagoland: Workplace Protections Are Failing Cook County's Low-Wage Workers

Amy Taubin, Drum Major Institute. April 13, 2010.

What if we had a minimum wage, but nobody felt constrained to pay it? Or getting injured at work yielded no workers compensation, but a very real risk of losing your job?

Mixed-Race Numbers Expected to Increase on 2010 Census

Denise Poon, New America Media. April 2, 2010.

Ten years ago, for the first time, respondents had options to self-identify as more than one race, nearly 7 million people (roughly 2.4 percent of respondents) did so.

ICE Out of Control: Time to Rein in Rogue Agency, Pass Immigration Reform

Frank Sharry, America's Voice. March 31, 2010.

A group of grassroots leaders are demanding that the President fire John Morton, the head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Staggering Cost of Mass Deportation

Maurice Belanger, ImmPolitic. March 26, 2010.

The Center for American Progress estimates that a mass deportation strategy for the 10.8 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. would cost $285 billion.

Immigration Debate: Press One For Culture War In English

Douglas Rivlin, NewsJunkiePost.com. March 26, 2010.

Anxiety about immigrants, immigration, and therefore immigration reform, tends to revolve around three broad categories of concern: economics, security, and culture.

Weekly Diaspora: Immigration Opponents Take a Turn for the Worse

Erin Rosa, The Media Consortium. March 13, 2010.

As grassroots support for the pro-immigration reform March for America grows, anti-immigration groups and their allies are trying to use racial tension to stop the momentum.

Gut Check for GOP on Immigration

Robert Creamer, Huffington Post. March 12, 2010.

There is a quiet battle underway within the GOP that may soon break out into the open. It will impact whether they can continue as a national political party in the decades ahead

Census: Masking Identities or Counting the Indigenous Among Us?

Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez, New America Media. March 4, 2010.

In 1848, the former citizens of Mexico were designated “white” because of U.S. slavery and legal segregation. This artifact of history complicates the U.S. Census to this day.

The Latino Community Wants Accountability in 2010

Clarissa Martinez de Castro, National Council of La Raza. March 3, 2010.

The promise of change that energized voting and participation in 2008 is bringing hundreds of Latino community leaders to Washington today as NCLR launches new ads on immigration.

How to Defeat Sheriff Arpaio

Gabriel Lerner, January 20, 2010.

Last week, Cuentame streamed my video discussing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s importance for Latinos in the US.

Relentless Pressure from Progressive Groups Pushes Hatemonger Lou Dobbs Out of CNN

Relentless Pressure from Progressive Groups Pushes Hatemonger Lou Dobbs Out of CNN

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.

Groups like BastaDobbs have done in Dobbs, who used his media platform to stir up racist, anti-immigrant hysteria for years.

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