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Super-Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Made Possibl…

Super-Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Made Possible by Brain Scans

US News & World Report/New America Media , News Report, Lisa Esposito, Posted: Aug 17, 2017

New Alzheimer's research and an early-detection "Tool Kit" aim to expose secrets of dementia and the disease's impact on more diverse population groups.
New Head of Leadership Conference Says Now a 'Bleak Tim…

New Head of Leadership Conference Says Now a 'Bleak Time' for Civil Rights

New America Media, Question & Answer, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: Aug 16, 2017

"Nothing Like a Crisis to Sharpen One's Thinking" -- a profile of new CEO of Leadership Council on Human Rights, Vanita Gupta.
A New Generation of White Supremacists Emerges in Charl…

A New Generation of White Supremacists Emerges in Charlottesville

ProPublica, News Report, A.C. Thompson, Posted: Aug 15, 2017

A group that included many people who were college-educated or ex-military displayed effective planning. "White people are pretty good at getting organized," sa…
California Kids Still Face Risks to Health Care

California Kids Still Face Risks to Health Care

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Aug 14, 2017

With Republicans still bent on doing President Trump's bidding and overhauling the U.S. health care system, Californians should do everything to fight back, hea…
Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Kept Out My F…

Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Kept Out My Father

New America Media, Commentary, William Gee Wong, Posted: Aug 14, 2017

When my father came to America from China in 1912, he was not well educated. He was not well off. He did not speak English.
James Alex Fields Jr. Should be Charged with First Degr…

James Alex Fields Jr. Should be Charged with First Degree Murder

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Aug 14, 2017

Under Virginia law, then, Fields Jr's murderous act rises to the bar required for prosecutors to bring a first-degree murder charge.
A New Age of Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Get…

A New Age of Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Getting Old

California Magazine/New America Media , Commentary, Frank Browning, Posted: Aug 14, 2017

Will Big Brother Tech stop Gramps from falling or spy on him, too? Frank Browning casts his sharp eye on the pros and cons of gizmos for our aging world.
Seniors Dance for Health, Life—and to Beat the Bl…

Seniors Dance for Health, Life—and to Beat the Blues

La Opini�n /New America Media , News Report, Jacqueline Garcia, Posted: Aug 12, 2017

How about a Cuban danz�n or a Mexican sandunga waltz? One prescription for older California Latinas to beat isolation and depression is dance.
'I Can't Vote, But My Daughter Can'

'I Can't Vote, But My Daughter Can'

Reporte Hispano, News Report, Kleibeel Marcano, Posted: Aug 11, 2017

Rossana knows that she cannot vote. Yet, she also understands that she can influence her relatives, friends and other immigrants to participate in the elections…
Warriors Planned Move to San Francisco Highlights City&…

Warriors Planned Move to San Francisco Highlights City’s Racist Past

New America Media, Commentary, Allen Jones, Posted: Aug 11, 2017

The move from Oakland to San Francisco will bring the Warriors back to a city that four decades earlier rejected them.
Medi-Cal Recipients Still Fear For Their Lives

Medi-Cal Recipients Still Fear For Their Lives

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Aug 10, 2017

President Trump has repeatedly said he hopes Obamacare will soon collapse--and many in California fear it could still implode--especially for vulnerable people.…
Eight-Year-Old Indian American Transgender Girl Sues Sc…

Eight-Year-Old Indian American Transgender Girl Sues School for Forcing Her…

India West, News Feature, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Aug 10, 2017

Several studies have shown that children as young as three have preference for a gender identity that does not conform to their biological sex.