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Onward

From among the 61 million people with disabilities in the U.S., Paralympic athletes speak about how determination, family support and early access to adaptive sports paved their way toward equity

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
Sky’s The Limit

Now that we’re traveling again, we’re finding more women pilots greeting us at the end of the Jetway. A travel expert introduces three inspiring Latinas to keep on your radar screen

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
He Was My Idol

She was a teenager in love -- with baseball. She played the game and talked about it endlessly. ESPN’s Pedro Gomez was her role model. So she dropped the glove and picked up the mic

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
Joven, Fuerte, Honesta

JUNIO ES EL MES DEL ORGULLO. CELEBRAMOS LA MAYOR VISIBILIDAD DE LAS PERSONAS LESBIANAS, GAY, BISEXUALES, TRANSGÉNERO Y QUEER. ... ENTRE EL APERITIVO Y EL PLATO PRINCIPAL DE NUESTRA CENA FAMILIAR, ISABELLA DECIDIÓ QUE ERA HORA DE DECIRNOS QUE ES BISEXUAL

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Culturepalabra.
Young, Strong And Honest

June is Pride Month. We celebrate the increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. ... Sometime between the appetizer and our family dinner’s main course, Isabella decided it was time to tell us she is bisexual

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Culture, Featurepalabra.
Dreaming of Afro-Cuba

For a proud community of Cuban artists and musicians in Washington, D.C., the COVID-19 pandemic was a gut punch. A once-thriving scene of live performances and raucous jam sessions is silent. For palabra., filmmaker Josee Molavi documented the artists’ dilemma and captured their resilience

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
The Money Coach

Many Gen Z and millennial Latinos have used time in pandemic lockdown to build financial literacy. They’ve turned to social media influencers like Delyanne Barros to help close their own wealth gaps.

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
Where’s the HIV Vaccine?

Billions of dollars are spent on HIV vaccine research. Many scientists have devoted their careers to the effort. But it hasn’t been enough: Dozens of HIV vaccine candidates have shown promise, only to fail in large clinical trials.

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
Mi Acento, Mi Identidad

Ella fue una adolescente embarazada. Mucha gente le dijo que su origen y su acento limitarían su carrera periodística. Hoy Liliana Soto es una reconocida periodista de investigación en Arizona, tiene nueve Emmys decorando su casa y decenas de seguidores.

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
My Accent, My Identity

She was a pregnant teenager in Mexico. Later, she was told her background and her accent would limit her English-language journalism career. Today Liliana Soto has nine Emmys decorating her home, and scores of followers as an investigative video journalist in Arizona.

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Feature, Culturepalabra.
For Damages Done

Discrimination was long baked into housing policy and practice in Evanston, Illinois. Now the city is the nation’s first to officially compensate African Americans for what systemic racism has done to their community

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Feature, Culturepalabra.