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An Immigrant Family Navigates Generational Trauma

3:10pm June 16, 2021

Colette Baptiste-Mombo and her family moved to an all-white suburb at the height of the civil rights era. She shares how racist attacks changed her life, and how she deals with generational trauma.

Bell helps Caleb to the kitchen table for breakfast in their Harlem home. "It was very difficult for him to participate in any [remote] activities or related services due to his inability to see, hear or speak," she says. "All of his services decreased in

After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

1:18pm June 16, 2021

Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.

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The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood, by Krys Malcolm Belc

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Labeled 'Mother' When Not A Mother At All: On Being A Non-Binary Gestational Parent

6:30am June 15, 2021

by Britni de la Cretaz

In his debut The Natural Mother of the Child, Krys Malcolm Belc credits the pregnancy and birth of his son with helping him decide to transition.

This Jan. 26, 1965, file photo shows Mildred Loving and her husband Richard P Loving. Bernard S. Cohen, who successfully challenged a Virginia law banning interracial marriage.

June 12 Is Loving Day — When Interracial Marriage Finally Became Legal In The U.S.

10:33pm June 12, 2021

"Loving Day" celebrates the historic ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which declared unconstitutional a Virginia law prohibiting mixed-race marriage — and legalized interracial marriage in every state.

COVID Precautions Can Help Kids During Cold Season

8:05am June 12, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Many tools and strategies learned in the fight against COVID-19 can also work to stop the spread of routine respiratory viruses kids routinely pick up and pass around.

Fake news is rampant, and seniors are especially vulnerable.

Politics & Government

5 Ways For Seniors To Protect Themselves From Online Misinformation

7:00am June 12, 2021

by Amy Yee

Fake news is rampant, and seniors are especially vulnerable.

These 6-year-old twin sisters in India lost both parents to COVID and are now being cared for by their mother's uncle. They're part of a growing population of COVID orphans in the country.

Health & Safety

India's COVID Orphans Face Trauma And Trafficking Risks

1:59pm June 10, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

India is trying to track — and help — the hundreds of children orphaned by the pandemic. Are the government efforts enough to protect them?

Mehran Mossaddad is a single dad who drives Uber for a living. But when the pandemic hit, he stopped because he couldn't leave his daughter home alone. He fell behind on rent and is facing eviction.

Millions Could Face Eviction With Federal Moratorium Ending And A Logjam In Aid

1:41pm June 10, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Congress approved $47 billion to help struggling renters avoid eviction. But that money still isn't reaching many who need it. And an eviction moratorium from the CDC expires at the end of the month.

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A man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2015, after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide.

A Record Number Of Americans, Including Republicans, Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

9:15am June 09, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The rise in support stems largely from a majority of Republicans, who for the first time back same-sex marriage at 55%, according to Gallup.

César Magaña Linares in front of the Creighton University School of Law.

National

As Temporary Protected Status Shifts, One Activist Deals With Uncertainty

2:44pm June 08, 2021

César Magaña Linares is a temporary protected status, or TPS, holder from El Salvador. As an activist and law student, he's redefining what it means to be an immigrant, beyond the headlines.