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Hundreds come out to Latino Festival in Roanoke
It was a fiesta at Elmwood Park in downtown Roanoke Sunday. It was the 8th annual Latino Festival.
It's billed as the biggest Hispanic event in Southwest Virginia. Other communities were invited to help celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month of the...Tags: Minority Groups, Hispanic Heritage Month, Arts and Culture
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Recipe: Eggplant-zucchini-pepper enchiladas
Total time: About 1 1/2 hours
Servings: 4 to 6
Note: Dried ancho chiles are available at Latino markets and in the Latino food sections of grocery stores.
Ancho sauce
4 dried ancho chiles
3 large cloves garlic, unpeeled
1 teaspoon dried oregano,...Tags: Summer Squash, Minority Groups, Lettuce, Onions, Salt
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March 10: Chicago Scene - Luna Negra Dance Theater
WGN NewsLuna Negra Dance Theater Spring Show March 12 8:00 p.m. Harris Theater 205 E. Randolph Street Chicago www.lunanegra.org Tickets available at www.harristheaterchicago.org or (312) 334-7777. Since its inception in 1999, Luna Negra Dance Theater has...Tags: Minority Groups, Human Interest, WGN, Millennium Park
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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: Regional Authority, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Wilton Manors
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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: Minority Groups, Dining and Drinking, Rentals, Clubs and Associations, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Patt Morrison Asks: U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Ahigh school counselor in La Puente once told Hilda Solis' mother that the girl really ought to forget about college and become a secretary. Well, so she has. Hilda Solis is the U.S. secretary of Labor. The daughter of factory workers and ardent union...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Environmental Politics, Retirement, Unions, Interior Policy
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Supervisors approve new district boundaries
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- A slightly modified map of supervisorial districts that proponents contend satisfies the requirements of the Voting Rights Act was unanimously adopted Tuesday by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The board, which has the final say...Tags: Minority Groups, American Civil Liberties Union
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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: Academic Progress, Minority Groups, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Los Angeles Unified School District, 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: Social Issues, Native Americans, Marijuana Use, Minority Groups, Recreational Substance Use
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In Theory: Can Muslims shake off a negative image?
Q. As Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan, a new survey shows that American Muslims are happier than ever. A Gallup study found that 60% of Muslim Americans surveyed reported they were “thriving,” slightly higher than...Tags: U.S. Army, Al-Qaeda, Christianity, Crimes, Human Interest
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A discriminating disease
Breast cancer unites women of all color and creed under a common banner of hope. But not all breasts are created equal.
Different minority populations, as well as subgroups within those populations, face distinct challenges and risk factors when it comes...Tags: Social Issues, Hormones and Metabolism, Minority Groups, Human Body, Research
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School Flight Part 3: Families return to neighborhood schools
Last of three parts.
COSTA MESA — Jill Fales remembers moving to Mesa Verde three years ago and hearing neighborhood parents recite stereotypes in an effort to dissuade her from enrolling her son in the elementary school down the street.
Adams...Tags: Minority Groups, Mountains, Immigration, High School Sports, Justice and Rights
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