DELRAY BEACH, Florida – Thomas Panevino was in his seventh grade Spanish class in Manhattan the...
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Women Deserve ‘Half The Sky,’ Writers Argue
HARTFORD, Connecticut, U.S.A. – Although slavery in the traditional sense of the term was banished...
Remembering Tyler Clementi
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., U.S.A. – The sanctuary, or “big church” as we called it, looked plain and old...
Deadly panic leaves no way out at Love Parade festival
Duisburg, Germany – Partying at the Love Parade festival Saturday in Duisburg, Germany, Maya...
Dutch debate Sinterklaas’ “Black Pete”
ERMELO, Gelderland, Netherlands – While children in most Christmas-celebrating countries find...
My hometown: Ermelo and Harderwijk, Netherlands
ERMELO, Gelderland, Netherlands – In a way, where you’re from depends on who you’re asking. To some...
Children Labor Through An Afghan Winter
KABUL, Afghanistan – In the foggy, frozen air, three children walked around a public park in Kabul...
“I’m Not An Animal” – A Former Slave...
Simsbury, Connecticut, UNITED STATES — What began as any normal day for Sudanese man Francis...