BALTIMORE – Catina Smith thought she knew exactly what to expect from her third pregnancy. The Baltimore native...
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In California, new effort launched to teach dark history of anti-Chinese bigotry
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Sep 24, 2020Why this 14-year-old California girl is the changing face of the Golden State
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Sep 23, 2020‘Washed away by the majority’: Inside Texas attorneys’ long fight for Latino voting rights
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Sep 21, 2020Vulnerable Kansas bird populations are a canary in a coal mine for climate change
WICHITA — It has been five months since Virginia Soyez died on a Monday in March, but every...
Sep 17, 2020Turning the page: Ventura County students call for reading list diversity
CAMARILLO, Calif. – Civil unrest in June following George Floyd’s death catalyzed young adults in Ventura County high...
Sep 15, 2020‘We are part of this’: Haitian Americans in Brooklyn align with Black Lives Matter
NEW YORK — Protesters donned black on that afternoon a few months ago, as they’ve done for weeks. This time,...
Sep 10, 2020How a $3 billion USDA coronavirus program is helping feed S.C. families
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Sunlight filtered through columns of Spanish moss on a recent Thursday morning as two town...
Sep 10, 2020How students of color are becoming the agents of change in Milwaukee public schools
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Students, teachers and community members rallied in front of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) central...
Sep 09, 2020Small business, big gains: Mom-and-pop restaurants lead North Long Beach revival
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The sounds of reggaeton playing from loud speakers outside a Latin party supply depot...
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