Jeremy Lin had another big game last night against the Wizards. Watch He his first NBA dunk above.
Asian fan is holding up a sign: "Who says we can't drive?" Tremendous. It's all Jeremy Lin all the time-- Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) February 9, 2012
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I've never been much of a chess player. To be good at it, you have to seek out the emotional and intellectual weakness of your opponent, anticipate when she or he will fail, wield your queen as a weapon and sacrifice pawns. The whole game pivots...
When the Labor Department released the January unemployment rate last week, there was finally some good news to celebrate--and some news that seemed almost too good to be true. Black unemployment saw its steepest drop since the recession began,...
The Washington Post received a statement from CNN stating Roland Martin will not be appearing on CNN "for the time being."
"Roland Martin's tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture...
On Wednesday, TakeAction Minnesota released a report that suggests executives from Minnesota's three largest banks--Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and TCF--are at the center of the effort to restrict voter rights in the state.
The report, entitled "Th...
First it was "Ching Chong" at Chick-Fil-A in Irvine then it was it was "Lady Chinky Eyes" at a Papa John's in Harlem and now a Starbucks Barista in Georgia drawing "chinky eyes" on a cup to identify two Korean-American customers.
On January 9t...
Student loan debt is pushing an increasing number of young people and their parents toward bankruptcy, according to a survey released Tuesday by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA.)
The NACBA say they were one of...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure enraged huge numbers of its supporters last week when it was revealed (not by them) that they were withdrawing support for Planned Parenthood, a key provider of crucial outreach and breast health services for underser...
CNN's Roland Martin offered what he called "final thoughts" last night on the uproar over his controversial tweets during the Super Bowl. Both GLAAD and National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) have said Martin promoted violence against gays.
O...
Turns out Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra, the man behind infamous "Debbie Spend it Now" commercial, also has a racist web site.
Critics are pointing to html code behind the website describes the Asian woman seen in his commercial and website as...
On Tuesday a three-judge panel of the 9th US circuit court of appeals decided California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a 2-1 decision.
"Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the...
A House GOP memo obtained by Mother Jones argues for a "prenatal discrimination bill" by referring to "black abortions" as distinct from abortions in general and claiming that "abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community." Repu...
Karen Handel just announced her resignation as a senior vice president for public policy of Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Tuesday morning.
"I openly acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe our decision was the best one for K...
In an interview on Monday, when asked whether he thinks Komen should provide funds to Planned Parenthood, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said "I don't think so."
"I also feel that the government should cut off funding to Planned Parenthood,"...
We have been told for decades that HIV/AIDS has no bias, and that much is true. The virus could care less about racial, sexual or gender identity. But sadly, American society very much has bias, and as a consequence HIV/AIDS is quite a bit more...
Despite my criticism for "The Help," I'm a big fan of Viola Davis. I've mentioned several times on Colorlines.com/NOW that I'm a fan of Davis because she's one of the most politicized working actors today. With her acceptance s...
Just two years ago Komen for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker wrote in her memoir that Planned Parenthood helped "rural women, poor women, Native American women, many women of color who were underserved" and that not supporting those centers would...
The good news is Latinos are recovering more quickly from the recession than any other demographic group, according to an analysis published the LA Times Sunday.
The bad news is the jobs are often come with low wages, may be temporary and Latinos may hav...
On Sunday Giants wideout Victor Cruz celebrated the first touchdown at the Super Bowl XLVI game by showing off his Salsa moves.His moves (which are indeed impressive) have been widely celebrated. The New York Times yesterday published a story ab...
[Update 2/7/2012: On Tuesday, Handel announced she was resigning from her position at Komen for the Cure.]Komen for the Cure Vice President for Public Policy Karen Handel is anti gay everything. She's "wholeheartedly" agaisnt gay marr...
The story so far: last week, breast cancer research foundation Susan G. Komen For The Cure announced that they were ending all funding to Planned Parenthood. Komen says it's because they no longer fund organizations under federal investigation -...
If you don't know what a lacefront is, says Tracy Clayton, get familiar, "if for no other reason than to increase your daily laugh quotient by roughly 22 percent. If something ridiculous is happening, chances are that there's a lacefront not fa...
Style blogs are wildly popular these days. There's the "Sartorialist," Bill Cunningham's "On the Street" and now there's "Children with Swag."
Check out some of the miniature street style below and visit Childrenwithswag.tumblr.com for more....
New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz wore a sombrero during Media Day ahead of Super Bowl XLVI.
"If he wins the Super Bowl, he's going to have the best of two worlds: the English-speaking culture and a Spanish-speaking culture," Daniel Vin...
FAAN Mail, a media literacy/media activism project formed by women of color, have created the hashtag #WishiLearnedinHS to call attention to the Ethnic Studies ban in Arizona.
FAAN Mail explains why they started the hashtag:
This hash-tag...
Ramarley Graham, 18, was shot and killed by a NYPD officer in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon after running into his home as undercover officers pursued him. He's the third person the NYPD have killed in a week. According to the police spokespe...
Media technologist & strategist Deanna Zandt started a Tumblr this week that includes stories submitted by "women whose lives were saved or changed because they had access to affordable healthcare like cancer screenings though Planned Parent...
The image above is part of a great "Florida Primary" photo essay put together by the New York Times. The picture above is of Santorum addressing the congregation at the Worldwide Christian Center in Pompano Beach on Jan. 22. The look on the face...
Questions of greatness will consume this Super Bowl weekend as Brady and Manning legacies clash once again. But the real contest for the greatest takes place on the day before the Super Bowl in Canton, Ohio, where former Pittsburgh Steelers runn...
This February, I challenge every immigrant in the country to attend or engage in at least one Black History Month activity each week. If you're a person who would do this anyway, make a special effort to take another immigrant with you who would...
Only 46% of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing as President but chances are a lot more people approve of the image above. The photo above of President Obama holding three-year-old Arianna Holmes was released by the White House yesterday...
On January 29, 2012, "The Economist" published a piece entitled "Korean Golfers: The Magic Formula," that tried to answer how four of the top 10 female golfers in the world ended up coming out of South Korea. In the article, the author sugg...
Just a week after news broke that the NYPD showed 1,500 of its officers grossly Islamophobic propaganda, the AP is reporting new evidence that the police department is profiling on the basis of religion, conducting surveillance specifically of S...
Organizers from UNIDOS, a youth group that opposes the Mexican-American studies ban that went in to affect January 1st in Tucson, have started organizing their own ethnic studies classes. "Educators from our community, colleges, community organi...
UPDATE 2/3/2012 2:00pm EST: Komen's founder has issued an apology and said Planned Parenthood will "probably" be eligible for future grants. For the latest visit Colorlines.com/planned-parenthood.The Atlantic is reporting Komen's top public heal...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said Wednesday that an undocumented immigrant teen who was injured and lost her immediate family in Sunday's multivehicle wreck in Florida will not face deportation, reports CNN.
ICE said Wedn...
