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Flood of Emotion
It's been a month since Katrina leveled New Orleans, and some evacuees are finally returning to their former lives. But for African-Americans across America, the hurricane left scars that will last a lifetime.
Ethnic media find new angle on Katrina
With passion and pride, ethnic news organizations are sending reporters, photographers and TV crews to cover the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
The Media and Race in O. J. Trial - New York Times
Ten years after the O. J. Simpson verdict, there are still white Americans who fervently believe that a murderer got away, while many African-Americans believe the jury had to rule based partly on their doubts about the case's detective, accused of being a bigot.
Karen Hughes gets an earful, but is her boss listening?
Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes is on a mission to change Muslim hearts and minds. Since taking up her post in early September, she met with American Muslim leaders in Chicago before embarking on a "listening tour" of the Middle East.
Live Spanish translation of newscasts not on horizon
ABC became the first major network to make the leap when it announced last week that it will begin dubbing "Desperate Housewives," "Lost," "George Lopez," "Freddie" and special programming in Spanish and that the rest of its primetime shows will be closed-captioned.
Len Elmore: Media promotes racial stereotypes in sports
Elmore, who is a former All-American and NBA basketball player, now serves as a television commentator on the issues of sports and race and is an attorney. His message was clear. "Sports should be the arena that is devoid of racial politics since success must simply be about accountability and outcome, but there has been no such luck."
Featured Links
Minority Rights Group International
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities.
European Centre for Minority Issues
Advances majority-minority relations in the wider Europe through action, research and documentation.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP

Social Security Network: Minorities

AARP: Minorities Index
Read about AARP topics in demographics, such as minorities. Find research reports, fact sheets, speeches, news releases, legal dockets and more.
Latino Issues Forum
For over 16 years, LIF has dedicated itself to improving the lives of Latinos by producing high quality research, conducting community education forums, building coalitions, serving as a resource to media; and hard hitting advocacy.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality.
Periodicals
Minorities and Women in Business Magazine

JET Magazine

ESSENCE.com

EBONY Magazine

Urban Latino Magazine: The Culture, The Movement, The Magazine
Representing the voice of the New Generation Latino (18-34), Urban Latino magazine covers everything from politics to culture to entertainment.
Latina.com
Latina.com Magazine for Hispanic Women
Open Your Eyes: The Latino men's magazine
The only men's magazine created for the U.S. Latino man, offering featuring beautiful Latinas, Latino celebrities, sports, dating advice, Latino culture, health and fitness, autos, and humor.
Books
Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities
The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Ethics: Routledge is a leading international publisher of books, journals, reference and electronic products in Ethics, among other subjects. For a complete list of our Ethics publications, visit our main website at www.routledge.com.
Organizations
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Minority rights
Ethnic conflict is one of the main sources of large-scale violence in Europe today. The OSCE's approach is to identify - and seek early resolution of - ethnic tensions and to set standards for the rights of persons belonging to minority groups.
United Nations: Minorities Declaration

Center for Disease Control: About Minority Health
About Minority Health
United States Department of Health and Human Services

NOW Key Issues
NOW Key Issues
Kaiser Family Foundation: Minority Health Care Index

Build the Dream
The official website for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation. To commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by leading a collaborative funding, design, and construction process in the creation of a memorial to honor his national and international contributions to world peace through non-violent social change.
People
Martin Luther King - Biography