Posts Tagged ‘state’
Gadhafi had a crush on former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Two days after the dictator's compound was overrun by rebel in Tripoli, they found a photo album containing photos of Condoleezza Rice in Gadhafi's room. During a 2007 interview, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi told a reporter regarding former Secretary of State Condoleezza [Read More]
New York becomes the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage
New York becomes the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage On Friday, the State of New York became the sixth state to allow same-sex marriages. Currently, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire and the District of Columbia grant same-sex marriage [Read More]
Presenting Chicago’s First Latino Mayor
By Charles Mombo If there ever was a right time for a Latino to become the mayor of Chicago, the time is now! Filing of nominating petitions for the February 22, 2010 Municipal General Election for Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, and Aldermen begins at 9 a.m. on Mon., Nov. 15th, [Read More]
College students like and dislike about their school
Students are the lifeline of Chocolate City website and we are very grateful for that.Students are the lifeline of Chocolate City's website and we are very grateful for that. Because of you; we are seeing an increase in traffic from universities campuses around the [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]
The Real Victims of Kansas City Massive Schools Closing
By: Charles S. Mombo Students from F. L. Schlagle High School at the annual Kansas Public Schools Marching Band FestivalDespite the anger and frustration expressed by parents, students and teachers; Kansas City’s school board has decided to go ahead and close 29 of [Read More]
Does Israel really really really want peace?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu In his speech on Sunday at the Bar Elan University, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel could accept a peace agreement with a "demilitarized Palestinian state" as its neighbor among other things: [Read More]
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in February. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, while all 50 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates than a year earlier, the Bureau of [Read More]
Report: 2007 United States Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage
Source: http://www.census.gov The U.S. Census Bureau held a news conference today, August 26, 2008, to release two reports: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007, containing findings from the Current Population Survey (CPS); and Income, [Read More]
Gay Marriage in California
On Thursday, May 15, 2008, California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, “does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.” The justices wrote [Read More]
