Linnie Bailey's Blog

Dance Alone: Women Reclaim Your Joy

2010-09-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Chubby Checker's mega-hit, "The Twist." Checker himself is celebrating by performing in venues across the country. "The Twist" is the only single to hit number one TWICE -- in 1960 and 1962. Other than being the most successful single of all time, the dance introduced a new style of dancing to mainstream America: dancing on your own. Checker described

"Follow the Money" -- Tracking Stimulus Spending

2009-08-13T22:26:00.001-07:00

Recently, I joined ethnic media representatives from Southern California at a workshop designed to teach ethnic journalists how to track and investigate Recovery Act spending. The event, called “The Stimulus Package and the Recession” was co-hosted by New America Media and Investigative Reporters and Editors. This was timely for me, as I have been attempting to track stimulus funding in the

"Don't Make Me Have to Put Down My Cane"

2009-08-02T09:03:00.001-07:00

Seniors are getting a little fed up with not being taken seriously. They are ready to march and protest…just like in the sixties! Senior voices WILL be heard! Check out this story of Senior protest in Los Angeles: Police were called on a group of retirees who refused to leave Sen. Dianne Feinstein's West Los Angeles office until she talked to them about health care reform. Los Angeles

Ethnic Media Call for Immigration Reform

2009-06-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

This editorial was written by and produced in association with New America Media (www.newamericamedia.org), a national association of ethnic media, and was published by ethnic media across the country to bring attention to the urgency of immigration reform. The White House and members of Congress must move quickly on enacting a just and humane immigration reform package that will reunite families

Too Much? Obama Tackles Health Care

2009-06-08T10:21:00.000-07:00

Those who say the President is taking on too much, remind me of a group of parents from my kid's school a few years back. They complained that the third grade teachers were assigning too much homework because they expected the students to spend at least 20 minutes a night completing assigned work. Of course, these same parents were concerned with reading and math levels at the school, and some

One Hundred Days of Hope: Go Back to School

2009-05-19T15:20:00.000-07:00

(first published April 29) Our President tells us to go back to school. He tells our children to FINISH high school and continue on with college or vocational training. In his February 24, 2009 address to the Joint Session of Congress, President Obama stated: