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 Education
budget cuts draw hip hop stars to NY streets
NEW YORK�Education
or Homeland Security? Education or prisons? Education or Medicare? These
are the battles advocates of the nation�s children are fighting as they
seek to avoid education cuts on the federal and state levels, even as
local revenues decline and other federal agencies line up for increased
funding. In New York, education advocates�led by hip hop mogul Russell
Simmons�converged June 4 on City Hall in a boisterous demonstration
against proposed budget cuts by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. An estimated
100,000 students, parents, teachers, community activists and a number of
hip hop stars participated.
See also:
Poll: Public Sees Schools As a Priority
Education Week 04-24-2002
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pro-Israeli funding, candidates put Reps. Hilliard, McKinney in run-offs
ATLANTA, Ga.�Rep. Hilliard, along with Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
(D-Ga.), are seeking their sixth terms in Congress. Two relatively
unknown opponents�Artur Davis, a 34-year-old former prosecutor, and
former state judge Denise Majette�have gained noticeable attention. Both
appear to be riding the coattails of a well-financed vendetta waged by
pro-Israeli groups against the incumbents and both are relying heavily
on negative press to rally voters to them. Pro-Israeli lobbyists and organizations for years have
sought to unseat the popular Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members
due to the their controversial stances, particularly with regard to
United States-Middle East policy.
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The fatherhood movement and marriage
debates
WASHINGTON�Thomas Read, a 21-year-old single
dad with a four year old and his second baby on the way, is a good
example of the dilemma facing the fatherhood movement. He was recently
recognized at the Fourth Annual International Fatherhood Conference with
a �Spirit of Fatherhood� award for turning his life around and
developing a great relationship with his son, Dezmond. That�s good, but
Thabiti Boone, author, national activist and fatherhood advocate who
watched Mr. Read get his award, asks, �Why do we keep rewarding single
fathers? We have to stop praising fathers for doing what�s expected with
their children. We have to praise fathers for marrying the mother of
their children.�
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 Peace
movement launched by Jewish soldiers who refuse to fight
PHILADELPHIA�A former commander in the Israeli
Defense Force (IDF) bared his soul June 5 concerning the horrendous
injustices his country continues to commit against the Palestinian
people in the name of self-defense. Before a hushed, predominately Jewish audience at the University of
Pennsylvania Law School, former army lieutenant and company commander
Noam Sheizaf, 27, detailed the reasoning behind Israel�s newest peace
movement, the "Ometz Le�sarev" (Courage to Refuse).
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