The Baltimore Sun
A Maryland State Police trooper fatally shot a man who police said dragged the trooper more than a third of a mile after being pulled over on Interstate 95 in Elkridge early Friday morning, officials said.
Read MoreAs Baltimore’s Latino community grows, leaders push for better health care, internet access and a voice →
The Baltimore Sun
They are a small but growing slice of Baltimore’s population: Between 2012 to 2018, U.S. census figures show, the city’s Hispanic and Latino population grew by about 20%. The Baltimore Sun asked five Latino activists about the forces affecting the community and the changes they want to see.
Read MoreHow two poets are nurturing support networks disrupted by the pandemic →
PBS Newshour
Through poetry, Alok Vaid-Menon and Alán Peláez López are helping to foster support systems that were disrupted by COVID-19.
Read More‘I am not a virus.’ How this artist is illustrating coronavirus-fueled racism →
PBS Newshour
Korean-Swedish artist Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom is addressing the hostility Asians increasingly are facing during the COVID-19 global pandemic in a series of one-panel comics.
Read More19 immersive museum exhibits you can visit from your couch →
PBS Newshour
As communities scale back the size of their gatherings amid the pandemic, many museums are temporarily shut down as a precautionary measure. But that doesn’t mean their collections and other online art exhibits can’t be viewed from home.
Read MoreWhy climate migrants don’t have refugee status →
PBS Newshour
The World Bank estimates that by 2050, there will be 143 million climate change-driven migrants from the regions of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia alone.
Read MoreCultures in motion: Phyllis Akinyi's love affair with flamenco →
Perfect Strangers Magazine
“To me, flamenco is a melting pot of outcast cultures,” says Phyllis Akinyi. “I view myself as somewhat of an outcast, of a mixture of cultures, of someone who doesn’t necessarily fit in.” Born in Copenhagen to a Kenyan father and a Danish mother, Phyllis is an anthropologist, dance teacher, and bailaora de flamenco who now lives in Madrid.
Read MoreTech lab connects Pakistani girls to the world →
Girls’ Globe
In Gilgit, a rural region of north Pakistan, Shaheen I-Tech Lab is living proof that the internet and feminism go hand-in-hand. Created exclusively for women, the computer lab provides a safe, productive, and collaborative space to access the internet, free of cost.
Read MoreThe travel agency empowering women in Southeast Asia →
Girls’ Globe
Leading small-group tours in Southeast Asia, the company hires local female guides who have broken into the male-dominated tourist industry.
Read MoreFun and learning at the refugee youth summer camp →
International Rescue Committee
Phoenix resettlement agencies partnered this July to host a summer program for 40 refugee boys and girls.
Read MoreFrom Being Welcomed to Offering a Hand →
International Rescue Committee
Edris was resettled from Iraq as a Special Immigrant Visa holder after working with the US military. He now welcomes newly arrived refugees as a Housing Case Worker.
Read MoreWorld Bazaar features global food, music and artisans →
International Rescue Committee
An outdoor market like no other brought community and cultures together.
Read MoreBaked Goods and Social Impact: There's an App For That →
International Rescue Committee
Tappetite is an IPhone app that combines baked goods with social impact and is empowering Syrian women to become financially independent.
Read MoreUnbreakable Isatta →
International Rescue Committee
She had failed before; this was not her first attempt. A former job cleaning airplanes had severely damaged her eyes, making it difficult to read or write. Juggling graveyard shifts and raising her children, Isatta Passawe overcame obstacles for a dream that took years to achieve.
Read MoreSyria revolution four years on: UN's credibility on line as humanitarian aid fails to appear →
The Independent
A resolution approved unanimously in December extended cross-border deliveries to rebel-held areas, but aid groups say diplomacy has not translated into action
Alzheimer's costs could soar to £34.8 billion a year by 2026 →
Top U.S. university bans Iranians from studying chemistry or engineering because of sanctions →
The Independent
Policy has received criticism from University students and the National Iranian American Council
Read MoreTube workers vote to strike →
The Independent
Drivers on the London Underground have voted to strike over the firing of a co-worker who reportedly failed an alcohol breath test before going on duty.
Read MoreFormer Beatle gives Rollins private session →
The Sandspur
The campus visitor was kept secret until the morning of the event, and att endees had to win their golden tickets through a lott ery system. The news caused such a frenzy around campus—proving that a boy band from the 60s can still make fans weak at the knees half a century later.
Read MoreLeaky Con casts a spell on Orlando →
Orlando Weekly
The convention originated as a bookworm and film fanatic haven for Harry Potter enthusiasts, but has grown to encompass more than the wizarding world, hosting five conventions on two continents in the past six years.
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