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Latin America’s Basilicas: Where Heaven Touches Earth

Catholic worship spaces vary in purpose and hierarchy, from chapels to cathedrals and basilicas—churches granted special status for their historical and spiritual importance. This piece highlights five remarkable Latin American basilicas that continue to serve as pilgrimage destinations and cultural landmarks.

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Latinos Grab Spotlight at Oscars And Hope to Hold It

Editor’s Note: Across the country, moviegoers are flocking to theaters to see the first of the summer blockbusters. From romantic comedies to action adventures, these films provide a fun diversion for millions every year. Like any medium, however, movies can both impact and reflect parts of our society especially when we stop to consider how different cultures are portrayed (or excluded) from them. With this in mind, we at Hispanic Outlook are taking a look back at this year’s Oscars, which was seen as a triumph for Latinos, as well as an aberration of the current environment of the film industry.

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Western Kentucky U To Give Radio Experience To Some Students With Autism

The David Brinkley Student Employment Fellowship Program will provide two positions to students with the goal of transitioning them to part-time WKYU-FM Public Broadcasting employees. Director of WKYU-FM Public Broadcasting David Brinkley tells The Bowling Green Daily News the fellowship is meant to address a need to help students with autism transition into careers.

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583 Districts And 135 Schools Recognized As Best Communities For Music Education by NAMM Foundation And U Of Kansas

CARLSBAD, Calif. – A total of 583 school districts and 135 schools across the nation have been recognized by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as Best Communities for Music Education (BCME).  In cooperation with researchers at The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas (KU), and based on survey results, NAMM each year selects school districts that receive recognition as being among the Best Communities for Music Education  and individual schools who receive the SupportMusic Merit Award (SMMA).

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“it’s Ruthless Out There” Quilts Honor Dead Migrants to Us

While each quilt has a different design and they vary in size, there are some common themes. They’re all emblazoned with the names of every person who died in the desert that year — or, if that person’s name was not known to authorities, with the word “desconocido,” Spanish for stranger. Recorded deaths range from 122 to 282 per year.

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A Partnership Celebrating Culture and Dance <b>by Michelle Adam </b>

When Eduardo Vilaro came here from Cuba at six years old, dance was his saving grace. It helped him connect with his culture and feel at home in a new land, and later opened doors for him in higher education. Dance also gave him a chance to do what he loves to do: share Latino culture with not only audiences internationally, but students of all ages who, through dance, discover a part of themselves and their culture that they may otherwise not do.

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Michelle Adam

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Millions Invested in Diversifying Museum Leadership Program

Museums selected for the program reflect a wide geographic base and include five each from each major geographic area: the Northeast, the South, the Midwest and the West. It also encompasses six small museums with budgets under $5 million, seven mid-sized museums with budgets from $5 million to $15 million and seven large museums with budgets greater than $15 million.

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Gary M. Stern

Arts and Media June 2018

CUNY And Latino Media Organizations Team Up For Spanish-Language Journalism Program [Education News]

The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism has teamed up with Latino media organizations including Univision News, NY1 Noticias; The Guardian and Telemundo for the school’s Spanish-language Journalism Program. This program’s initiative is filling a void by training bilingual students that are interested in covering Latino communities in the U.S. and abroad.

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