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- Some minority voters worried about redistricting
- Written February 7, 2012 by Virginia Huie, News 12
- Some minority voters say that redistricting will split minority communities.
- Minority groups dismiss redistricting plan
- Written February 7, 2012 by Paul LaRocco, Newsday
- Advocates for some of Long Island's largest minority communities Monday night blasted a proposed state redistricting plan as an effort to continue stifling their residents' political influence.
- Are New York Voters of Color Getting a Fair Shake?
- Written February 7, 2012 by Mike Clifford, Smithtown Radio
- Do new state voting districts accurately reflect recent growth in local populations of color? Long Island is the focal point today in the statewide controversy over districts being proposed by a legislative task force.
- Letter: ‘Land of the Free and Home of the Brave; Do We Still Believe It?’
- Written February 3, 2012 by Robert J. Nuxoll, Maryann S. Slutsky, and Habeeb U. Ahmed
- Our Declaration of Independence and our Bill of Rights were written by men well-schooled in the ideas of the French and Scottish Enlightenments. They were men who respected human reason and who despised superstition, prejudice and ignorance. These European intellectuals were in awe of Jefferson, Adams, Washington, Paine, and all Americans whom they had previously mocked as “Yankee Doodles.”
- Long Island forum offers opportunity to weigh in on redistricting
- Written February 2, 2012 by Indrani Sen, Voices of NY
- Yesterday we linked to a column in Queens Latino, in which Carlos Vélez urged Latinos to make their political voices heard. Today, our friends at Long Island Wins sent us a tip about a concrete way for Latinos — and other groups — to get involved in a fundamental part of the political process, redistricting. Long Island WINS, along with several other advocacy organizations, will host a forum on the state’s ongoing redistricting process on Feb. 6.
- Forum: Redistricting and Its Impact on Long Island Communities of Color
- Written February 1, 2012 by Ted Hesson, The Huffington Post
- At a February 6 forum in Brentwood, "Making Our Votes Count: Redistricting and Its Impact on Long Island Communities of Color," you can learn more about redistricting from some of the organizations with the foremost knowledge on the issue, such as Common Cause NY, NAACP, and the Long Island Immigrant Alliance.
- Archila: Electoral maps cheat minorities
- Written February 1, 2012 by Ana María Archila, Newsday
- Every 10 years, America's political landscape changes. Following the census, levels of government draw new district lines to reflect changing demography. Among other factors, the law says newly drawn districts should reflect population changes while remaining compact and keeping intact "communities of interest" -- that is, groups living near one another with commonalities such as racial and ethnic background or economic interests.
- LI WINS: MEET NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR CARRIÉ SOLAGES
- Written January 24, 2012 by Maryann Sinclair Slutsky, LI Politics
- This November, County Legislator Carrié Solages became Nassau County’s first Haitian American elected official. Long Island Wins talks to him about his background, the economy, and racism he encountered during his campaign.
- Families fight banks for loan modifications
- Written January 24, 2012 by Ana Llácer, Voices of NY
- Nearly two dozen residents and activists marched on January 7 through a Central Islip neighborhood hit hard by foreclosures, calling for local politicians to support residents instead of big banks.
- Our Shadow Population (Part I)
- Written January 17, 2012 by Jim Marquardt, The Sag Harbor Express
- What do we know about the immigrants who live here?
- LI WINS: STEVE LEVY’S LEGACY ON IMMIGRATION
- Written January 6, 2012 by LI Politics
- Steve Levy’s days as Suffolk County executive ended on Sunday. Like any executive leader with a long tenure, he leaves behind a wide-ranging legacy with much to debate. But what’s not debatable is his morally inexcusable embrace of politics as mass racial profiling.
- Voter fraud is not a big problem in U.S.
- Written December 23, 2011 by Kevin M. Nelson, Newsday
- Once again, the fear mongers are out ["ID at voting booth is valid," Letters, Dec. 20]. For years, conservatives have been leveling false accusations about voter fraud, which no serious research has ever shown to be a significant problem in America. Now they blame undocumented immigrants, just another ruse to justify suppressing the votes of communities of color, which are most affected by voter ID laws.
- From Civil War to Public Service
- Written December 19, 2011 by Ted Hesson, The Huffington Post
- In 1982, Tony Martínez, then 13 years old, fled civil war in El Salvador with his parents and siblings and resettled on Long Island, part of the first wave of Salvadoran immigrants in the U.S. After college, he worked as a labor organizer and a carpenter before entering politics and eventually became a councilman in the Town of Babylon.
- Sharing the Good News This Holiday Season
- Written December 19, 2011 by Maryann Sinclair Slutsky, Anton Newspapers
- I come bearing a little holiday good cheer.
At a time of year when many Long Islanders find themselves being a little more interactive with the religious faith they celebrate – either by birth or by choice – we bring some good news from the faith community.
- Letter: Lucero lawsuit is very important
- Written December 14, 2011 by Jessica Glynn, Newsday
- In response to the coverage on the case of Marcelo Lucero, "Throw out lawsuit by Lucero family" [Letters, Nov. 27], it is the obligation of the Suffolk County Police Department to protect all residents, regardless of race, ethnicity, language or gender, and one of the biggest holes in the department's police work is language access.
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