There’s a radio show on a station in Progresso, Honduras where the sad message goes out daily. Do not go there. Do not let your dream become your nightmare. But if you try to travel to the U.S., then know this is what you will face. Hundreds of miles away in Tapachula, Mexico – a [...]
Written by admin on December 27, 2009
Numbers catch our eyes and imagination. They are magnets – more powerful magnets sometimes than words. Consider the stories today that talk about the growth in the gap in health conditions for blacks and whites in Chicago. The Sun-Times’ front page headline: “Health Care Gap Kills 3,200 Black Chicagoans a Year – and the Gap [...]
Written by Stephen on December 18, 2009
Outside the night is cold, but not Teatro Luna. Outside Chicago is scuffling along, head down in the wind, minding its own business. But Teatro Luna is blissfully not and that’s the immense reward of sitting through the latest show by this all Latina performance group. Their current show, Lunaticas, is musical cabaret for those [...]
Written by Stephen on December 14, 2009
Out of the CDC’s recent briefing here came a nugget of news that needs to be followed up. Why are Latino and African-American patients suffering higher rates of the illness that lead to hospitalizations? The experts offered some explanations for the differences, but they said more investigating needed to be done to tell what’s happening [...]
Written by Stephen on December 14, 2009
A veteran police officer, now retired, ambles across the stage to accept an award for his service to his community. A roar of cheers fills the room. People are standing beside their tables and applauding. A number of his church members are on hand. Up come the couple who have put their faith in their [...]
Written by Stephen on December 10, 2009
By Angela Evans “I would do everything better,” says Cliff Carlson, editor of the Irish American News. But his newspaper is flourishing, and running an ethnic media paper is no easy feat. The community readership is often so limited that it is a challenge to stay afloat— particularly in an economy that has had a [...]
Written by Stephen on December 8, 2009
You are elated. You are lonely. You are stuck in time and you are flying ahead of time. You read the signs and hear what people say and you understand somewhat how these people behave and how they treat you and you wonder—what — what does this mean? How do I fit in here? I [...]
Written by Stephen on December 7, 2009
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