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Our new columnist for the Los Angeles Times en Español wants to show "the faces and stories" of Latinos and Latin Americans who contribute so much to our city and our nation.
Our new columnist for the Los Angeles Times en Español wants to show "the faces and stories" of Latinos and Latin Americans who contribute so much to our city and our nation.
Few know Marcella Benson-Quaziena was the first Black woman letterwinner at Iowa. This is her story. thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The McGrath homestead in Northfield, Vermont. Submitted by Martha Lang, Burlington, VT My family never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at our house. When I got older and realized how Irish I was, I asked my mother why. She said she did not approve of all the drinking and she wanted her children to identify with their English background. Also, my father’s Protestant relatives from Boston were very prejudiced against Irish Catholics; they had a false sense of superiority because their ancestors had settled in Massachusetts starting in 1629. To avoid fights, my mother said as little as possible about being Irish. It was only towards the end of her life that she started to talk more about her Irish heritage, and when I visited Ireland she was very proud of me.
Article content Mere hours after a Toronto Sun story appeared decrying a virulent 51-page anti-Israel manual sent out to teachers by Javier Davila, a student equity program advisor with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), a petition was posted demanding justice for “anti-oppressive educators” like him who “demonstrate a commitment to decolonization.” The four-page petition, still online and signed by at least 1,600 teachers and activists so far, demands that TDSB officials “not deign to respond to the incredibly biased reporting of known hate groups (implying the Toronto Sun) and release a statement condemning Israel’s (alleged) illegal occupation and colonization of Palestine.”
Few know Marcella Benson-Quaziena was the first Black woman athlete at Iowa. This is her story. thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.