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State lawmakers urge federal government to remove the term Negro from Texas place names Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune May 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Texas flag flies over the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)Tom Fox, MBR / TNS Texas lawmakers are asking the federal government to remove the term “Negro” from dozens of places across the state where the word appears in the location’s name. The move by the Legislature comes...

Commentary: Gregory Clay - Visibility of hate is in full focus Gregory Clay FacebookTwitterEmail That is, many respondents in a new survey couldn’t name a prominent Asian American person. In fact, 42% of those polled replied “don’t know.” But two celebrities were named the most: Jackie Chan (with 11% of the responses) and Bruce Lee at 9%. What do Lee and Chan have in common? They are both martial-arts experts. And note that Lee died in 1973. Another intriguing result of the poll is that...

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Your socialist neighbor - North Side council runoff brims with culture war overtones FacebookTwitterEmail Candidates for San Antonio City Council District 9 including Erika Moe, and from left, Patrick Von Dohlen and current District 9 City Councilman John Courage participate in the Greater Harmony Hills Neighborhood Associations Candidate Debate Night at Vogt Auction House in San Antonio on April 8, 2021.Lisa Krantz / Staff photographer City Council member John Courage, a progressive Democrat f...

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Spread the beans evenly on the baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes. Let cool briefly. 3. In a large pan over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the diced onion and garlic and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4. Add the plantain and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring, until mostly tender. 5. Add the roasted beans, oats, cumin, Jamaican curry, salt, and pepper. Using a potato masher, c...

Rachel Campos-Duffy Named Co-Host of Weekend Fox & Friends Brian Steinberg, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Rachel Campos-Duffy, a commentator who is also known from her time on MTV’s “Real World” series, was named a co-host at “Fox & Friends Weekend,” replacing Jedediah Blia. She is slated to start on June 12. Placing Campos-Duffy in the role means Fox News has a more stalwart conservative on the program than her predecessor. Blia was known for espousing libertarian views and did n...

McKee is expected to run but has yet to announce, and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner is also seen as a likely candidate. And while Gorbea could become the first Puerto Rican-born governor of a U.S. state — the island has been a U.S. possession since 1898 and its inhabitants gained U.S. citizenship in 1917 — she might not be the only Hispanic in the gubernatorial primary. Providence Mayor Jorge Elorzas parents immigrated to Rhode Island from Guatemala in 1975, about a year before he was b...

Laredoan hopes to use masters degree to change local community May 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5of5 With the world and the communities within it in constant flux, new foundations are being developed and built each and every day. And each new day brings individuals closer to graduation, but more importantly, their goals on changing the world around us. Each day, Estefania Barajas edges closer to receiving her Master of Architecture from Rice University and her goal of putting her thesis to pra...

Black, hispanic, indigenous and other ranchers. in op-ed called it major civil rights victory, because of a provision in the american relief package signed by biden in march. under the trump administration, farmers received billions of dollars of pandemic relief in direct payments but according to "new york times," black and brown farmers received less than 1% of those payments. black farmers lost 85% of their land due to discriminatory policies. 1920, owned 14% of the farms in united states, to...

Discord in San Francisco schools, on race and reopening, looms large Laura Meckler, The Washington Post May 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Autumn Looijen, a parent from the Recall SF School Board volunteer group, encourages people at the Grattan Playground on April 15 to sign a petition supporting the recall of school board members.Washington Post photo by Melina MaraShow MoreShow Less 2of6Shavonne Hines-Foster, 17, president of the Black Student Union at Lowell High School in...