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Black mayor of US city, Iraqi founder of women's group win JFK award E-mail
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
Williams, 36, became the youngest and the first black mayor in Youngstown, Ohio, when he left a banking career and won election in November 2005. Williams ran on a platform that called on the city to acknowledge its shrinking population and poor economic health...Click to continue at IHT.com
 
10 Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy E-mail
Monday, 05 November 2007

One of the National Campaign's most popular brochures, 10 Tips for Parents has been recently redesigned and updated. This research-based list of practical tips for parents and adults helps the young people in their lives avoid pregnancy and pass safely through adolescence.  Download a free copy.  Click here to continue at TheNationalCampaign.org

 
U.S. Sentencing Commission Reforms Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines E-mail
Monday, 05 November 2007
In the absence of opposition from Congress, an amendment to revise the federal guidelines for crack cocaine sentencing became law on November 1, 2007.  The amendment...lowers the bottoms of the recommended sentencing ranges for crack cocaine-related crimes so that they are no higher than the mandatory minimum sentences required by law.  Click to continue at DrugPolicy.org
 
Reserve fund could spur $100M in home renovations in New Orleans E-mail
Monday, 05 November 2007
Freddie Mac, in collaboration with the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) and the city of New Orleans, is establishing a $4.5 million home renovation reserve fund to help remove obstacles to renovating hurricane-damaged homes.  Click to continue at LouisianaWeekly.com
 
White pastors failing to speak against racism E-mail
Sunday, 04 November 2007
Harvard University divinity professor, the Rev. Harvey G. Cox Jr., recalls marching for civil rights with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and even being arrested for the cause. But, more than 40 years later, amidst daily reports of racial violence, threatening nooses, torture, and other hate crimes across the U. S., Cox now marvels at the near deafening silence of his fellow white clergy.  Click to continue at LouisianaWeekly.com
 
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