TUESDAY | MAY 21, 2013
Voters Encouraged to Cast Ballots in L.A. Election on May 21
Asian American and Pacific Islander community groups are encouraging registered voters in Los Angeles to use their electoral voice on May 21 and cast ballots in the races for mayor, city attorney, city controller and members of the City Council. To help keep voters informed in the nation’s second most populous city, the Asian Pacific [...] 
I am outraged by the prominent media outlets’ inaccurate and inflammatory coverage of the Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. As a lifelong civil rights activist, I remember the struggle to pass the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 and the reasons it is still so badly needed to protect our families [...]
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At a University of Wyoming conference last week, leaders from the Wind River Indian Reservation and around the nation reflected on how Indian tribes can strengthen the sovereignty that lies at the heart of Indian self-government. This is a central question for Indian tribes, which strive to relate as independent governments with local, state [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s proposal to change the way the government measures inflation could lead to fewer people qualifying for college grants and anti-poverty programs, reduced benefits for seniors and veterans, and higher taxes for low-income families. If adopted across the government, the new inflation measure would have far-reaching effects because so [...]
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It was 48 years ago, well before Teumbay Barnes was born, that civil rights supporters led by Martin Luther King marched together from Selma, Ala., to the capitol in Montgomery to push for voting rights for African-Americans. Yet, last week, when Barnes stepped out onto the trail to retrace their footsteps, their struggle was as [...]
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In his groundbreaking book, “Development as Freedom,” Nobel-prize winning economist Amartya Sen makes a compelling argument that development is freedom. Sen’s central premise is that all individuals’ innate capabilities can be realized only if five basic freedoms are present: political freedoms, economic facilities, social opportunities, transparency guarantees that prevent corruption and a social safety net [...]
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A collection of comments from around the country on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial on job creation and economic growth: “We applaud President Obama for making clear his focus on job creation and preparing our youth for success in college, work and life [...]
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President Barack Obama had his turn to talk about his vision for the country during Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Now, it’s your turn. Equal Voice News wants to know: What did you think of his talk? Of the ideas discussed, which ones have worked? Or which ones do you think will work? What needs [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring “our journey is not complete,” President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday, urging the nation to set an unwavering course toward prosperity and freedom for all its citizens and protect the social safety net that has sheltered the [...]
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Lincoln, Roosevelt, King Provide Inspiration for Obama’s Inaugural Address
January 18, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has been looking to historians for guidance on how to shape his second inaugural’s words into a speech for the ages, eager to make good use of his twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity to command the world’s attention. He will take the oath of office Sunday in an intimate White House ceremony [...]
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