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Web411 – Community News {Dec 5, 2012} Have a news link or something else to share? Tweet the details to us at @MFamMag using the #Web411 hashtag and we could republish them here! Join us this Thursday for the 2013 Holiday Gift Guide Twitter Party With Thanksgiving now behind us what better way to welcome [...]
What Native American Heritage Month Means to Me You know you come from a nation of oppression when a month has to be dedicated to your heritage. It’s the only way the rest of the country will remember how their freedom came to be, if they can see through the majesty of feathers, beads, and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World’s First Muslim Spelling Bee Competition Launches 2013 Competition November, 2012, Chicago – Last year the first ever Muslim Spelling Bee successfully hosted their 2012 event with the support of nine regional Islamic Schools, including: American Youth Academy, Tampa, Florida Al-Ihsan Academy, South Ozone Park, New York Darul Arqam, South River, New Jersey Al-Hadi [...]
Latino & Jewish: Why I chose Hanukkah over Christmas By Trina Hernandez “Somos judios sefarditas.” “Whaa… ¿En serio?” “Si, mira…” Hearing my Dad explain to me our ancestry was something that made my soul feel complete. I could literally hear a click within me. The questions I had for so long about who I was were [...]
Republicans Dismayed over “loss” of the Asian Vote {BlogHer} by Grace Hwang Lynch Don’t make me say I told you so. In Mandarin Chinese, there is a phrase, wo gei ni shuo. Literally translated, it means, “Let me tell you…” But it also implies that you should pull up a chair, because what I have to say [...]
American Heart Association offers Scholarships to Multicultural Women Go Red For Women® and Macy’s Join Forces to Ease Burden, Drive Diversity in Medicine September 11, 2012 DALLAS — Tuition hikes at colleges and universities across the nation are putting the squeeze on many young people and forcing families to find new ways to pay for higher [...]
New Romantic Greeting Cards for Mixed Race Couples World’s first romantic greeting card brand for couples who love in color By Michele Hunt/Colors Greetings LLC November 13, 2012, Philadelphia, PA – Ethnically mixed couples have very little choice when it comes to romantic greeting cards, so today, Colors Greetings LLC and Colours Greetings Ltd. (UK) launch an [...]
Buddhism’s Race Problem This article is a part of Faith Shift, a Huffington Post series on how changes in demographics, culture, politics and theology are transforming religion in America. Find out more about it here. Previous articles have covered Muslims, Jews and Mormons. SEATTLE — They came from near and far on a Monday night last month for an unusual gathering [...]
Sista Sense Power Circle Conference If you’re a fan of LaShanda Henry from Sista Sense, you’ve probably already listened in on one of her fabulous Power Circle teleconferences and if so, you’re in for a treat! Recently, LaShanda launched the Sista Sense Power Circle Conference, which will take place in January 2013. The inaugural conference, an outreach [...]
Celebrate Voting as a Family! Over the weekend, we asked you to share your pictures of your kids at the polls, your stories and blog posts about kids and politics. Now we’re sharing them here with our readers! Below is a round-up of links about parenting and politics, as well as our Storify thread full [...]
Opinion: Why Latinos Need to Vote by Stephen A. Nuño Some argue that neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney deserve your vote on Tuesday. But you are a fool if you consciously decide not to vote for president on Tuesday. You are a fool because this is your country and this is a democracy, and to abstain from [...]
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