• Despite Obstacles, LGBTQ Farmers Find Fertile Ground in Midwest

    Shannon and Eve Mingalone avow that their farmers market booth is “very gay.” They hang strings of pride flags and sell rainbow stickers to help pay for gender-affirming care, like hormone replacement therapy, for Eve. Sometimes, when parents and their teenagers pass the booth, the adults glance, then speed...
  • Seattle City Council Passes First Law in US Banning Caste Discrimination

    Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Following 90 minutes of public comments from passionate speakers on both sides of the issue, the Seattle, Washington City Council Feb. 21 made history as it passed the first law in the nation banning caste discrimination. The measure passed on a 6-1 vote, with...
  • El Ayuntamiento de Seattle aprueba la primera ley en EE. UU. que prohíbe la discriminación por castas

    Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Luego de 90 minutos de comentarios públicos de oradores apasionados de ambos lados del tema, el 21 de febrero, el Concejo Municipal de Seattle, Washington, hizo historia al aprobar la primera ley en la nación que prohíbe la discriminación por castas. La medida fue...
  • Teens Confront Epidemic of Dating Violence

    Peter White Ethnic Media Services Young people are coming of age without knowing how to create a loving relationship or what the warning signs are that maybe they’re not in a good one. So says Ana Campos, 17, who was blinded by “fake love” and thought everything was fine....
  • Proyecto descubre joyas ocultas de la historia negra en Wyoming

    Los afroamericanos han desempeñado un papel fundamental en Wyoming desde la década de 1860, cuando sirvieron como soldados en Fort Laramie y fueron propietarios y operadores de algunos de los primeros negocios de Cheyenne, que son solo algunas de las pepitas históricas descubiertas por el Proyecto Black Wyoming financiado...
  • Project Uncovers Hidden Gems of Black History in Wyoming

    African Americans have played a foundational role in Wyoming since the 1860s, when they served as soldiers at Fort Laramie, and owned and operated some of Cheyenne’s first businesses, which are just some of the historic nuggets uncovered by the Black Wyoming Project funded by the National Park Service....
  • ¿Qué tan peligroso fue el descarrilamiento del tren químico en Ohio?

    Los dolores de cabeza y los olores químicos persistentes del fuerte descarrilamiento de un tren en East Palestine, Ohio, han dejado a los residentes preocupados por su aire y agua, y la información errónea en las redes sociales no ha ayudado. Los funcionarios estatales ofrecieron más detalles del proceso...
  • How Dangerous Was Ohio Chemical Train Derailment?

    Headaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have left residents worried about their air and water – and misinformation on social media hasn’t helped. State officials offered more details of the cleanup process and a timeline of the environmental disaster during a news conference on Feb....
  • Q&A: Beyond the Stars with Katya Echazarreta

    Arturo Hilario El Observador February is National Women Inventors Month, a time when women innovators in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) are commemorated for their contributions to the world. Katya Echazarreta is a perfect example of someone to celebrate for her efforts in her field, electrical engineering, and...
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