msnbc.com: Race & ethnicity http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032561/ns/us_news-race_and_ethnicity/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2009 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:23:43 GMT News 60 Black workers' crisis may linger after upturn Roxanne Winston will graduate from UC Berkeley in December. Though confident she'll find work, issues of race are very much on her mind. “I kind of don’t want you to notice that I’m African-American, even though that’s such a strong part of my identity,” she says.The recession has compounded a decades-long problem facing black workers, leaving experts worried blacks will remain in crisis even in a recovery.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Recession - Business - Workers' Compensation - Financial Services - Law]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=52780a9bdc1a7e555b18c957b4136aab http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34068710/ns/business-economy_at_a_crossroads/ msnbc.com Roxanne Winston will graduate from UC Berkeley in December. Though confident she'll find work, issues of race are very much on her mind. “I kind of don’t want you to notice that I’m African-American, even though that’s such a strong part of my identity,” she says.


]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:44 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34068710/ns/business-economy_at_a_crossroads/ theGrio: Layoffs lead to new black businesses http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=6f59183173807ab5b5d7bb18a2a27ab9 http://www.thegrio.com/2009/11/layoffs-lead-to-startups-of-new-black-businesses.php News theGrio: How unemployment is straining families http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=5ed99f9efa46c34c44d02a20c335d016 http://www.thegrio.com/2009/11/three-ways-unemployment-is-straining-black-families.php News <![CDATA[Sponsored By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5ed99f9efa46c34c44d02a20c335d016&p=4 5ed99f9efa46c34c44d02a20c335d016 ]]> Video: Video: Meet Tiana, Disney’s first black princess Nov. 26: Little girls lining up in New York and Los Angeles for the limited preview of Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” will witness a first: a princess who happens to be African-American. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)Nov. 26: Little girls lining up in New York and Los Angeles for the limited preview of Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” will witness a first: a princess who happens to be African-American. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Frog Princess - Los Angeles - Walt Disney Company - Princess Tiana - African American]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=0f78d16bb2d3ff0d966633aee9b92279 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34166277#34166277 Nightly News Copyright msnbc.com 2009 Nov. 26: Little girls lining up in New York and Los Angeles for the limited preview of Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” will witness a first: a princess who happens to be African-American. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)


]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:20:34 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34166277#34166277 theGrio: Church expansion brings ‘New Hope’ <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:d1025b9d606f21d15cf9e781ced96d0f:BWkUD0WU3SwetDbQAAAFKT%2F%2F96FRx6iO0N%2FY3D%2BPrV57sOPBQkEMKI%2B9rwMHdlwWX7vqHPtE81pZ'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:18bfa3d55d6f8514084e824da8fd1666:zr4g6U5qSG9uu%2FvU%2BXFO8TrVR3yadispCeUe3AgjoEasxsg7t4Vt4WNDFfrsU0eFQe97cOOj9bFFdA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2219"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba&p=64&kw=Foursquare'>Foursquare</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba&p=64&kw=Twitter'>Twitter</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba&p=64&kw=Religion+and+Spirituality'>Religion and Spirituality</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba&p=64&kw=Christianity'>Christianity</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba&p=64&kw=Denominations'>Denominations</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=c2c351360e0aa4531604c4784bedc4ba http://www.thegrio.com/2009/11/church-expansion-brings-new-hope-in-tough-economic-times.php Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:28:10 GMT News http://www.thegrio.com/2009/11/church-expansion-brings-new-hope-in-tough-economic-times.php theGrio reviews 'Princess and the Frog' <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:81f17c0a7524b1531963c8bb265fd518:eXclOqC9CRN6wtcYwY7JFS60U0d8kvN8NBAwJiMwmhjTe0l%2B1VW1NHLPnaBAHOFVrcAzG52Q4HsT'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:12fb24ff172346cbdb64a39219583e96:f9CZCxQM1PTaBq9N5MqwXwPfV47NSPF0oXTWtI4eu8yQsTSX2AStMX7NlcQd3dIpYw2iYBrbZZ%2BErA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2219"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500&p=64&kw=Reviews'>Reviews</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500&p=64&kw=Music'>Music</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500&p=64&kw=Arts'>Arts</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500&p=64&kw=Pop+and+rock'>Pop and rock</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500&p=64&kw=Culture'>Culture</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=bc9956ee063860d901009a3821714500 http://www.thegrio.com/2009/11/the-princess-and-the-frog-avoids-the-elephants-in-the-room.php Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:36:20 GMT News http://www.thegrio.com/2009/11/the-princess-and-the-frog-avoids-the-elephants-in-the-room.php In sagging economy, man donates bras Ozkr "Oz" du Soleil checks some of the bras he has collected to donate to women in need through his initiative, Support1000.A Chicago man is collecting and donating thousands of bras to poor girls and women who can't afford to guy the undergarments on their own.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Undergarment - Clothing - Shopping - Basics - Bra]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=4bb0a9d15204cbe3c6391eaa3e26da7d http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34133467/ns/us_news-giving/ Courtesy Ozkr "Oz" du Soleil Copyright 2003-2004 Ozkr "Oz" du Soleil checks some of the bras he has collected to donate to women in need through his initiative, Support1000.


]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:14:54 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34133467/ns/us_news-giving/ Filmmaker Perry gives $1 million to NAACP Tyler Perry is shown at the Sept. 8 premiere of his "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," in New York. Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Civil and political rights - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - United States - History - Civil Rights Movement]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=152f2c39fa8b724b9b33632f8ee460b1 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34131959/ns/us_news-giving/ AP Tyler Perry is shown at the Sept. 8 premiere of his "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," in New York.


]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:04:01 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34131959/ns/us_news-giving/