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News Law Helps Immigrants Facing Female Circumcision Proposed legislation would aid females fleeing gender-based persecution gain asylum in U.S. Helping Refugees Ease into U.S. Way of Life Indiana center promotes understanding to avoid cultural clashes Home School: Why Minority Families Are Saying Yes African Americans are the fastest growing minority in the home-school movement Low-Income Preschoolers in Freefall Study Confirms Benefit of Routine, Jail-Based HIV Testing for Inmates Global: New Schools Along Liberia's Border Aim to Strengthen Trade, Peace Initiative aims to prevent war by building high tech schools in neglected communities States Try New Tactics to Restrict Abortion HIV Infections Drop Sharply among Young People in Africa  Security Analyst says Al-Shabab Planned Other Attacks in Africa U.S. Campaign Against Conflict Minerals and 'Blood Phones' Gains Momentum Campaigners say hundreds of millions of dollars are made every year from the sale of these minerals from war-ravaged eastern Congo Are Black Male Teachers The Answer to Gang Violence, High School Dropout Rates, and Fatherless Homes? Name and Shame Measures Used to Combat Child Soldiers Changing Demographics Strain Refugee Services Crime’s Impact on Reading Levels According to a study children living in areas where homicides are committed have lower reading and verbal test scores South African Business Tackles HIV/AIDS Graduation Rates Stagnant 56 percent of minority students graduated from high school in 2007	BizTech How to Build Wealth When You're in Massive Debt As State Revenues Tick Upward, Budget Gaps Remain Economic Snapshot for July 2010 Family incomes continue to drop and corporate profits rise As Economy Takes Toll, Mental Health Budgets Shrink Would You Go to Strayer University? Looking beyond the marketing to discern value in for-profit education Science: Promising New Gel to Prevent HIV Infections in Women Consumer Reports Index Finds the Economy Making Slow Advancements in a Stalwart Recession More Poverty By Any Measure Experts predict new Census data in September will reveal higher poverty rates Low-Income Fathers Need to Get Connected Helping children and families by addressing low-income fathers' disconnections from employment, society, and housing Most Americans Focused On Basic Financial Needs and Unprepared For Retirement Detroit Demands Foreclosure Freeze Detroit, at 14.8 percent, had the highest unemployment rate of the country in April HIV Impacts South African Business 43 percent of small businesses expect their operations and profits to be adversely affected within five years by AIDS Foreclosures by Race and Ethnicity 11 percent of African American homeowners have already lost their homes Report Exposes Expense and Pitfalls of Some Payday 'Alternatives'
Harmony For Men of Color, Health Problems Are Linked to Place, Not Race HIV Testing in Emergency Rooms Finds Few New Cases Colonoscopy Can Save Lives Black men, who are at a higher risk, should begin getting colonoscopies at 45 The Power of Audacity Racism Shapes African-American Women's Views on Depression Care Couple-Focused Intervention Appears Effective in Reducing HIV Risk Behaviors Among African-Americans Neighborhoods Have a Major Influence on the Health of Minority Youth and Young Adults Unhealthy communities directly contribute to African-American and Latino boys suffering worse health outcomes than their white peers Patient, Doctor, Hospital Factors All Contribute to Worse Survival in Black Cancer Patients HIV & The War on Drugs The strategy for combating illicit drug use is fueling HIV/AIDS cases	Soul Life Bookshelf: The Eyes of Willie McGee Story tells of a young black male convicted to death in Mississippi for an alleged rape in the 1940s Documentary: Men II Boys Film explores manhood and father-son relationships Documentary: Murder Through the Eyes of a Child Film examines how violence affects youth growing up in New Orleans New Song is Singer-Activist's Call to Action on Haiti Wyclef Jean's 'The Day After' recalls January Haiti quake and continuing bleak situation after six months Bookshelf: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Author tells the story of a forgotten woman behind an important tool in modern medicine Documentary: Living In Emergency Film chronicles two volunteers with Doctors Without Borders serving in Liberia
Community Rights Groups, Victims Seek More Damages in Ivory Coast Toxic Dumping Case Operation Green: Standing up to a Big Corporation in Hunters Point More than 200 toxic chemicals are in the soil, water and air of this community Mission Accomplished: Tendani Mpulubusi Filmmaker from DC inner city uses the camera to give youth hope Mission Accomplished: Sonya Renee Taylor Slam champ publishes collection of poems Soccer Tournament for Underprivileged Youths Kicks Off in South Africa Five Steps to Completing Community Projects For Social Change Grassroots Giver: Brian Taylor Former basketball star inspires inner city youth in Los Angeles Star Power: Carl Lewis Olympian uses fame to fight hunger across the globe Clicking for a Cause New website makes it easier to donate directly to specific Haiti reconstruction projects	Literary Animated Poem: Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden D.C. Youth Show Off Poetic Prowess Poem: never liked the word hoe The Talk First Person: Teaching In An Inner City School