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9.7.09 - By Cindy Von Quednow - Upon graduating from high school in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles in May, Geraldine’s future was unclear.

But in some urban communities, they may be fueling de facto school segregation.

8.14.09 - By Leticia Miranda As the Obama Administration takes tentative steps towards addressing immigration, right-wing commentators and mainstream media alike have been jumping at the opportunity to sensationalize the divide between Blacks and immigrants.

8.7.09 - The public reaction to Obama’s choice for surgeon general reveals how race and lopsided moralism are insinuating themselves into the health care debate.

July 2, 2009 - In his recent press conference, President Obama was asked how the stimulus would affect Black homeowners who had suffered so much from the mortgage crisis. His response-these communities had been disproportionately hit and would receive a disproportionate amount of relief-was better

June 19, 2009 - UNESCO lists almost 2,500 languages worldwide as “endangered,” meaning they are at risk of falling out of use and even disappearing as fluent native speakers die and younger generations fail to take up the language.

by David Bacon
If Congress' current proposals for immigration reform pass this year or next, would they help the immigrant workers now doing reconstruction on the Gulf Coast? What about the residents hoping to return home