Afternoon Buzz
Thursday May 10, 2012
U.S. sues Arizona sheriff for discrimination (Chicago Tribune): The U.S. Justice Department sued an Arizona sheriff on Thursday for civil rights violations, alleging he and his office intentionally engaged in racial profiling and unlawful arrests of Latinos in violation of their constitutional rights.
Mixed Numbers for Same-Sex Marriage Support Across Country (ABC News): After Barack Obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage on Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts, Republicans fired back, putting out a statement that the president was “playing politics” with the issue.
Obama won’t lose Latinos and Blacks because of gay marriage (San Francisco Chronicle): One key point conservatives made in today’s story about President Obama backing same sex marriage is that it would drive away conservative Latino and African-American voters. That’s what folks like conservative activist Gary Marx told us.
Opinion: On gay marriage, Latinos agree with Obama (CNN): President Obama is indeed a profile in courage. He has made history yet again with his announcement that he supports full marriage equality for gay and lesbian Americans. Bravo, Mr. President.
George P. Bush Lifts Up GOP With Youths, Latinos (Real Clear Politics): George P. Bush’s efforts to energize young conservatives around the country is starting to pay off in monetary bumps to some of Capitol Hill’s most prominent and established Republicans — and in Bush’s visibility within the national party.
Analysis: Not Courting Minorities May Doom GOP (National Journal): Demographics are destiny. This much, in American politics, is true. But we rarely appreciate the pace of the racial and ethnic change happening throughout the country. To step back and see the broader, long-term picture is to recognize that, while we’re an evenly divided country now, we may be close to a tipping point after which the entire landscape will change.
Blacks, Latinos Stopped, Frisked More Than Anyone In All Boroughs (WPIX): It’s a controversial NYPD procedure being carried out with much greater frequency in recent years, a fact that has increased its controversy, even while overall crime in the city has decreased. New detailed analysis shows that stop-and-frisk affects certain neighborhoods and certain groups of New Yorkers far more heavily than others, and that’s got some city leaders calling for change.
City’s Hispanic Makeup Shifts as Dominicans Leave and Mexicans Arrive (The New York Times): Reversing a trend for decades, more Dominicans left New York City than arrived since 2000 and a surge of Mexican immigrants nearly bumped them up into third place among Hispanic groups, a new census analysis has found.
US Probes Civil Rights Complaint Against TUSD (Hispanic Business): The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened a second investigation into the Tucson Unified School District’s treatment of Latinos.
Latinos more prone to kidney failure (KOB.com): Dr. James Cevallos says Latinos are not only more prone to developing Type 2 diabetes but according to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 8 kidney failure patients, are Latino.
National science test shows only slight improvement (The Washington Post): The tests showed that black and Hispanic students had made slightly more progress than white students, making a small dent in persistent achievement gaps between the racial groups.
