Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Texas, died by suicide after enduring relentless bullying over her family’s immigration status.
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Black Business Spotlight: United National Weather Team
Alicia Hardimon’s storm-chasing business, the United National Weather Team, provides services across the country.
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Honorable discharges for 110 Buffalo Soldiers convicted in aftermath of 1917 Houston riots
The Army has formally overturned the court-martial convictions of 110 Black soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, popularly known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
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Juneteenth’s divisive history
‘Without confronting the horrors of the country’s bloody history through education, we run the risk of losing the willingness to go deep to do the work necessary to dismantle systems of inequality.’
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Mass shooters pervert a universal desire to matter
The idea that committing atrocities and killing innocent victims reflects mental illness has been long discarded by terrorism researchers.
Posted inLynx/WNBA, Sports
W at 25: Remembering the Comets, the league’s first dynasty
This 25-part series of articles reflects on the WNBA’s 25 years. This week’s focus: that time when the Comets ‘took over Texas.’
Posted inOpinion
Three urgent steps to defend democracy from cynics and skeptics
There are three urgently important steps Congress must take this year to defend voting rights and strengthen democracy.
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Atatiana Jefferson, killed by police officer in her own home
Atatiana Jefferson was shot and killed by a police officer in her own home on Sunday, Oct. 13.
Posted inArts + Culture
More than fun in the sun: big lessons, attractions in Texas
After my story about making vacations a teaching opportunity for your children ran in the MSR this past December, I’ve been inundated with calls and e-mails from parents looking for places to go. Most of them asked, “Where should I take my children for spring break?” Others demanded to know, “Are there places nearby we […]