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Tourists at the mingling with Stone Mountain and colorful trees in the background
History
Stone Mountain — home to the largest Confederate monument in the US — is celebrating its first Juneteenth
Izcan Ordaz, center, has been spending more time with his parents Simon Ordaz, left, and Xochitl Ortiz during the pandemic.
Every 30 Seconds
For this young Latino, spending more time with family is an upside to the pandemic
Arts, Culture & Media
A Yankee’s Southern Tour
Arts, Culture & Media
William Christenberry
Women wear costumes as they take part in Carnaval in Jacmel, Haiti. The similarity between Carnaval and Mardi Gras in New Orleans is just one connection the two places share.
Arts
New Orleans and Haiti are linked by culture, food and history
A Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Culture
What to do with America’s Confederate statues and monuments
When Deepak Singh moved to the US from India, he took a downwardly mobile journey from MBA to minimum wage.
Jobs
An Indian immigrant’s US journey ‘from MBA to minimum wage’
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Justice
Why some immigrants and refugees in Louisiana are having trouble getting married
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Education
In Arkansas, schools are supposed to teach in English. Here’s how one district gets around it.
Kids at camp Anytown Alabama do an exercise on what it might mean to be undocumented, including the difficulty getting health coverage.
Education
Learning what it’s like to be undocumented at an Alabama summer camp
Ernst Baptiste, coach of the Little Haiti Football Club boys team, directs his players onto the field to start drills.
Education
Coaching kids from Haiti all the way to college
New Orleans held emotional hearings over the summer about a plan to remove its Confederate monuments. Last week, the City Council voted to take four of them down.
Conflict
America’s unfinished civil war through the eyes to two US reporters in Africa
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Education
Bilingual education: The cost of doing nothing
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Education
Bilingual education in the South: Confronting the challenges
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Education
Bilingual education in the South: When teachers and students connect across cultures
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Education
Bilingual education in the South: It is happening, even here
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Culture
Is there a way to ‘re-brand’ the American South for the 21st Century?
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Belief
‘Tomorrow is not promised’ — What Katrina brought to my father