LGBTQ+ advocates spoke out Thursday against legislation that Greenville County Council member Joe Dill plans to propose to require books with LGBTQ+ themes to be removed from the children’s section of Greenville County libraries.”Authoritarian governments ban books, not democratic republics,” said Leslie Johnson, who founded Greenville’s chapter of PFLAG, an organization supporting LGBTQ+ families and allies, nearly 30 years ago.Johnson was one of 23 local residents who spoke out against such a proposed ban before a crowded room of onlookers.No one at the public-comment session spoke in favor of banning books.Six County Council members were present at the start of Thursday’s…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Michelle Alozie’s feet are a nod to her favorite soccer player.”I love Mario Balotelli, and I think it’s unique and fun,” Alozie said. “So why not?”Why not is a question the Houston Dash forward asks herself about wearing mismatching soccer shoes. How is an inquiry we have upon learning about her other career.”I was looking for jobs, something to do. I’m just so into medicine,” Alozie admitted. “And thankfully, Dr. Stevens reached out to me.”Dr. Alex Stevens is a pediatric oncologist at Texas Children’s Hospital. Early last year, she hired Alozie as one of four research…
Timekettle WT2 Edge is a product that promises to shake up the world. Bilingual weddings are usually more complicated to plan, as solutions to a language barrier haven’t been that astonishing. The product does real-time translation, and they come in handy during weddings. Shenzen, Guangdong – September 22, 2022 – Timekettle Technologies, founded in 2016, is committed to building a global brand of AI translators by integrating cutting-edge technology and innovative design through the combination of artificial intelligence and hardware technology. Translators on apps or live translators during functions can be too slow, and awkward pauses can dampen the occasion.…
Kamenetz combines tales from the front with analysis of what happened to systems meant to support the nation’s children and their families — and the ways in which the pandemic revealed that they were barely systems at all.Get The Big To-DoYour guide to staying entertained, from live shows and outdoor fun to the newest in museums, movies, TV, books, dining, and more.As a correspondent for National Public Radio, Kamenetz began receiving e-mails from mental health professionals in June 2020. Their increasingly urgent message as the months wore on: The kids are not all right.Depression among young people was skyrocketing, as…
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A house just across the street from a busy children’s hospital isn’t exactly the kind of location most buyers are seeking. For Ronald McDonald House Charities, however, it is the perfect spot.The new Ronald McDonald House in Oakland will serve families with pediatric patients recovering from bone marrow transplants free of charge.RELATED: Bay Area man plans to complete 30 acts of kindness before turning 30 years oldThose immune-compromised kids need to stay nearby the hospital as they receive treatment and recover. Previously, these patients would stay at donated housing in San Francisco and commute to Oakland.…
The Council of Europe’s specialised body for the protection of minorities has recently published a report on the situation of national minorities in Slovenia. According to the European Council, the Hungarian language and education in Hungarian should be improved in Slovenia. The Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM), overseen by the Council of Europe, has recently reported that Hungarian is taught in Slovenian-Hungarian bilingual classes in Slovenia. This does not ensure equal use of Hungarian and Slovenian in schools, index.hu writes. Read alsoHungarian FM: Chinese investments could ensure Hungary growth amid recession This…
The Mitchell Public Library has created a bilingual story time program to teach young kids Spanish and English.Ada Morales, circulation desk assistant, and Jean Patrick, children’s services director, said the program jumped off after they did their first bilingual story time online in October 2020. It was during the same time schools were closed in the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic.Now they are aiming to offer the program in-person twice a month. Patrick says they held two successful story times during the summer, hosting 12 to 24 kids at a time.“It just spread [online],” said Patrick. “I think…
PROVIDENCE — The call to Katie McGloin came in July 2021 from the summer camp her son, Justin, 10 years old at the time, was attending.The boy was sick. Could she please pick him up? When Katie arrived, the camp nurse said Justin was experiencing chest pains. “He was very pale and his heart rate was elevated,” Katie recalled in an interview on Tuesday. His doctor couldn’t see him that day, but she advised Katie to take him immediately to an urgent care center. When they got there, “the doctor took one look at him and said, ‘He’s going to Hasbro.’ ” As in Hasbro Children’s Hospital. The…
The pandemic has affected our mental health in myriad ways. Let our list of resources empower you and those around you.Crisis Hotlines BlackLine: Provides a space for peer support, counseling and affirming the experiences of those affected by systematic oppression, through an LGBTQ+ Black femme lens. 24/7. (800) 604-5841, callblackline.comCalHope Redline: A phone, chat and video chat service providing trauma-informed support for urban Indian and tribal populations. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (888) 368-4090, ccuih.org/redlineThe California Peer-Run Warm Line: A nonemergency resource for anyone in California seeking mental and emotional support. 24/7. (855) 845-7415, mentalhealthsf.org/peer-run-warmlineEast Los Angeles Women’s Center:…
It’s the first weekend of fall, and our thoughts turn to brewfests, apples and food festivals. This weekend has all that and more – fairy houses, folk musicians playing chanties on the streets of Portsmouth, and bands playing on porches all around downtown Rochester. It’s going to be epic.Last chance to see ‘Imagine That’ exhibitThe Portsmouth Historical Society’s exhibit “Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books,” the first to celebrate the extraordinary heritage of children’s books created in northern New England and featuring original artwork by over 30 illustrators, closes this Sunday at 5 p.m. so make a point to get to Discover Portsmouth Center at…