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LGBT Center Receives Grant

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LGBT Center Receives Grant  - With LGBTQ teens four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers after facing bullying incidents it great news to hear that The  ...

Thanks to India's Ban on Gay Sex, I'm Afraid to Return Home

Thanks to India's Ban on Gay Sex, I'm Afraid to Return Home  - But for me, and many other LGBT Indians like myself, that triumph and jubilation quickly turned to anger and outrage when India's highest court, the  ..

Sweden Named Best International LGBT Destination

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Sweden Named Best International LGBT Destination  - Editors crowed about Sweden, saying that the nation has “ LGBT travelers enthralled,” and cheered its capital city of Stockholm as a “cosmopolitan,  ..

Nelson Mandela was a hero to gays, yet anti-LGBT bias still rampant ...

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Nelson Mandela was a hero to gays, yet anti- LGBT bias still rampant ...  - A flag of the South African gay community sits next to a portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela and other mementos in the Sandton  ...

Immigrants, LGBT Americans, Small Business Employees -- Does ...

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Immigrants, LGBT Americans, Small Business Employees -- Does ...  - News outlets examine the various groups that might be falling through the health law's coverage gaps, or that might face h

LGBT magazine picks Pope Francis as its Person of the Year

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LGBT magazine picks Pope Francis as its Person of the Year  - But The Advocate's recognition of the pontiff is significant because an LGBT publication is such an unlikely place to find homage to a pope.

STEM Roundup: Solving the STEM Dilemma for Minorities

STEM Roundup: Solving the STEM Dilemma for Minorities  - NEW YORK - About 60 African American girls learned the basics of ... and racial barriers that stop African American women from entering STEM fields.

Teacher under fire for racist Santa remarks will return to classroom

Teacher under fire for racist Santa remarks will return to classroom  - A Rio Rancho teacher accused of making racist remarks toward an African American student has been put on paid administrative leave. Rio Rancho  ...

Racism and Facebook Ended My Friendship

Racism and Facebook Ended My Friendship  - Initially I tried to ignore it but as an African American man I could no longer stomach his increasingly toxic, race fueled comments that were initially  ...

Top education stories for 2013

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Top education stories for 2013  - In the world of education , 2013 provided plenty of fodder. ... Controversies about Teach for America , a nonprofit effort to recruit and place recent  ...

The importance of STEM education

The importance of STEM education  - STEM education gives America's students the step up they need to catch up to — and pass — their global peers when it comes to science and math.

New Book: One Drop, but Many Views on Race

New Book: One Drop, but Many Views on Race  - Mr. Obama himself was unequivocal about it: “I self-identify as African - American — that's how I am treated and that's how I am viewed. And I'm proud  ...

Race baiting? TMZ asks: African-American or N-word?

Race baiting? TMZ asks: African - American or N-word?  - But it is misguided and deplorable for TMZ to invite people to vote on whether to refer to black people as African - American or the N-Word. Already  ...

HIV Among Men in the United States

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HIV Among Men in the United States  - Rates of gonorrhea and syphilis are higher among black men than among white or Hispanic/ Latino men . Rates of syphilis have increased in recent  ...

Study: Hispanics Lag Behind All Ethnic Groups in Saving for ...

Study: Hispanics Lag Behind All Ethnic Groups in Saving for ...  - A new study reveals that Latinos lag far behind other groups in being ... data for whites, people of color and-where data permits-blacks, Latinos , and  ...

Is Britney Spears Racist? Singer Stereotypes Latinos, Speaks Fake ...

Is Britney Spears Racist? Singer Stereotypes Latinos , Speaks Fake ...  - I've always liked Latino men . They make me think of a bad-boy type that your father wouldn't let you go out with." The comment reinforces exactly the  ...

Alexandra Aquino-Fike and Hispanics in Philanthropy Grant Access ...

Alexandra Aquino-Fike and Hispanics in Philanthropy Grant Access ...  - Focused on the continued prosperity of the ever-growing Latin American ... that ensure access to quality education , economic stability and healthcare. ... and supporting more than 600 Latino organizations from coast-to-coast.

In Latin America, Chile is 'Making it Better' for LGBTQ Youth

In Latin America, Chile is 'Making it Better' for LGBTQ Youth  - Within Latin America in particular, a recent study conducted by the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) found  ...

Jerry Brown: Latin Scholar and One-Time Almost Priest

Jerry Brown: Latin Scholar and One-Time Almost Priest  - California's governor gets reflective on the meaning of education and its future in his state. ... "I'm glad you started using Latin ," Brown replied.

I hope the govt pays attention: Anoushka

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I hope the govt pays attention: Anoushka  - screamed the hundreds of people gathered at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, the Global Day of Rage, to support the LGBT community and protest against the ... Most of the people present here were wearing black , and volunteers kept  .

Resetting the Poverty Debate: State of the States 2013

Resetting the Poverty Debate: State of the States 2013  - While our annual report focuses on the national landscape of poverty in America , this new report follows up with a comparative look at the states.

US global source of poverty and war

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US global source of poverty and war  -  Poverty , hunger, sickness and homelessness for millions more ordinary Americans ; while unbridled US militarism stalks the globe like a demented  ...

Why conservatives don't get Pope Francis

Why conservatives don't get Pope Francis  - But for many right wing pundits in America , Francis' call to relieve global poverty through state intervention in markets was unconscionably troubling.

New director of American Conservative Union takes aim at debt ...

New director of American Conservative Union takes aim at debt ...  - Mr. Schneider said he is impassioned about the opportunity to apply conservative values to solving America's burgeoning problems with poverty and  ...

What's the Wealthiest Corner in America? Right Here.

What's the Wealthiest Corner in America ? Right Here.  -  ... household makes less than $35,437, are located in the American South. A similar pattern can be noted in charts tracking the level of poverty by  ...