15th
Annual Edition 'Buying Power of
Black America' report breaks down billions in expenditures Black
consumers are responding to tighter economic condition by focusing more of
their spending on items and services that improve their homes and
lifestyle. That's one of the trends revealed in the 15th annual report,
"The Buying Power of Black America," published by Target Market News. The
report analyzes spending for black households in 2008 and finds that
African-Americans...
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Maynard Institute launches new wire service with stories on structural
racism
(October 27, 2010) The Maynard Institute's Media Center on Structural
Racism today launched America's Wire, an innovative news service that
will provide enterprising content for wire services, metropolitan
newspapers, ethnic/community papers, magazines and websites.
In an effort to help the media better cover communities of color and the
impact that structural racism has on the families who reside there,
America's Wire will provide subscribers with professionally reported,
written and edited stories that will help readers better understand the
obstacles and challenges that people of color continue to face in
America today.
"We are excited that America's Wire will bring a better understanding of
communities of color and the challenges they face," said Dori Maynard,
who chairs the America's Wire Advisory Board and is president and CEO of
the Maynard Institute. "Our goal is to provide professionally reported,
written and edited stories that can broaden the selection of articles
that daily newspapers, magazines, ethnic media and websites make
available to their readers. We urge media outlets to sign up for our
trial offer and subscribe to America's Wire, and bring a wider variety
of stories to your readers."
"The news media in the United States has historically been a guardian of
the public's interest," said Michael K. Frisby, president of America's
Wire. "But there has to be a realization that the media have not
accurately communicated the continued impact of structural racism in
America. Public opinion polls repeatedly show that a majority of whites
believe that racism and discrimination no longer exist. But those
residing in communities of color know the reality. Their communities
are devastated by high unemployment, poor schools, environmental
dangers, inadequate housing and many other conditions that are caused by
structural racism rooted in American society."
America's Wire will report on the people impacted by structural racism
and their communities, hoping to improve awareness of the true
conditions in communities of color.
As part of our introductory offer, all media outlets and the public can
visit our website at http://www.americaswire.org/ and sign up for a
free, 30-day subscription. During that period, subscribers can download
and publish our stories free of charge in their media outlets. After the
trial period, media outlets must obtain a paid subscription to access
our stories. The rates, which vary according to outlet type and size,
can be viewed at http://americaswire.org/catalog/5.
The initial offering of stories include articles on:
- The impact of residential segregation on health outcomes
- Conservatives blaming the poor for being poor
- The declining number of black males at colleges and universities
- Tim Wise, a white crusader against racism
- States easing restrictions on ex-convicts
- Commentary by University of Chicago Professor Cathy Cohen on African
American youths and the midterm elections
America's Wire is made possible through a grant from the W. K. Kellogg
Foundation.
