NATIONAL NEWS
Study: 62 percent drop in home mortgages to minoritiesWASHINGTON, DC - Since the housing market collapsed, mortgage lending to African Americans and Hispanics has plunged precipitously - by more than 60 percent, according to a new study of loan information that banks submit to the federal government. More » |
Census: Vermont's getting more diverseMONTPELIER, Vt. - Lily-white Vermont - which has a higher percentage of white people than any U.S. state - has become more racially diverse during the last 10 years, with huge increases in the number of blacks, Asians and people who self-identified as being of more than one race, according to new census data released last week. More » |
Letters from Thurgood: Segregation is Un-American, tooAs the Cold War with the former Soviet Union unfolded, Congressional investigators hunted for Communists in the American film industry, a search best exemplified by the "Hollywood Ten" case. More » |
Secret meetings key to civil rights movementSPARTANBURG, S.C. - Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks drew national attention to racial injustices, but it was the quiet heroic work of others that forced an end to segregation in the South. More » |
Study: Loans to minorities did not cause housing crisisConservative Republicans and commentators have frequently blamed the housing crisis on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which encourages banks to make loans in the low - and moderate-income areas where they operate. But a study to be released this week and a bipartisan commission, conclude that the federal law had little impact on the crisis. More » |
Busing Fuss - N.C. marchers take aim at school diversity policyRALEIGH, N.C. - At a rally on Saturday where the main issue was the end of a busing-for-diversity policy in North Carolina's largest school district, speakers warned the large crowd that marching is not enough. More » |
Fed initiative targets gangs in KC, across nationKANSAS CITY, Mo. - In a city where there are twice as many identified gang members as there are police officers, the announcement last week that seven Kansas City residents are facing federal gang-related charges might not seem like much. More » |
