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UW-Superior proud to welcome LGBT athletes and coaches with You Can Play video

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UW-Superior proud to welcome LGBT athletes and coaches with You Can Play video  - Athletic director Steve Nelson is joined by athletes from various sports in sending message of support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans athletes and ...

Principal unveils video in support of LGBT youths

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Principal unveils video in support of LGBT youths  - The video, which is part of the national "It Gets Better Project," features three Principal employees who are part of the LGBT community sharing their ...

New threats to LGBT free speech rights

New threats to LGBT free speech rights  - Absent strong government response, a cocktail of two repressive policy changes could push controversial sites off the Internet.

Are better schools the solution to poverty?

Are better schools the solution to poverty ?  - But the mantra is false--an illusion that detracts from the real sources of, and solutions to, both poverty in the U.S. and the crisis of American public ...

Homogeneity And Reducing Child Poverty

Homogeneity And Reducing Child Poverty  - In Monday's post, I took on the claim that some kind of uniquely American ... The low- poverty countries get to be low- poverty countries by distributing ...

Transgender verdict gives gay community hope

Transgender verdict gives gay community hope  - They fought together for LGBT rights, and now that a Supreme Court judgment has recognized transgenders (the 'T' in LGBT ) as a third ...

Two Approaches to 'Human,' LGBT Rights

Two Approaches to 'Human,' LGBT Rights  - Considering that the two candidates differ how the city should deal with LGBT issues, Jackson's next mayor could have a major effect on the city's ...

Russian Anti-LGBT Crackdown Exporting Homophobic Violence Throughout Region, Experts Warn ...

Russian Anti- LGBT Crackdown Exporting Homophobic Violence Throughout Region, Experts Warn ...  - Russia's ban on gay "propaganda" and copycat laws throughout the region have created a "license to commit violence against" LGBT people, "give ...

Peruvian President Highlights Country's Economy

Peruvian President Highlights Country's Economy  - He added that Peru is one of the few countries in Latin America that has kept a constant and steady economic growth, placing the nation among the ...

Cybersecurity, greater internet representation top LatAm claims at global internet forum

Cybersecurity, greater internet representation top LatAm claims at global internet forum  -  Latin American nations are pushing for more countries to have a say in how the internet is managed, saying that internet governance should be ...

Honduras, Central America still lead the world in murder rates

Honduras, Central America still lead the world in murder rates  - A timeline of homicide rates across Central America, according to the ... In Latin America only four countries had homicide rates below the global ...

Risk seekers turn to Latin American bonds

Risk seekers turn to Latin American bonds  - A number of South American countries , some still branded pariahs, are welcoming a renewed appetite for risk as investors scour capital markets for ...

Women paying price of Latin America drug wars

Women paying price of Latin America drug wars  - The same upward trend is apparent in most Latin American countries , where an average of 70 percent of incarcerated women are doing time for ...

Two environmental activists murdered each week

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Two environmental activists murdered each week  - As expected the Latin American countries and those of the Asia-Pacific are the most dangerous places for campaigners. Almost half of the murders ...

Lessons from Latin America: how to grow the middle class

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Lessons from Latin America : how to grow the middle class  -  Latin American countries have implemented new public policies and major changes in fiscal policy, which have endowed greater resources to the ...

Lynching in Latin America: Crime or Popular Justice?

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Lynching in Latin America : Crime or Popular Justice?  - The history of targeted mob violence in this country is not pretty. The act of lynching – heavily racialized in the American context – was characteristic of ...

Pope struggles to keep fellow Latin Americans in Catholic fold

Pope struggles to keep fellow Latin Americans in Catholic fold  - The number of Roman Catholics in Latin America , a historical stronghold, ... most stable and wealthy countries , where secularism is gaining ground.

NCAA could change penalties for academic cheating

NCAA could change penalties for academic cheating  - Many students -- some in sports, some not -- were found to have participated in phony courses within the Department of African and Afro - American  ...

Afraid of Dark Documentary Crowdfunding Project Launched

Afraid of Dark Documentary Crowdfunding Project Launched  - The feature-length documentary explores the damaging black male stereotypes that hinder the success of Afro - Americans worldwide. Mya B said of ...

Blacks losing the numbers game

Blacks losing the numbers game  - eane painfully listed his bona fides: the middle-class, diverse, military upbringing in San Diego; and his friendships with numerous African - American  ...

Soul Train' is coming to Broadway

Soul Train' is coming to Broadway  - The show gave a national stage to African - American artists including Marvin Gaye, Prince and Destiny's Child until its run in syndication ended in ...

African American Studies Department Coming To UCLA

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African American Studies Department Coming To UCLA  -  African American studies in the U.S. “is alive and well,” according to a recent report. In fact, it's growing despite reports to the contrary. The study by the ...

Trading Places: Latin America Model for Asia?

Trading Places: Latin America Model for Asia?  - Of course, Asia's runaway growth in recent years has lifted tens of millions out of poverty . Latin America still has higher levels of inequality. But its ratio ...

Ask a Mexican: Why Do People Use 'Latino' as a Synonym for 'Hispanic'?

Ask a Mexican: Why Do People Use ' Latino ' as a Synonym for ' Hispanic '?  - One thing I find a little antagonizing is the use of the term “ Latino ” as a ... The Latins as a people , a culture, a language and a tribe came from ancient ...

Fragile Middle: Latin American aspirations risk being frustrated

Fragile Middle: Latin American aspirations risk being frustrated  - Over the past decade more than 35m Brazilians have moved out of poverty and ... The creation of Latin America's new middle class has generated a ...