Associated PressLGBTQ+‘Day Without a Gay” Participation SpottyA daylong strike for which people were encouraged to call in “gay” to work to express support for same-sex marriage is drawing spotty participation.December 10, 2008Asian American Pacific IslanderObama Names Prominent Member of Gay Community, Asian American to Environmental and Energy PostsPresident-elect Barack Obama has selected a deputy mayor of Los Angeles to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, transition officials said Wednesday. On the same day, he also put in motion plans to announce his top pick for Energy Secretary.December 10, 2008HomeJesse Jackson Jr.: I’m not target of investigationRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Wednesday he openly sought appointment to Barack Obama’s Senate seat but denied offering favors in return to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and said he was not involved “whatsoever in any wrongdoing.”December 10, 2008Leadership & PolicyApology Long OverdueBob Jones University has apologized for racist policies, including a one-time ban on interracial dating that wasn’t lifted until nine years ago and its unwillingness to admit Black students until 1971.December 10, 2008LatinxFoe of Bilingual/Immigration Reforms Exits CongressU.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, the lightning-rod Colorado conservative, made headlines clashing with Democrats and his fellow Republicans.December 9, 2008LatinxOklahoma Task Force Considers Its FutureA task force created by the Legislature to advance the cause of educating Hispanic students is struggling with its identity and its future.December 9, 2008StudentsGates Foundation to invest in community collegesThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would like to encourage more 20-somethings to get a post-high school degree or certificate before starting a family.December 9, 2008STEMLaptop Searches at Border Might Get RestrictedMohamed Shommo, an engineer for Cisco Systems Inc., travels overseas several times a year for work, so he is accustomed to opening his bags for border inspections upon returning to the United States. But in recent years, these inspections have gone much deeper than his luggage.December 8, 2008HomeTeacher Sorry for Binding Girls in Slavery LessonA White social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two Black girls, prompting outrage from one girl’s mother and the local chapter of the NAACP.December 7, 2008Leadership & PolicyShannon: Seeing Black Coach Number Fall to 3 ‘Sad’Of the 65 coaches leading programs affiliated with the Bowl Championship Series, Miami’s Randy Shannon is about to stand alone.December 4, 2008Previous PagePage 289 of 569Next Page
