Articles filed under Diversity
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Cosmetic to critical: Blue states help trans health coverageApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - For most of her life in New Mexico, Christina Wood felt like she had to hide her identity as a transgender woman. So six years ago she moved to Oregon, ...
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Bud Light fumbles, but experts say inclusive ads will stayApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer. But experts say inclusive marketing is simply good busin...
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Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from 2023 sessionApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - HELENA, Mont. - Republicans in Montana barred transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the rest of the 2023 session on Wednesday, in retribution for pr...
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Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96Apr 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience o...
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Eid Fest brings celebratory end to RamadanApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - Families from across the suburbs gathered Sunday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook to celebrate Eid, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the monthlong dawn-to-sunset ...
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Fremd student earns prestigious national chess prizeApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - At 17, Aditya Gupta of Rolling Meadows has earned a distinction few teens have achieved. The 11th-grader at Fremd High School in Palatine is among only five high school ...
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Suburban Muslims mark end of Ramadan with Eid prayers, festivitiesApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - Muslims across the suburbs and around the world gathered in mosques and outdoor venues to perform communal Eid al-Fitr prayers Friday morning marking the end of Ramadan,...
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'Don't Say Gay' expansion requested by DeSantis approvedApr 19, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Board of Education approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades on Wednesday, expan...
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House where King planned Alabama marches moving to MichiganApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - DEARBORN, Mich. - A lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old Jawana Jackson called home, and much of it involved her "Uncl...
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Stevenson students advance to final round of international applied math challengeApr 16, 2023 11:00 pm - For 14 hours straight, a small group of Stevenson High School students participated in the international online MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge. A combination of math ...