Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) spoke with Harry Smith on what lies in the future for Arizona’s controversial immigration law which was blocked by a federal judge. How Should the U.S. Handle Immigration? Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, spoke with Harry Smith on what he feels is the correct way to stop the flow of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. Sen. John Kyl, R-Ariz., told “Face the Nation,” that Congress should hold hearings to look into denying citizenship to illegal immigrants’ children born in the United States. Sen. John Kyl, R-Ariz., said today that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, August 2nd 2010 |
Wheel of time – Submission by Rudo Nyangulu aka Ethos What has driven her creativity The 2009/10 winter here in the UK had more snow than we have seen for a long time and I wanted to make the most of it so I looked for unusual things to photograph and that is how I came across this snow covered sculpture. It is actually only a semicircle sculpture so I captured it twice, the top half being the colour version the bottom half being the black and white version. I then stitched them together to form a wheel which my... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, August 1st 2010 |
By Nacha Cattan – Mexico City – Mexico staged a handful of protests today against the new immigration law in Arizona, where up to 530,000 undocumented workers live and 88.6 percent of the Hispanic population is Mexican. The country was joined by Black Eyed Peas star Taboo, who debuted a protest video online this week against the law. “I believe there’s been an injustice in the state of Arizona,” Taboo, a Mexican-American, says in the video (below). “I oppose Bill 1070.” Protests against the law have crossed international borders – with a rallies also held Thursday in the United States... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, July 31st 2010 |
By Martin Chemhere, in Johannesburg – New York Film Academy agitation has clasped inaugural Class Act winner Sdumo Mtshali, and the exceedingly capable actor is delighting in the looming big time and the Big Apple. By August this year he will be attending classes, interacting with the world’s finest film prospects at the eminent US institution. Exposing his fervent feelings recently, he thought: “I feel awesome, awesome, and awesome! I get to go to a school that’s regarded as one of the best in the world in the field that I love. And it’s an honour.” For 8 weeks in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, July 30th 2010 |
People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare – an honest politician. Sagbo last month became the first black to be elected to office in Russia. In a country where racism is entrenched and often violent, Sagbo’s election as one of Novozavidovo’s 10 municipal councilors is a milestone. But among the town’s 10,000 people, the 48-year-old from the West African country of Benin is viewed simply a Russian who cares about his hometown. He promises to revive the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 28th 2010 |
