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Arts Mar 05

A Brief But Spectacular take on how ‘everybody is somebody’

Nation Aug 20

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Why our culture is a seed, not a treasure

Our culture and heritage is part of who we are. But if we treat it as something that can't change, if we feel threatened by other cultures, says award-winning children's books author Grace Lin, "we make our lives smaller." Lin…

Science Jul 08

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Genetic ancestry tests don’t change your identity, but you might

Genetic ancestry tests reinforce what you want to believe rather than offering objective, scientific proof of who you are.

By Wendy D. Roth, The Conversation

Poetry Aug 07

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What does it mean to be multiracial in America? This poet explores how it’s complicated

Charif Shanahan is the son of an Irish-American father and a Moroccan mother. Growing up black and Arab in America was an experience full of "instability," he said, and he's using his new book of poetry to start conversations around…

By Elizabeth Flock

Nation Feb 27

Student reporters highlight the struggles and triumphs of ‘New Americans’

In "New Americans," more than 30 videos highlight the struggles and triumphs of recent arrivals to the U.S. and their families.

By Adelyn Baxter

Nov 04

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In 1980s Miami, the triple crisis of growing up black, gay and poor

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Based on a true story, the new movie “Moonlight” follows Chiron, a boy growing up black, gay and poor in 1980s Miami. The film documents Chiron’s identity struggle in three acts, featuring a different actor for each. It’s a landscape…

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May 22

Obama signs bill eliminating ‘Negro,’ ‘Oriental’ from federal laws

By Kamala Kelkar

After it was unanimously passed with 380 votes, President Barack Obama signed bill H.R. 4238 on Friday, which amends two federal acts from the '70s that define “minorities” with terms that are now insensitive or outdated.

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Apr 24

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Mining Online History for What May Have Radicalized, Informed Tsarnaev Brothers

Mining Online History for What May Have Radicalized, Informed Tsarnaev Brothers…

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Apr 13

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PBS Special Looks at Life for Young Muslims in America

A new 11-part PBS series, "America at a Crossroads," premiered over the weekend. The NewsHour provides an excerpt of an upcoming episode that looks at what life is like for young Muslims in America.

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Nov 09

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Essayist Reflects on Breaking Out of Boxes in Society

Gender, race and nationality are identities that we are born into, but essayist Clarence Page reflects on our self-imposed boxes and what happens when we try to break out of them.

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