Hispanic

Apr 21 2011

Urban League declares war on unemployment

Economists say the recession is over. Recent national job reports illustrate an upward climb to the recovery. Yet these accomplishments have not effectively reached the urban communities of color—neither Black nor Hispanic.

This is according to the National Urban League’s 2011 “State of Black America” (SOBA) released recently. To combat this painful State of Black America in 2011, the NUL has declared a war on unemployment.

Mar 28 2011

Attacked two Hispanic men

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 30-year-old Costa Mesa man was behind bars today on charges of punching two men in front of a Costa Mesa convenience store in what prosecutors allege is a hate crime.

Chad Martin Jurjaks is charged with two felony counts of hate crime battery causing injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. He also faces a sentencing enhancement for criminal threats in 2006, which is a prior strike.

Lisa Olivia Fitch  |   OW Contributor
Mar 10 2011

Doctrines vary, view on life does not

As we move deeper into Women’s History Month, the status of Black women’s health is a subject ripe for discussion, and there is no topic more connected to health than abortion.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, 30 percent of abortions occur to non-Hispanic Black women; 8 percent of women who have abortions have never used a method of birth control, and non-use is greatest among those who are young, poor, Black, Hispanic or less educated.

Mar 10 2011

Hispanic/Latino students

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles chapter of the nonprofit Hispanic Public Relations Association announced today the start of its 2011 scholarship program application period, which runs through May 6.

Five $2,000 scholarships are available for undergraduate students pursuing a degree in public relations and related communications fields. In addition, one recipient will receive the Esther Renteria Community Service Scholarship of $1,000 for exemplary service to their community.

Mar 3 2011

Report details how

The official unemployment rate is 15.8 percent among Blacks and 13 percent among Latinos; Blacks earn only 57 cents for each dollar of White family income, Latinos earn 59 cents; and Blacks have only 10 cents of net wealth while Latinos have 12 cents to every dollar of net wealth that Whites have.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.