Posts Tagged ‘Arizona’
Is Arizona Governor Jan Brewer an Angry White Woman?
Some are asking if Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was drunk when she was seen wagging her finger in the face of President Obama during the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport greeting. Some are asking if Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was drunk when she was seen wagging her finger in [Read More]
Faleh Hassan Almaleki awaits sentencing for honor killing of daughter
By: Sister Fatima Muhammad Iraqi immigrant Noor Faleh Almaleki, 20-year-old, was ran over and killed by her father because she had become too westernized. Faleh Hassan Almaleki, an Iraqi father who ran over and killed his daughter because she had become too [Read More]
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Talks Palin Cross Hairs
Instead of writing and posting an article, we have decided to let Sarah Palin's target map and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords do the talking! We pray for a speedy recovery of the Congresswoman!! Sarah Palin's Target map which includes the congresswoman [Read More]
Is Arizona unfairly targeting Mexican-American cultural programs
Pedagogy of the Oppressed is the most widely known of educator Paulo Freire's works.According to Tom Horne, Arizona’s newly elected attorney general, he does not think that Arizona is unfairly targeting Mexican-American programs. Horne said, “It’s [Read More]
Teen Talk Radio Theatre helping youth produce their own radio show
Since returning to Chicago, Rami and Myers have committed their resources and talents to the development of programs for teens, thirteen to nineteen years of age.If an Academy Award was awarded for the category, “tireless efforts of youth workers,” husband and [Read More]
Barack Obama, the worst U.S. president in history?
Ben Quayle Arizona's GOP 3rd Congressional District candidateUntil last Wednesday, I had never heard of Ben Quayle. While watching CNN that day, a goofy looking and Gomer Pyler(ish) sounding individual appeared on TV directly facing the camera and began by saying, [Read More]
Denying Citizenship to Children Legally Born to Illegal Aliens
Arizona DemonstratorsHere We Go Again! If Arizona Republican Senator John Kyl and his fellow Republicans had their way, they would kick-out all Latinos including the legal ones out of Arizona. Yesterday, while appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" the Senator [Read More]
Arizona SB1070 gets a double-spiked dagger in the heart
Opponents of Arizona's SB 1070Judge Susan Bolton, who heard arguments this week on the first of the Arizona lawsuits, today granted a partial injunction against Arizona's SB 1070. From every indication, Judge Bolton's decision has driven a double-spiked [Read More]
Arizona must provide Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partner Benefits
Arizona must provide Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partner BenefitsHonorable John W. Sedwick, a U.S. District Judge on Friday blocked the State of Arizona from implementing a state law that would have eliminated domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian state employees. The [Read More]
A Resolution of Interposition and Nullification – Don’t think about it!
A Resolution of Interposition and Nullification - Don't think about it!Interposition means that a state of the United States of America may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its power and nullification refers to a state in the United States refusing [Read More]
David Salgado and Chicanos Por La Causa Fights Arizona SB1070
Photo Credit: Mi Cultura My Roots by El Moisés Photo Credit: Mi Cultura My Roots by El Moisés – Commissioned by Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC)Figuratively speaking, the heat is on in Arizona. That state legal showdown is expected to pour large amount of [Read More]
Ethnic Cleansing of Murals in Arizona Prescott City
Image Source: AP If Arizona's Prescott City Councilman and talk-show host Steve Blair had his way, there would be no African-Americans and Latinos faces on murals in public places around the city. According to Blair, “diversity is a word I can't stand." [Read More]
Is Arizona Planning A Full-scale War Against Latinos?
Image Credit: SEIU.org Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and her Republican counterparts are on a roll and running amok by introducing “Hitler-Style” bills one after another with a new one – the “Anchor babies” law in the making. On April 19, [Read More]
Arizona Bans African American and Chicana/o Studies
The Torch of Quetzalcoatl by Leo Tanguma`On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed bill HB2281 that bans all ethnic studies in Arizona's public schools. HB2281 takes effect on Dec. 31, 2010. The bans will prevent the teaching of African American, Native [Read More]
Honor Killing – Arab Fathers Just Don’t Get It
By: Sister Fatima Muhammad Iraqi immigrant Noor Faleh Almaleki, 20-year-old, was killed by her father because she was becoming "too westernize".Over a year ago, Chocolate City created a category on their blog called – Justice/Honor Killing which was [Read More]
Rapper DMX arrested again, this time for false id
Rapper DMX mug shotDMX, 37-year-old, has been arrested again. He was arrested at a shopping center in Phoenix on Saturday. This time, he is arrested on suspicion he gave a false name and false social security number to get out of paying for hospital medical expenses, US [Read More]
