Noreen Nasir
Without affirmative action, students of color feel the added weight of college essays
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions...
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Noreen Nasir
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Palestinian Americans watch with dread, as family members in Gaza struggle to stay alive
For Palestinian Americans, there’s a sense of helplessness and hopelessness as many struggle to hear from their families in Gaza. Those...
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Noreen Nasir
- Sep 6, 2023
- 1 min
The Bronx looks back at 50 years of hip-hop
Hip-hop was born in the Bronx, rising from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay and gang violence. Fifty years later,...
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Noreen Nasir
- Jul 6, 2023
- 1 min
A second chance: Free education behind bars
Thousands of prisoners throughout the US get their college degrees behind bars, most of them paid for by the federal Pell Grant program....
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Noreen Nasir
- Jun 13, 2023
- 1 min
As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe
As politicians and activists push for limits on discussions of race, gender and sexuality, some students say the measures targeting...
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Noreen Nasir
- Jun 13, 2023
- 1 min
A Black family's battle with Alzheimer's
Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to develop Alzheimer’s disease. An AP project found that from birth to death, Black...
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Noreen Nasir
- Jun 13, 2023
- 1 min
When high blood pressure is a deadly diagnosis
In a nation plagued by high blood pressure, Black people are more likely to suffer from it. A yearlong AP project found that from birth...
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Noreen Nasir
- Jun 13, 2023
- 1 min
Black children struggle for access to clean air
Black children are more likely to have asthma than kids of any other race. An AP project found that from birth to death, Black Americans...
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Noreen Nasir
- Jun 13, 2023
- 1 min
Two Black sisters, two traumatic pregnancies
Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. An AP project found that from...
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Noreen Nasir
- Mar 5, 2023
- 1 min
A rapper revisits his past in prison
Bobby Gonzalez was released on parole from Valley State Prison in September of 2019, after serving 16 years of a 25-to-life sentence....
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Noreen Nasir
- Mar 5, 2023
- 1 min
Rehab on hold: COVID devastated prison learning programs
At the onset of the pandemic, many prisons across the US suspended in-person visitation, disrupting rehabilitative programs. While things...
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Noreen Nasir
- Feb 13, 2023
- 1 min
As deaths mount, communities lose trust in police
Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is a reminder of failures of police reform efforts....
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Noreen Nasir
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Rising US traffic deaths put focus on one Philadelphia road
Amid a national surge in traffic fatalities, Black communities have been especially hard hit. Those sobering statistics could give new...
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Noreen Nasir
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
Buffalo shooting leaves neighborhood without a grocery store
The Buffalo store where 10 Black people were killed in a racist shooting rampage was the only supermarket for miles. Residents are...
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Noreen Nasir
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
Women of color most affected if abortion is banned
Women of color in states with already restrictive abortion laws often have limited access to health care. If abortions are outlawed, the...
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Noreen Nasir
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Cadets' racist attacks push out JROTC instructor
Junior ROTC instructor Cardelle Anthony Hopkins said little was done after he discovered social media posts that included racist comments...
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Noreen Nasir
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
'Sesame Street' debuts Asian American muppet
Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon. The Korean American has two passions: rocking...
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Noreen Nasir
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
For 9/11 Muslim detainees, another anniversary
While memorials of 9/11′s 20th anniversary slip into the past, hundreds of Muslim men mark their own difficult anniversary. In the weeks...
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Noreen Nasir
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Sikh Americans still struggle with post-9/11 discrimination
Twenty years after 9/11 unleashed bias against Sikh Americans, the community still faces discrimination. Raghuvinder Singh lost his...
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Noreen Nasir
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Racism and discrimination permeate U.S. military
The Associated Press spoke with current and former enlistees and officers across the military. They described a deep-rooted culture of...
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