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Policies to Curb Latina Teen Pregnancies Have the Reverse Effect

Silvia Henriquez | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Silvia Henriquez

It may be politically expedient to treat high Latina teen pregnancy rates as the problem to be solved rather than the result of social inequities -- but it isn't likely to be effective.

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Sotomayor Racist?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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Abby L. Ferber

The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.

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Despite Sotomayor Nomination, Latino Academic Gap Still Huge

Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Carola Suarez-Orozco | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

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Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Carola Suarez-Orozco

Latinos have the highest high school dropout rates and the lowest college attendance rates of all racial/ethnic groups, making Judge Sotomayor's biography all the more inspiring.

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Survey: Majority Of Latinas Pregnant By 20th Birthday

CNN | Moni Basu | Posted 06.19.2009 | Home

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She had many plans for the future: to go to college, start a career, meet the man of her dreams, raise a family -- when the time was right. It was al...

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