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The American Disease

The American Disease  - What seized my attention, however, was not what he said about the Ukraine crisis, but what he said about the American reaction to the Russian LGBT   ...

To Be Young, Gay and African

To Be Young, Gay and African  - If you want to spin this story publicly and share your experiences as an LGBT person, you had best buckle up and brace yourself for physical abuse,  ...

Breaking the Silence forum breaks new ground

Breaking the Silence forum breaks new ground  - Chandra McIvor, who works with LGBT youth at Saskatoon's Avenue Community Centre, was a speaker at the 17th annual Breaking the Silence  ...

Joe Biden Says 'It's Close To Barbaric' LGBT People Can Be Fired For Being LGBT

Joe Biden Says 'It's Close To Barbaric' LGBT People Can Be Fired For Being LGBT  - Joe Biden on Saturday told a Human Rights Campaign audience that “it's close to barbaric” LGBT people can be fired “for who you love.” He also  ...

Gay? Most Millennials Say, 'Whatevs'

Gay? Most Millennials Say, 'Whatevs'  - For a generation that has grown up with more and more LGBT representation in media, in politics, and now increasingly in professional sports, the  ...

Worcester psychology students train as LGBT mentors

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Worcester psychology students train as LGBT mentors  - A GROUP of psychology students at the University of Worcester have been trained to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) young  ...

EU Denies Dumping LGBT Provision From Ukraine Anti-Discrimination Law

EU Denies Dumping LGBT Provision From Ukraine Anti-Discrimination Law   - The European Union denies that it has dropped a provision on LGBT rights from a law Ukraine needs to pass to continue visa  ...

Green Says He's Backing Law to Protect LGBT Workers, But Not Ready to Sign

Green Says He's Backing Law to Protect LGBT Workers, But Not Ready to Sign  - A move to speed up legislation to ban LGBT workplace discrimination is being spearheaded through a letter last week urging President Barack  ...

Can Obama Initiatives Elevate Black Achievement in Age of Higher Education Standards?

Can Obama Initiatives Elevate Black Achievement in Age of Higher Education Standards?  - David Johns, executive director of President Obama's African- American educational excellence initiative, and Ivory Toldson, deputy director of the  ...

The Education of Little America

The Education of Little America  - Every morning, I see American schoolchildren -- our Little America -- carrying their backpacks and lunches to school and laughing with their friends.

Education gets dearer

Education gets dearer  -  America's colleges and universities are quietly shifting the burden of their big tuition increases onto low-income students, while many higher-income  ...

Six myths about the American school system

Six myths about the American school system  - The new book, “50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education ,” is exactly what it purports to be,  ...

Latin American Educational Foundation honors outstanding scholar

Latin American Educational Foundation honors outstanding scholar  - There's a story behind every recipient of a Latin American Educational Foundation scholarship. One of the most touching belongs to Dominic Martinez.

Health Insurance Yes, But Taking Away Our Religious Freedom? Hell No

Health Insurance Yes, But Taking Away Our Religious Freedom? Hell No  - For years I have found ways to help people get the care they need while uninsured. I have told people I care about, who are deeply worried about a  ...

Rick Scott's Top Latino Fundraiser Leaves Campaign After Campaign Staff Allegedly Made Racist ...

Rick Scott's Top Latino Fundraiser Leaves Campaign After Campaign Staff Allegedly Made Racist ...  - And the last straw, according to people within the campaign who spoke with the Miami Herald this weekend, was an incident in which several of Scott's  ...

What we owe America's young men

What we owe America's young men  - Fifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, black, Latino and other boys and young men of color are less likely to finish high school than their  ...

Child poverty rate in Colorado rises above prerecession years

Child poverty rate in Colorado rises above prerecession years  - The number of black children living in poverty spiked from 28 percent in 2007 to 41 percent in 2012. Latino children have the second-highest rate of  ...

Tobacco More Likely to Be Sold at Pharmacies in Poor and Latino Communities

Tobacco More Likely to Be Sold at Pharmacies in Poor and Latino Communities  -  Poverty and the racial makeup of a community are a good indications of ... likely to be sold in pharmacies located in poor and Latino communities.

The Resource Foundation to Host Regional Education and Gender Equity Conference in Panama

The Resource Foundation to Host Regional Education and Gender Equity Conference in Panama  - The interactive event convenes The Resource Foundation's expert nonprofit partners from 10 Latin American countries and international authorities on ...

It's time British Columbia focused more attention on Latin America

It's time British Columbia focused more attention on Latin America  - This was based on its lower national debt, the education of its workforce, ... Organizer Paola Murillo, head of the Latin American–oriented marketing ...

Tracing African-American, German ties

Tracing African - American , German ties  - Despite the frequent cross-cultural contact, the relationship between Germans and African - Americans is an area of study of which most students and  ...

Will Richard Tisei Be the First Openly Gay Republican to Enter Congress?

Will Richard Tisei Be the First Openly Gay Republican to Enter Congress?  - Over the course of a week, I met with Gallardo, who'd be the first openly gay Hispanic member of Congress (“there aren't many firsts left,” he joked)  ...

Why is Latin America Rioting?

Why is Latin America Rioting?  - In the Mexican city of Oaxaca, students have been protesting about the state of schools and are demanding better education services. In Chile's capital  ...

Chile's Michelle Bachelet faces first protest

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Chile's Michelle Bachelet faces first protest  - Her campaign promised to increase spending on education , besides ... Chile is one of the richest countries in Latin America , but tens of thousands  ...

Latin American Educational Foundation honors outstanding scholar

Latin American Educational Foundation honors outstanding scholar  - There's a story behind every recipient of a Latin American Educational Foundation scholarship. One of the most touching belongs to Dominic Martinez.