December 3, 2009
Honduran Congress votes against returning power to Zelaya Fed Reserve chair defends his performance and seeks second term At job summit, lawmakers and civil rights groups call for assistance to black and Latino workers...
Category: 2009
December 2, 2009
White House officials come under sharp questions from Congress over Afghanistan plan Obama focuses on threat of Al Qaeda to justify increase of troops Afghans respond to Obama’s speech to increase troops in region...
December 1, 2009
Protestors voice outrage ahead of Obama’s speech on Afghanistan On World AIDS day, a shift in policy from South Africa Changes to Washington D.C. needle exchange program could leave out many Unemployed to lose...
November 30, 2009
Honduran voters elect new president under intense military presence Obama orders troops to Afghanistan as new info emerges on secret detention facility Treasury Dept to pressure banks into lowering monthly housing payments Ten years...
November 27, 2009 documentary – The Resegregation of American Schools
Segregated schools sound like a relic of America’s Jim Crow past. Legal separation that relegated Black students to substandard facilities and resources was “officially” done away with Brown vs. Board of Education. But segregated...
November 26, 2009 documentary – The Culture of Food: DC Youth Explore The Healthy Food Crisis
On this Thanksgiving Day, many families are sitting down to a dinner made with fresh foods from a local grocery store. Yet there are many communities where there is no local grocery. And you...
November 25, 2009
US refuses to sign international ban on land mines Honduras prepares for presidential election under military crackdown Blockade in Gaza adds strain as families prep for Eid Al-Adha As women increase in US military,...
November 24, 2009
Opposition grows to Obama’s expected troop increase in Afghanistan Philippine president declares state of emergency after election massacre WTO meeting set to open on 10th anniversary of “Battle in Seattle” Sri Lankans begin unsteady...
November 23, 2009
Senate moves health care bill forward, but obstacles remain Tensions high in Haiti after UN troops fire gunshots amidst crowd Solar power program yields mixed results in Tibet Obama’s youth supporters, one year later...
November 20, 2009
Senators say health care reform could address gender disparities Groups push for more job creation in black and Latino communities House Committee approves plan to oversee Federal Reserve Survivors of torture in Argentina await...
