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=6c2e4a4a9c794880a6e6eed543efcdc8&from=rss For many ethnic Americans whose family members are at the frontlines of global warming back in their home countries, climate change is a life-and-death issue. Staff New America Media 2010-02-10T00:21:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ba8b8d02dc41898ab86deb91d9efca62&from=rss Still wondering why the Republican Party has become the party of “no”? Rene Ciria-Cruz New America Media 2010-02-05T20:10:00-08:00 Blog 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=f7291e82b6826bfdf00f27a731632105&from=rss It was exactly a year ago next week that Barack Obama was inaugurated as the country's 44th President--a historic occasion that many never thought they would see in their lifetime. Evan Barnes LA Sentinel 2010-02-03T15:09:00-08:00 News Analysis http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=034e2ade08a6a5b881edce4b3bb542d0&from=rss Obama cringed in horror at the absurd notion that he is a Marxist. But tossing the damaging political label at him is more than just a calculated political ploy to smear and taint Obama. It taps into the deeply held belief that Obama can and will actually mug the rich. Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media 2010-02-02T00:21:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=674fe32387be749df449471154e11079&from=rss President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address is a testimony to the power of we: we, who dared to dream breaking the centuries-old color barrier at the White House was possible. Benjamin Todd Jealous NNPA 2010-02-01T09:58:00-08:00 News Analysis http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=cdee5e3cf9ad69ca60330d560b148261&from=rss Former gang-members have teamed up with a non-profit outreach organization to offer a look at the inner city by conducting gang tours in South Central Los Angeles. Charlene Muhammad Final Call 2010-02-01T09:58:00-08:00 News Report http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d694ae00015b9f1f9e11566c81fe3035&from=rss It’s 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 15th at the Oakland Marcus Book Store on Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. The owner, Dr. Raye Richardson is not in the store today, but the three generations of the Richardson family are all there and working. Post Staff The Oakland Post 2010-02-01T09:58:00-08:00 News Feature http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=606c3f15fcf1adf76968434999c0e942&from=rss UC Berkeley Professor Percy Hintzen says to understand the devastation following Haiti's earthquake, you have to understand the Caribbean nation's important role in modern history. Andrew Lam, Video by Cliff Parker New America Media 2010-01-31T00:22:00-08:00 Interview, http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9bd7461651b896902ccd645f8d42da8f&from=rss New America Now presents A Woman's Special featuring the only female Prime Minister of Peru, a rare example of a woman completing a Torah, and the reality of emerging roles for Muslim women today. New America Now 2010-01-29T13:00:00-08:00