http://news.newamericamedia.org news.newamericamedia.org en-us New California Media DW Alliance LLC http://www.dwalliance.com http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b0aa296699497fcc448cc62817b3023c&from=rss Evangelist Mondrea D. Jacobs’ description of what she saw during her 9-day mission to Port-au- Prince, in Haiti, is unimaginable. One would have to see the devastation in order to believe how fragile life has become for thousands of Haitians. Shantella Sherman Washington Informer 2010-02-05T14:02:00-08:00 News Feature http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d8a80101e76ec6d7eee035b113d2245f&from=rss In the wake of the Haiti's 7.0 earthquake, Bay Area-based Haiti Action Committe mobilized community members to ban together in solidarity and support of Haiti. Jr Valrey Lawrence Fowler New America Media 2010-01-27T09:15:00-08:00 Video http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1d772de3ec2f398d651ea3633d8fe7fe&from=rss In Haiti, when you want to add to your home, you build on top of the roof, which is concrete held up by pillars or strong walls on the floor below, writes a Delmas resident. But this practice could not withstand the earthquake. Adolphe Saint-Louis New America Media 2010-01-18T09:01:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a1ae9eb2456253143e877ffbf489e607&from=rss The Black Alliance for Just Immigration opened a new center in Oakland, Calif., where it works to counter misinformation among African Americans about the economics of immigration. Andres Caballero El Tecolote 2010-01-16T01:00:00-08:00 News Report http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=173f77b1afbb61238d7c35c3add34d54&from=rss Amadi Ajamu, a reporter for Black Star News in New York, says the earthquake in Haiti is “the worst thing that could happen to a nation that is the epitome of black independence and struggle.” Odette Keeley New America Media 2010-01-14T00:01:00-08:00 Interview, http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=4d61e5b71146cf56511fffd7890dda1f&from=rss "Town Business" is the new super group put together by Bay Area rap legend Too Short featuring regional music veterans Martin Luther, Silk E and Kev Choice. JR Valrey and Lawrence Fowler New America Media 2010-01-13T03:01:00-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b7644f13703b9fffc155236e5eee1851&from=rss Senate Majority leader Harry Reid apologized profusely for his unguarded quip that Obama’s light skin and non-Negro dialect put him in good standing with him and by implication with other whites. NAM's Earl Ofari Hutchinson argues Reid spoke the awful truth that millions did give Obama a racial pass. Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media 2010-01-11T10:15:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=daa830712d0dffb16c15a282c45e4232&from=rss Alabama running back and Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram spoke to the media after leading his team to a national title in the Bowl Championship Series game this week. One commentator felt he was speaking to him. Pendarvis Harshaw YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia 2010-01-09T09:15:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1d41229b4cb50cc22859da625129d2da&from=rss For the first time, the Philippines’ most famous athlete and the world’s pound-for-pound boxing king has revealed the secret of his success: he had a conversation with God who promised him “strength and power.” Edwin Fernandez, Inquirer Mindanao Inquirer.net 2010-01-07T10:41:00-08:00 News Feature http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ebb48d12890e52fe9afaf25cd3cfad9f&from=rss Politicians, activist and street hustlers ponder whether or not Cannibus should be legal in California. JR Valrey and Lawrence Fowler New America Media 2010-01-02T14:03:00-08:00