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How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes

How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes

When it comes to disability, a lot of ableist language and tropes are perpetuated by the media. Here's what experts have to say about how to talk about disability.
by Shruti Rajkumar

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GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. — with no plan for what came next

GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. — with no plan for what came next

For months, governors of Texas and Arizona have been sending charter buses full of migrants to Washington D.C. Neither the local nor federal government greets them when they arrive.
by A Martínez, Jeevika Verma, Simone Popperl and Amanda Michelle Gomez

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First look at pregnancy-related deaths in Minnesota finds some disparities

First look at pregnancy-related deaths in Minnesota finds some disparities

A snapshot look at pregnancy-related deaths in Minnesota found all of the deaths could have been prevented and that pregnancy-associated deaths were disproportionately high among Black and Indigenous people.
by Michelle Wiley

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Más que un juego: Una empresa de Minneapolis se esfuerza por crear herramientas de aprendizaje en línea culturalmente precisas

Más que un juego: Una empresa de Minneapolis se esfuerza por crear herramientas de aprendizaje en línea culturalmente precisas

Con sede en Minneapolis, la empresa crea videojuegos educativos. Al principio se centró en las matemáticas. Ahora los temas incluyen ciencias, artes del lenguaje e historia. Pero lo que hace diferente a 7 Generation Games es que trabajan para asegurarse de que los juegos sean lo más culturalmente precisos posible. También tienen juegos bilingües: en inglés, español, lakota y dakota.
by Vicki Adame

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Atlanta's image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre

Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where in 1906, innocent Black men and women were chased and beaten to death by a mob of 10,000 white men. The massacre claimed more than 25 victims and shaped Atlanta's geography and politics in ways that continue today.
by The Associated Press

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Prairie Island celebrates the first bark lodge in 150 years

Prairie Island celebrates the first bark lodge in 150 years

Tribal leaders plan to meet at the Prairie Island Indian Community on Aug. 3 for a gathering the likes of which have not been seen in a century and a half. The leaders will meet in a traditional Dakota bark lodge to discuss the lessons learned at Prairie Island through the building of the structure.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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