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MyStatesman.com
April 10, 2018
The year is 1968 and the U.S. Civil Rights Commission is holding a hearing in San Antonio to hear Mexican-Americans from across the nation, but especially San Antonio, plead their case. They are there to hear about political, economic, cultural and educational problems. Mexican-Americans began toÃâà...
UC Berkeley
April 10, 2018
Dancers perform a fancy dance and grass dance during the 39th annual UC Berkeley Powwow. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small). On Saturday, the sounds of laughter, song and drums echoed out from the Recreational Sports Facility as some 175 Native Americans from across UC BerkeleyÃâà...
The UCSD Guardian Online
April 10, 2018
Everyone's concept of beauty is slightly different but can be influenced by different societal norms. These beauty ideals unconsciously manifest themselves into our psyches and serve as another tool people use to treat others differently based on whether they check all the boxes of an ideal phenotype.
MyDaytonDailyNews
April 9, 2018
The remarkable ratings success of the rebooted “Roseanne,” a show that last aired when I was 17 years old but commanded a larger audience in its return than any sitcom now on network television, has unleashed a thousand takes about the show's political significance. Who's going to win “Roseanne”Ãâà...
Kotatv
April 9, 2018
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - It was a heartfelt reunion at the Rapid City Regional Airport on Saturday, April as students from Saint Thomas More High School returned home from a mission trip to Jamaica. During their two week stay in the country, they helped with infrastructure projects, including a sewage system andÃâà...
MDJOnline.com
April 8, 2018
Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer / Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; / Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote these disturbing words in 1919 in the aftermath of World War I. Yeats was rightly disturbed. The war was over, butÃâà...
WMNF
March 30, 2018
“Everyone knows we are not going to do a single damn thing. We can't. We are captives of The Gun. The Gun is patriotic. The Gun is America. The Gun is God.” What did the founding fathers have in mind with the second amendment? Remember, Thomas Jefferson, in the first draft of the Virginia ConstitutionÃâà...
Monte News
March 30, 2018
The Montevideo School district has developed a brand new Culture Club this year, whose mission is to increase the narrative about Native American history in Minnesota, as well as improve cultural awareness in the area. The Montevideo School district has developed a brand new Culture Club this year,Ãâà...
NBCNews.com
March 30, 2018
And the continuing divide over a changing American culture shows why the wars continue to rage. In the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 54 percent of Americans said that they are comfortable with American society becoming more diverse and tolerant of different lifestyles, gender roles,Ãâà...
UT The Daily Texan
March 28, 2018
Next weekend, thousands of music lovers from all across Texas will gather in Austin to enjoy R&B, hip-hop and rap performances from an impressive lineup of artists. The Urban Music Festival celebrates Afrocentric culture and music, drawing huge crowds each year. The festival was founded 13 years agoÃâà...
KTLA
March 28, 2018
The founders of Lil' Libros Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein joined us live to talk about their book collection including their latest best seller “The Life of- La Vida de Selina” In a world with a shortage of bilingual books for children, two mothers began their mission to introduce bilingualism and LatinÃâà...
Daily Helmsman
March 23, 2018
The University of Memphis currently has around 400 student-athletes, and some of them are from other countries. Some international student-athletes who come to the U of M have an easier time adapting than others. Shakeel Manji, a senior business major from England and one of eight internationalÃâà...
San Diego Free Press
March 21, 2018
How can we talk with our school children about the irrationality of violence when we happily take them to gun shows, military air shows and military museums where indiscriminate killing is portrayed as a fun activity for all? Since the last school shooting, our educators are racing to prevent more violence byÃâà...
Louisville Business First
March 21, 2018
The rising wave of violence and school shootings in America is the result of a lot of little things, according to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. And Bevin touched on many of them, but not the topic of gun control, during a speech to the Boy Scouts of America's Lincoln Heritage Council on Wednesday afternoon atÃâà...
Chicago Evening Post
March 18, 2018
The Second Annual Kalamazoo Foodways Symposium will be held at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum and the Culinary and Allied Health building of Kalamazoo Valley Community College on April 6 and 7, 2018. The focus will be food history, culture, and systems, with lectures, demonstrations, communityÃâà...
Central Michigan Life
March 17, 2018
Central Michigan University and Native American communities were brought together to celebrate Native American culture March 17-18 for the 29th annual “Celebrating Life” Pow wow held at McGuirk Arena.
Central Michigan Life
March 16, 2018
The Native American Programs office is hosting its 29th annual “Celebrating Life Pow Wow" March 17-18 in McGuirk Arena. The Central Michigan University pow wow gives the Mount Pleasant community an opportunity to learn more about Native American culture through music, dance and culturalÃâà...
Daily Bruin
March 15, 2018
First-year theater students Isabella Urdiales Guzman and Lillie Muir, and second-year theater student Camila Rozo (left to right) star in UCLA's upcoming production of "Mala Hierba," which features an all-Latinx cast. The play uses visual and auditory design elements, including props and lighting, to furtherÃâà...
Princeton University
March 9, 2018
Students in the seminar “Audio Journalism: Storytelling for Radio Documentaries and Podcasts,” taught by journalist Joe Richman, traveled the United States to report on compelling stories and develop journalistic skills. Video by. Nick Donnoli, Office of Communications. Curiosity, a desire to tell stories andÃâà...
Pacific Daily News
March 3, 2018
Having no expertise as a sociologist or psychologist, and admittedly not a member of this generation, I can't speak with authority about modern behavior, but it seems to me that the contemporary American culture is different, somehow, from the culture that I remember growing up. Maybe the difference wasÃâà...
New York Times
March 1, 2018
Mr. Tikhonovsky is the son of Ukrainian immigrants, and his Times habit has not only raised his English test scores, but has also helped him better understand American culture — which, he says, has then helped him to better appreciate his family's own history and background. In this piece, Mr. TikhonovskyÃâà...
Crosswalk.com (blog)
March 1, 2018
They meet on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. By 11:25, people begin to gather and meet and hug each other in greeting. Only instead of sitting in a pew or a chair, they roll out their mats. Once you step onto your mat, the goal is to “set an intention”—to connect to something higher than yourself. You canÃâà...
Northwest Georgia News
December 31, 1999
Students gather around desks to share conversation and different types of cuisine during Latin American Culture Day. From left are Margarito ... Learning, laughter and tasty food ruled the day as LeAnn Goya's classes celebrated Latin American Culture Day at West End Elementary. For the second year,Ãâà...
Long Beach Post
December 31, 1999
The 48th annual Puvungna Pow Wow was held at Cal State Long Beach over the weekend, showcasing traditional Native American dances and colorful garb from throughout the country. Even though it was raining Saturday afternoon, many attendees gathered around the campus' central quad to watch theÃâà...
WIBW
December 31, 1999
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The State Capitol was full of music, dancing and learning Wednesday afternoon. Governor Jeff Colyer signed a proclamation declaring Wednesday as "India Day" in Kansas. Afterward, the celebration continued with traditional Indian music, dancing and costume. People also visitedÃâà...
PJ Media
December 31, 1999
What is it about boys these days that makes everyone so fearful of them? Writing at National Review, Heather Wilhelm chronicles a litany of ways the parents of boys are given the clear vibe that girls rule, boys drool as the old saying goes. Look past the obvious anti-male bias and you'll get a better pictureÃâà...
Plattsburgh Press Republican
December 31, 1999
Ben Carman, more commonly known as “Mr. Ben,” reads “Wild Berries” by Julie Flett as part of the Big Read Storytime at Plattsburgh Public Library. KAYLA BREEN. PLATTSBURGH — Story time was a big deal for the more than 20 kids who recently gathered in the Children's Room at Plattsburgh Public Library.
