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President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, and his recently announced “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, might be considered his response to the prolonged inflexibility of Congress during the course of his administration. Designed specifically to target young males of color, it aims to help them economically and educationally, two areas in which assistance is undoubtedly needed. In order to do this, Obama wants to sidestep the legislative arm that thus far has rendered his previous efforts ineffective by tapping an overlooked resource: huge charitable organizations known as foundations.

Matthew Sudders has been on plenty of cruises, but he’d never seen anything like this.

Recently, University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise, who is Asian-American, was bombarded with harassing tweets when she decided not to cancel classes at the Urbana-Champaign campus during January’s severe weather.

It took years to get through — an increase in the fee airline passengers pay for airport screening and other government-run aspects of aviation security

Can’t a little Missouri candy store have a little fun? Fat chance.

Even though he can’t set foot in the United States for fear of arrest, fugitive National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has joined the speakers’ roster at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival

Ten-year-old Nathan Entingh doesn’t understand why he got suspended from school for three days.

The White House honored 10 local heroes who are “Champions of Change” for their innovation in creating diversity and access in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. These champions are creating opportunities for young people typically underrepresented in STEM industries by using unconventional approaches to enhance student exposure ranging from photography and film, to Hip Hop music, to coding competitions and community-based workshops.

Born in New York in 1967, Olympian Debi Thomas started ice skating at an early age.
She grew up in San Jose, Calif. where her interest in the sport first began. Thomas attributed most of her success to her mother who sacrificed to drive her more than 100 miles a day between home, school, and the ice rink.