Overwhelmingly, it’s people of color who actually pick the food or milk the cow; the farm workers who are almost all Latino today and were almost all Black yesterday. And today, like yesterday, they remain the only workers in California’s food production chain who don’t get paid overtime after 8 hours and are denied rest after six days of labor.
Racial and gender hiring practices in college sports have improved slightly from a year ago but still lag behind those in professional sports, according to a diversity report released Thursday. The annual report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) reveals that in 2015, hiring for women made a slight improvement, while hiring for minorities took a marginal step backward from 2014. The combined overall grade for college sports in 2015 was a B with 81.2 points, up slightly from 81.1 points in 2014. The score for racial hiring in 2015 was a B with 83.6
The latest proposal takes the Democratically dominated state into uncharted legal territory
Melissa Harris-Perry and MSNBC are going their separate ways. “Farewell #Nerdland,” she tweeted on Sunday, referring to the probing discussions on her weekend show. “Inviting diverse new voices to table was a privilege. Grateful for years of support & criticism.” The network says MSNBC and Harris-Perry are parting ways. She was scheduled to appear this Saturday and Sunday in the regular two-hour slot from 10 a.m. to noon. But Harris-Perry announced several days ago that she would stay away — in response to MSNBC’s pre-emption of her program for much of February for coverage of presidential politics. Harris-Perry has focused
“On the track, there is no Black and White, just fast and slow. For those 10 seconds you are free,” says Jesse Owens (Stephan James) in this very moving and inspiring bio/sports movie that captures the essence of this legendary athlete’s life, challenges and achievements. Race is a history lesson, personal profile and a crowd pleaser.
Track star Jesse Owens’ legacy is both remarkable and often forgotten. The upcoming drama film, Race, attempts to rectify this by bringing Owens’ historic journey to the Olympics to life.
The film, which stars Selma actor Stephan James as Jesse Owens and Jason Sudeikis as his headstrong coach Larry Snyder, chronicles Owens’ journey to Ohio State on a track scholarship, all the way to his four gold medal victories in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
The Los Angeles Marathon had its 31st anniversary on Sunday. For some, the day marked the first time they ran a full marathon, while others celebrated their commitment to the tradition by running the 26-mile race for the 31st time. This was the case for first-time L.A. Marathon runner Latasha Lyons and her running mentor Van Hutchins. Lyons is founder of FunFIT, a healthy living brand that promotes the importance of fitness. Hutchins is a legacy runner, a participant that has ran every L.A. Marathon since its inception in 1985. Two years after he returned from service in Vietnam, he
Black actors and directors shut out of nominations for Best Actor, Actress, Director, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress and no Films Featuring Blacks Nominated in the Best Picture category Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network to Call Hollywood Summit in February NEW YORK – Reverend Al Sharpton, President and founder of National Action Network, released the following statement on the 2016 Academy Award nominations: “Hollywood is like the Rocky Mountains, the higher up you get the whiter it gets and this year’s Academy Awards will be yet another Rocky Mountain Oscars. Yet again, deserving Black actors and directors were