Overcoming: One Reporter’s Story Of Controlling Anorexia

Although I am stable and I no longer starve myself, anorexia will always be a part of me.

Who Is An Indian: Testy Panel Exchange Ends Peacefully

Kenneth Cooper felt he and his fellow Freedmen were left out.

Cherokee Chief Works To Rebuild Nation

He was named “Ugista,” which means “Corntassal,” by his grandma. He comes from a strong family line that fought to hold onto tribal traditions and land.

Web Site Offers Demographic Data On Minority Kids, Families

State-level data about children and families in five of the largest racial groups are now publicly accessible on the Web.

After Katrina, Actor Rebuilds Homes, Lives

For Wendell Pierce, the devastation to his hometown of New Orleans was more memorable than any role he has played.

Foosball for Learning

In Chicago, more than seventy artists are trying to generate a dialogue through an exhibit called “A Declaration of Immigration.” One interactive installation approaches the issue through a one-of-a-kind tabletop foosball game. Reporter Diane Lee has more.

Green Alleys

A few years ago the mayor of Chicago issued a challenge. He urged every city department to become more eco-friendly. (In English and En Espanol.)

Slow Economy Doesn’t Slow Fashion Sales

Unity News reporter Martha Flores reports that a rough economy doesn’t seem to be hurting the city’s fashion industry.

Leaving the Rez

Eighteen-year-old Povi Lomayaoma has lived on a Hopi reservation in Arizona her entire life. In two months, she’s leaving to go to college in Colorado to study journalism. She says she’ll miss many of her clan’s traditions.

Senegalese President Arrives

Senegalese President Abdouloya Wade is making good on a year-long promise to address American journalists of color. A delegation from Unity: Journalists of Color met the visiting head of state at Chicago’s O’Hare airport Wednesday morning. Reporter Kristin Lee was there.

Gentrification Transforms Neighborhood

UNITY News Broadcast 3 - Pt. 2

UNITY News Broadcast 3, Pt. 3

Obama Addresses UNITY as Convention Draws to a Close

Sen. Barack Obama addressed thousands of journalists at a live forum on the final day of the UNITY convention in his first appearance since returning to the U.S. after a spending a week overseas.

Emotions Flare During NAJA Panel

Debate over American Indian citizenship dominated a panel about Native American identity at the UNITY Convention on Friday.

Actor Offers Student Journalist Refreshing Reminder

I wasn’t prepared for the impact "The Wire" actor Wendell Pierce would have on me as a journalist.

President of Senegal:There Are Too Many Journalists

Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade told a dozen American journalists today that “there are too many papers in Senegal, too many journalists.”

Actor Offers Student Journalist Refreshing Reminder

I wasn’t prepared for the impact "The Wire" actor Wendell Pierce would have on me as a journalist.