Below are some of the articles, blog posts about or mentioning UNITY (not in any chronological order). I'll keep updating this thread whenever I have net access. The official convention news site (with RSS feed): unitynews.org Jeff Winbush, thedailyvoice.com: "Blogging from the Unity Convention" and on his own site Leila Noelliste, ChicagoDefender.com: "Minority journalists gather … Continue reading Who’s Blogging ’bout UNITY?
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Mobile Version of UNITY News Site
A great free service from MoFuse allows you to take the RSS of a site and create a slimmed down version for your mobile device. iPhone users see a customized version on their Safari browsers. Here's the mobile version of the UNITY News site (you need to enter the URL into your mobile browser): http://unity08.mofuse.mobi
Save Equal Opportunity! Take Action Now!
Affirmative action is one tool to provide individuals with access to equal opportunities and to remedy the present day and historic effects of discrimination. Anti-affirmative action ballot initiatives were approved by voters in California (Proposition 209 in 1996), Washington State (Initiative 200 in 1998), and Michigan (Proposal 2 in 2006), and have significantly set back … Continue reading Save Equal Opportunity! Take Action Now!
Eva Paterson at UNITY Journalists of Color: Panel on Unconscious Bias and Media Coverage
EJS President Eva Paterson joins a distinguished panel of speakers on a panel during the UNITY '08 Convention, the nation's largest gathering of journalists of color, taking place July 23-27 in Chicago. Nearly 10,000 journalists and media executives will meet to discuss timely issues affecting journalism and the media industry. Uncovering Unconscious Bias to Improve … Continue reading Eva Paterson at UNITY Journalists of Color: Panel on Unconscious Bias and Media Coverage
Enter the Civil Rights 2.0 Video Contest
What are you and your generation doing for civil rights? The National Campaign To Restore Civil Rights wants to hear from people ages 16 to 25. To enter our video contest, upload a video up to 2-minutes in length, tag it civilrights2.0, and register at http://www.rollbackcampaign.org/video-contest.
Greenlining Institute Report: UC Medical School Failing to Keep up with California’s Diversity
The Greenlining Institute, a multiethnic research and advocacy institute, on Thursday released a report on the diversity of the University of California’s medical student body. Among the findings: although African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans make up more than 40 percent of the population of California, they comprise less than 20 percent of UC medical … Continue reading Greenlining Institute Report: UC Medical School Failing to Keep up with California’s Diversity
Disturbing Trend in Law School Diversity
From the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) blog, via our new legal intern Aman Sebahtu: Despite the rise in the number of available seats in American law schools, up nearly 4,000 seats in the last fifteen years, African American and Mexican American enrollment has decreased at an alarming rate. Overall these applicants are showing … Continue reading Disturbing Trend in Law School Diversity
Dennis Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment
Congressman Dennis Kucinich is right now on the floor of the House of Representatives introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.The Equal Justice Society (EJS) supports impeachment proceedings. In a Dec. 19, 2007, letter to Speaker Pelosi, EJS president Eva Paterson wrote that "impeachment should be put back on the table. We … Continue reading Dennis Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment