New America Media, Commentary, As Told to Suzanne Manneh, Jan 12, 2009

The current conflict between Hamas forces and Israel has rekindled memories among many Palestinian expats of a time more than six decades ago when they were forced to flee their homeland as violence erupted there. More »

The Chicago Reporter, News Report, Fernando Díaz, Jan 11, 2009

Congress approved the extension of immigration benefits to families of fallen U.S. service members four years ago, but the families say they never received them. More »

New America Media, News Report, Shane Bauer, Jan 10, 2009

As civilians in Gaza increasingly face shortages of food and medicine, the threat of death from bombing is overshadowed by the desperate need for basic necessities. More »

New America Media, , Sandip Roy, Jan 10, 2009

NAM editor Sandip Roy interviewed two residents of Gaza city and an aid worker in Jerusalem on Wednesday night. More »

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, , Donny Lumpkins and YO! Radio Crew, Jan 09, 2009

On New Years, most people were dancing and drinking a little too much champaign. Among the thousands of people celebrating that night was a young man named Oscar Grant whose life was tragically cut short. More »

New America Now Radio, , Odette Keeley, Jan 09, 2009

This week: Iran's support for Hamas in the Gaza crisis worries Egypt; and Latinos look beyond Bill Richardson's withdrawal from the Obama cabinet. More »

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Jan 09, 2009

Convicting any cop who wantonly kills is a colossal task for even the most diligent prosecutor. The case of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was shot and killed by BART police in Oakland on Jan. 1, will be no different, writes the commentator. More »

The Chicago Reporter, News Report, Beth Wang, Jan 11, 2009

Yolanda Guevara in the Army Reserve worries that while she is away in Iraq or Afghanistan, her husband could be deported. More »

The Forward, News Analysis, Claudia Braude, Jan 10, 2009

Although Jewish organizations in the United States lionized the South African activist Helen Suzman’s Jewish identity, according to South Africa’s Jewish community, Suzman's Jewish identity was more vexing, much less embraced dimension of her persona. More »

Mosaic Intelligence Report, , Jamal Dajani, Jan 10, 2009

At least 778 Palestinians have been killed and 3,250 injured since the Israeli offensive on Gaza began on December 27. Thirteen Israelis, including three civilians, have been killed during the same period. When will the war end? More »

Hispanic Business, News Report, Staff, Jan 10, 2009

In the weakening economy, national unemployment rates have reached a high of 7.2 percent. However, Latinos have been hit much harder nationally and are having more difficulty finding jobs. More »

The Liberian Journal, Commentary, Paul Jackson, Jan 09, 2009

A Liberian resident of Minnesota writes that the community has too many unnecessary churches – a sign of greed and disunity among immigrants from the West African country. More »

Wave Newspapers, News Report , Alice Walton, Jan 09, 2009

There were 381 murders in 2008, 15 fewer than the previous year, and the lowest number since 1969 when there were 377 homicides. More »

NNPA , Commentary, Ron Walters, Jan 09, 2009

If Blacks are not poised to take advantage of the Obama Stimulus Package, they will lose one of the most important economic opportunities in history. More »