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Brooklyn Museum Reveals 'The Latino List'
PIX11.comPIX11's Lisa Mateo explored the Brooklyn Museum's "Latino List," in which visitors can be part of an interactive video display and learn more about an HBO documentary of the same name coming out later this month. This exhibition presents twenty-five...Tags: America Ferrera, HBO (tv network), Museums, Sonia Sotomayor, Documentary (genre)
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Event promotes healthier Latino lifestyle
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Latino Health Awareness Month kicked off Thursday with a Healthy Choices for a Healthy Life event in Calexico. The event included the opening of a community garden at Calexico Family Apartments, healthy food presentations, a Zumba...Tags: Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, File Sharing, National or Ethnic Minorities
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L.A. County supervisor redistricting debate draws packed house
More than 800 people packed the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration Tuesday to weigh in on a redrawing of voting districts for the Board of Supervisors, which governs the most populous county in the nation.
The crowd filled nearly every seat in...Tags: Lee Baca, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Steve Cooley, Gloria Molina, African Americans
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Latino aldermen want more Chicago City Council seats
Leaders of the City Council’s Latino Caucus today said they expect more majority-Hispanic wards to emerge from the ward remap process that is just getting underway.
The group put forth its argument as new census data showed large drops in the...Tags: Chicago Elections, National or Ethnic Minorities, Daniel Solis, Ray Suarez, Chicago City Council
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Mailbag: Readers respond to 'School Flight' series
Editor's note: The following are letters from readers about the Daily Pilot's three-part series, School Flight, which was published Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Congratulations on the wonderful and insightful story on Sunday's front page. Staff...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Social Issues, National or Ethnic Minorities, Landforms, Arts and Culture
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46 Million Americans Live in Poverty, Most Ever
ReutersA record 46 million Americans were living in poverty in 2010, pushing the U.S. poverty rate to its highest level since 1993, according to a government report on Tuesday on the grim effects of stubbornly high unemployment. Underscoring the economic...Tags: United States Census Bureau, Social Issues, Interior Policy, Elections, Population and Census
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City Council schedules ward remap hearings
Clout StreetA City Council committee that will remap the city’s 50 wards on Tuesday recommended an initial round of public hearings that would start Wednesday without any formal public notice and no proposed map to review. Ald. Richard Mell, 33rd, chairman...Tags: Richard F. Mell, African Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups
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Cancer testing lags in Latinos with family history
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Latinos were less likely than whites to get screened for colon cancer in a new study from California — and much less likely when both groups had a family history of the disease. However, results from a telephone survey...Tags: Mammogram, Social Issues, Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Sigmoidoscopy
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Emporia Teacher Dies After Being Struck by Lightning
Students and faculty at Emporia High School are in shock after a popular teacher died this week after being struck by lightning.
School officials brought in counselors Thursday to help students and staff cope with the death of Spanish teacher Patti...Tags: Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Minority Groups
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Lesser-known artists are poised for a breakthrough
Nobody thought a 12-sided geometric painting by a little-known artist could top a Hockney. The painting, "Vector," has languished in storage for at least 30 years. The painter, Ron Davis, has been living off the grid near Taos, N.M., for almost as long....Tags: Photography, Fine Arts, Museums, World War II (1939-1945), Photography Supplies and Services
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Mexican independence a day of pride, reflection for all
Here in the Imperial Valley it should come as no surprise that events commemorating Mexican Independence are the norm. As one of the counties with the largest percentage of Hispanics in America, it is only fitting that many locals of Mexican descent would...Tags: Minority Groups
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Festival celebrates Hispanic heritage
heather.keels@herald-mail.comHagerstown’s Fairgrounds Park was filled with the sounds of Latin music, the smells of Mexican and Caribbean foods, and the vibrant colors of handcrafted clothing and jewelry Sunday as the Hispanic Association of Hagerstown held its fifth annual...Tags: Fine Arts, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Frostburg State University
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