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South Bend council opposes state immigration measure
SOUTH BEND — Hundreds of Hispanics crowded into and outside of the South Bend Common Council's meeting Monday night to support a council resolution opposing a state Senate bill that would let police verify citizenship status if they have probable...Tags: South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Politics, Arizona, Local Government, Crimes
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Republicans seek more Latino outreach
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Republicans gathering in South Florida to improve the party's outreach to Hispanic voters will tackle trade, education — and the elephant in the room, immigration — at a conference organized by the new...Tags: Republican Party, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Jeb Bush, Coral Gables, Politics
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Huffington Post to add African-American section
NEW YORK (AP) — The Huffington Post and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson are launching a HuffPost section devoted to African-Americans. The section, "HuffPost GlobalBlack," is expected to debut in early March. The Huffington Post is set to make an...Tags: Human Interest, Facebook, Politics, African Americans, Elections
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Census estimates show big gains for US minorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Preliminary census estimates show U.S. racial minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of the nation's population growth over the last decade. Hispanics accounted for much of the gain in many of the states picking up new House...Tags: New Jersey, Louisiana, Mississippi, Politics, Minority Groups
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Hispanic population on rise in South Bend, St. Joseph County
Although South Bend lost more than 6,000 residents between 2000 and 2010, the number of people in the city claiming to be either Hispanic or Latino continued to grow.
According to 2010 Census Data released today, the number of Hispanic residents in...Tags: South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), National or Ethnic Minorities, Arizona, Politics, Minority Groups
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US banker to match immigrants' college savings
CHELSEA, Massachusetts (AP) — It started with an immigration raid four years ago. From his Melrose home, Bob Hildreth watched the aftermath of federal immigration agents storming a New Bedford, Massachusetts, leather factory and netting 350...Tags: Human Interest, Financial Aid, Politics, Mexico, Massachusetts
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Latinos…a hacerse la prueba de VIH
South Florida Sun-SentinelPuede que el sida siga siendo un tema tabú entre los hispanos, pero la realidad es que está más presente en esta comunidad de lo que se cree. Por ello hoy sábado 15 de octubre en el que se celebra el Día Nacional Latino para Concientización sobre el...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Social Issues, Politics, Minority Groups, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Tamales, L.A.'s original street food
Special to the Los Angeles TimesSouthern California's latest foodie trend has the region atwitter. Lines form long into the night at the latest hot spot for edible treasures, while wily entrepreneurs outdo each other by parking at the best spots. But not everyone is happy. Brick-and-...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Rentals, Dining and Drinking, National or Ethnic Minorities, Clubs and Associations
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Lives depend on more blacks becoming bone marrow donors
That day when Yvonne Lawrence glanced into the crib she immediately knew something was wrong.
Babies aren't supposed to be blue.
What she soon would learn at the hospital is that her 3-month-old son was cursed with sickle-cell anemia. The inherited...Tags: Blood Cells, Heroism, Hips, Bone Marrow, Human Body
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Florida ranks in top 10 of states with high diabetes rates
One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a...Tags: Body Mass Index, Medical Services, Maine, Vermont, Health
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Newton: The impact of the 'parent trigger'
This is what the revolution looks like: It's a rally in Lynwood where parents demand the right to exercise their power to shape their children's future; it's a dozen residents in a South-Central apartment gathering to compare notes on the failing...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, National or Ethnic Minorities, Academic Progress, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians
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White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse
The first-ever survey of adolescent alcohol and drug abuse to recognize youths of mixed race or ethnicity has found that such kids hover closest to white adolescents in the rate at which they suffer substance abuse disorders. That is not reassuring,...Tags: Marijuana Use, Recreational Substance Use, National or Ethnic Minorities, Social Issues, Behavioral Conditions
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Nov 7, 2011
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