Feature Stories
All Races, Cultures, Religions, & Ethnicities Must Demand A Quality Education
If you doubt the effect of religion, culture, and ethnicity on education, you need only listen to Tiger Mom Amy Chua, who says (in reference to her daughter's schooling) “A- is not acceptable.” Better yet, read her stirring book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," or her January 8, 2011 Wall Street Journal online essay, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior.” (She admits to using the word “Chinese” loosely.) She did not allow her daughters to go on sleepovers or participate in school plays.
What Are The Qualifications Needed To Become President Of The United States?
Like any other job description, there are required qualifications and desired qualifications. The desirable ones are more likely to be dispensable, most of the required are not. What do you think the qualifications of the next President of the United States should be?
Ten Best Career Choices For Minorities
In such a volatile employment market, it is perfectly reasonable for people to ask, “What is the best career choice?” There are several great “recession-proof” careers, and minorities and various ethnic groups are represented in many of these jobs already. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) listed the following as the top 10 career choices based on current hiring trends.
Venezuela: A Country Where History, Tradition, And Culture Lives On
When the Spanish first arrived in Venezuela in the late fifteenth century, indigenous people belonging to three main ethnolinguistic groups inhabited the region: the Cariban, Arawak, and Chibcha. Today, Venezuela is composed primarily of mestizos (mixed races), with a very small pure Indian population, a notable populace of Caucasians (mostly from Europe), as well as Africans.
Black Families, Black Men, Black Children: Breaking The Cycles Of Destruction
The economic downturn that has communities all across America in its grip seems to have no immediate end in sight because of forces here at home and those playing out on the global stage. But as we focus on issues at the national level, the plight of the most vulnerable, and those least prepared to weather sustained unemployment and all the negative conditions that go along with it, too often slips from view.
America’s Future: When Racism And Politics Collide
The results of 2010 Census has caused a media frenzy about how racial issues play an important role in the way politicians will deal with a potential uproar from various political groups. According to an article written in the Washington Post about the results of the 2010 Census, it seems clear that many understand that the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave” is a mixed melting pot that will continue brewing from many years to come.
Cuban Culture In America
Like all ethnic groups in America, Cuban Americans experience the same problems as any other group, including teen pregnancy, youth incarceration, and substance abuse. With Miami being the most prominent home base for Cubans when they come to America, or where many have settled for years, it is a melting pot that offers both the good and the bad, issues ranging from cultural problems to the importance of keeping the culture alive.
Los Angeles Museum Of Tolerance Founded By Famed Nazi Hunter
If ever in Los Angeles, stop at the Museum of Tolerance (MOT), founded by famed Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. This interactive, high-tech museum isn’t a typical museum filled with fixed panels and artifacts. Museum Director Liebe Geft describes it as “an immersive, interactive experience that spotlights history, lets us bear witness to history and explore where these dynamics of prejudice, racism, discrimination, and bigotry still play out in everyday society.”
Hungarian-Americans Strongly Hold On To Culture Of The Motherland
Scattered throughout the U.S. are pockets of hyphenated Americans who come from the country of Hungary. For many, the ties to the motherland are so strong that they created organizations here to keep their culture close to them.
How Just Is Our Justice System? A Look Inside Racism, Corruption, And Fiscal Abuse
Many problems continue to plague the American justice system such as racism, corruption, and fiscal abuse. According to reports from the University Of Dayton, “America must stop feeding the prison monster.”
If you had to eat a piece of the pie of tainted justice, two specific areas would need to be addressed or dissected. First, how the minority populations fail to receive fair representation in the court system before they become part of the prison system population, and second, how many feel the prison system is a “cash cow.”
