After being arrested in December 2009, the convicted gay Malawi couple has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, representing a step back in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

May 28, 2010 by Annie | Tags: b-listed, Bingu wa Mutharika, breakthrough, culture shockers, gay rights, HIV/AIDS, human rights, lgbt rights, Madonna, Malawi, Michel Kazatchkine, Michel Sibide, Steven Monjeza, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tiwonge Chimbalanga, Tuberculosis and Malaria, UNAIDS, US State Department | Comments Off

Crime rates in NYC drop, continuing the city’s safe streak, and studies suggest that immigrants might have something to do with this trend.

May 28, 2010 by Annie | Tags: b-listed, because we found it, Bloomberg, breakthrough, crime rates, Giuliani, human rights, immigration, Immigration Policy Center, New York City, nyc, Tim Wadsworth, University of Colorado, Wall Street Journal | Comments Off

Obama announces his decision to send 1200 troops to the US-Mexico border, prompts criticism from both sides of the debate.

May 27, 2010 by Annie | Tags: Ali Noorani, Arizona, Associated Press, b-listed, border security, breakthrough, broken immigration system, comprehensive immigration reform, culture shockers, deportation, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, Federal, human rights, immigration, National Guard, President Obama, racial profiling, Restore Fairness, SB1070, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Jon Kyl, Sen. Russell Pearce | Comments Off

Encourage your local representative to support the Global MOMS Act to provide healthcare to children and women worldwide.

May 27, 2010 by Annie | Tags: abortion, Amnesty International, anemia, b-listed, b-the change, Barack Obama, breakthrough, CARE, female genital cutting, FGC, Global Maternal and newborn health Outcomes while Maximizing Successes Act, Global MOMS Act, Hillary Clinton, HIV/AIDS, human rights, infant mortality, Lois Capps, malaria, maternal mortality, Millenium Development Goal, world health organization | Comments Off

In response to Arizona’s SB1070 law, digitally doctored mugshots of Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer circulate the internet.

May 26, 2010 by Annie | Tags: Arizona, Arizona Immigration Law, b-listed, breakthrough, culture shockers, Dora the Explorer, Facebook, Nickelodeon, SB1070 | 1 Comment »

New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg encourages New Yorkers to learn about human trafficking and how to report it with they city’s new Let’s Call an End to Human Trafficking campaign.

May 26, 2010 by Annie | Tags: b-activists, b-listed, breakthrough, human trafficking, Let's Put an End to Human Trafficking, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, sex trafficking, Somaly Mam, Somaly Mam Foundation | Comments Off

Original post on Causecast Guest Post by Lance Bangs, director of The Lazarus Effect, premiering tonight on HBO. In July 2007, I’d seen a Vanity Fair article about HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa, and was moved and inspired by the transformations described in Alex Shoumatoff’s story The Lazarus Effect. Two years and many conversations later, I [...]

May 24, 2010 by crissy spivey | Tags: Africa, AIDS, Causecast, HBO, HIV, Lance Bangs, The Lazarus Effect | Comments Off

The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the federal government can keep any sex offender behind bars for an indefinite period of time if deemed a threat to society.

May 24, 2010 by Annie | Tags: "civil commitment", 2006 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, Antonin Scalia, b-listed, breakthrough, Clarence Thomas, culture shockers, Elena Kagan, justice department, Justice Stephen Breyer, sex offenders, US Supreme Court | Comments Off

Opposition to Arizona’s immigration law comes from all over – the NBA, the mayors of Phoenix and Los Angeles, and from civil rights groups filing lawsuits.

May 21, 2010 by Annie | Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, b-activists, b-listed, basketball, breakthrough, Do I look illegal?, ESPN, Federal immigration law, Gov. Brewer, J.A. Adande, jon stewart, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Times, MALDEF, Mayor Phil Gordon, Mayor Villaraigosa, Meg Whitman, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, N.A.A.C.P, National Basketball Association, NBA, Phil Jackson, Restore Fairness, SB1070, Sheriff Arpaio, sports, Steve Poizner, Timothy Rutten, Vanessa Bryant | Comments Off

First Lady Michelle Obama is confronted by a second grader about the likelihood of her mother’s deportation because of the United States’ unfair immigration laws.

May 20, 2010 by Annie | Tags: Arizona Immigration bill, Arizona Immigration Law, b-listed, Barack Obama, because we found it, breakthrough, comprehensive immigration reform, Felipe Calderon, immigration reform, Michelle Obama, Rhode Island, SB1070 | Comments Off