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Public schoolteachers in Florida are now prohibited from giving classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, or what critics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Critics accuse DeSantis, a likely 2024 Republican presidential candidate, of playing politics...
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Too often in the United States, the government allegedly “of, by, and for the people” seems to ignore certain communities. That the political “inside game” called redistricting is too little understood, voting advocates say, is a big part of the problem. Advocates, elected officials, and lawyers are grappling with...
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Every 30 seconds in the U.S. a Latino citizen turns 18, and it is Latino Advocacy Week, the second annual initiative where community leaders champion causes supporting Latinos across the nation. This week, a series of events, meetings and webinars will be held by various community groups, nonprofits and elected...
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La política local, los resentimientos históricos y las realidades económicas han condicionado las reacciones en América Latina a la invasión rusa de Ucrania, y eso incluye la forma en que los medios de comunicación del continente cubren -y editorializan- el conflicto. En América Latina, los aliados más cercanos de...
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Local politics, historical resentments, and economic realities have driven reactions in Latin America to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and that includes how media in the continent are covering -and editorializing about- the conflict. In Latin America, the closest Russian allies – Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua – have offered...
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Se sabe que los vecindarios son más habitables cuando la vivienda, el transporte y los espacios públicos armonizan con la comunidad. Y el vecindario más diverso de Houston se está moviendo en esa dirección. El grupo Connect Community recibió un subsidio de AARP Texas el año pasado para agregar...
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Neighborhoods are known to be more livable when housing, transportation and public spaces harmonize with the community, and Houston’s most diverse neighborhood is moving in that direction. The group Connect Community received grant money from AARP Texas last year to add shade structures, seating, trees and a mural along streets in Houston’s Gulfton...
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Las mujeres asiáticas estadounidenses están experimentando una nueva ola de ataques violentos relacionados con el odio. Según el portal web Stop AAPI Hate, desde marzo de 2020 se han producido más de 10.000 ataques, el 16% de los cuales ha incluido violencia física. Mujeres ancianas fueron víctimas en la...
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Asian American women are experiencing a fresh wave of violent, hate-related attacks. According to the web portal Stop AAPI Hate, since March 2020, there have been over 10,000 attacks, 16% of which have been physically violent. Elders were the targets in the majority of incidents. A poll commissioned by...