Legislators Tighten Abortion Funds; and More Veterans Are Homeless

New America Now, , Odette Keeley, Nov 20, 2009

This week on "Stories From the Ethnic Media": More African-American Veterans are homeless; and legislators tighten abortion funds.

Shot Up At the House of Soul

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, , Alicia Marie and YO! Radio Crew, Nov 20, 2009

This week on YO!Radio -- Chris Brown still gets girls, The Frog Princess makes it to the big screen, and House of Soul concert gets shot up.

For African-American Students, Class Size Matters

New America Media, News feature, Gail Berkley, Nov 20, 2009

As school districts across the state struggle to meet the challenges of providing a quality education with fewer resources during the economic downturn, state subsidized small class sizes--with 20 students to 1 teacher in grades K-3--are in jeopardy.

Are Filipinos Relying Too Much on Pacquiao for Glory?

New America Media, Commentary, Rene P. Ciria-Cruz , Nov 20, 2009

Seeing how Filipinos raved about Manny Pacquiao as a symbol of what, in the words of many a fan, “Filipinos are capable of achieving,” a friend asked me, “Aren’t Filipinos relying too much on Pacquiao to build their national self-esteem? That’s too much of a burden for one man to bear.”

Rising Above the Hate in the City of Borders

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, , Eming Piansay, Nov 20, 2009

YO! caught up with the director of the documentary follows the lives of five Israeli and Palestinians who attend Jerusalem's only gay bar.

Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country

New America Media, News Report, Marcelo Ballvé, Nov 19, 2009

Across the country, in churches, schools, immigrant support centers and private homes, backers of immigration reform gathered around telephones as Hispanic U.S. legislators laid out the strategy for pushing a reform of the immigration system in 2010.

Kenyan Community Gets New Print Newspaper

New America Media, News Report, Edwin Okong'o, Nov 19, 2009

While many newspapers are struggling with cutbacks and layoffs, Paul Waithaka’s publishing career is just getting started. He has published the first print issue of the Kenya Monitor, a newspaper for the Kenyan community.

Break the Silence on Domestic Violence

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Nov 19, 2009

The pattern in the shocking murder of Flor Medrano in Mid-City Los Angeles was all too familiar. There was long-term abuse by her sometime boyfriend. The abuse included verbal and physical assaults and accusations of rape.

California Non-Profits Are Not as Diverse as State

New America Media, News report, Annette Fuentes, Nov 19, 2009

California may be a beacon of diversity, with Asians, Latinos and African Americans comprising the majority. But when it comes to its nonprofit sector, that racial and ethnic diversity is not reflected, and Latinos are especially underrepresented, according to a recent study.