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Texas 'Dragtavist' Drag Queens Stage Border Wall Protest

"We'll try to bring joy, positivity, beauty, drag, culture to whatever this is," Beatrix Lestrange said, pointing to the section of the border fence directly behind her.

Bringing beauty and joy to an ugly wall. 

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Historic Black Church Donates $100,000 To Pay Off Debts Of Howard U. Students

The idea that bridging small financial shortfalls for students can make a big impact is starting to gain attention. For 34 students, a Virginia church's donation has eased the burden.

Alfred Street Baptist Church helping people succeed 

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Monarch butterfly numbers up 144% at Mexico wintering grounds | CBC I News

Good news: This year, the number of monarch butterflies that migrated from Canada and the U.S. to winter in Mexico is more than double what it was last year.

Although I can’t say that humans had anything to do with it, this is hopeful.

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New Jersey Governor Signs Bill Requiring LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum In Schools

Gov. Phil Murphy was "honored" to sign the bill, an aide said.

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Baby Tortoises Found on Galapagos Island For The First Time in Over 100 Years

It’s been more than a century since even a single baby tortoise was sighted on the Galapagos island of Pinzón. The recent birth of these little shelled babies are a step in the right direction to help pull these beautiful, but critically endangered animals back from the edge of extinction, after years of human activity nearly laying the population to waste. “I’m amazed that the tortoises gave us the opportunity to make up for our mistakes after so long,” says researcher James Gibbs who was among the first to see the hatchlings in December, told The Dodo. James Gibbs In the mid

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Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Gov. McCrory

Today, Attorney General Loretta Lynch that the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, the state’s Department of Public Safety, and the University of North Carolina and Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina. The U.S. Department of Justice also requested the judge prohibit the state from enforcing HB2 in regards to discriminating against transgender people.

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Power to All the People. In whatever state they live. 

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University of Regina Engineering students left to right - Jonathon Sinclair, Austin St. Denis, Austin Rosom and Cody Braun. The group worked with White Bear First Nation to find ways to create safe drinking water for the reserve.

http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/engineering-students-focus-efforts-on-safe-drinking-water-for-first-nations?platform=hootsuite

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Big-City Mayors Commit To Fighting Anti-LGBT Laws A new coalition of city leaders is dedicated to fighting discriminatory policies in North Carolina and Mississippi.

Big-City Mayors Commit To Fighting Anti-LGBT Laws A new coalition of city leaders is dedicated to fighting discriminatory policies in North Carolina and Mississippi.

The coalition’s founding members are all Democratic mayors:

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Portland Mayor Charlie Hales

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell

Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn

Read more here:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mayors-against-lgbt-discrimination_us_5707d576e4b0447a7dbc23f0

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“In response to a wave of anti-transgender legislation in several states around the country, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell stands up for transgender equality and combats the misinformation and scare tactics being utilized by proponents of these discriminatory bills. Gov. Markell is the only sitting governor to have signed both sexual orientation and gender identity protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations.”-  National Center for Transgender Equality 

More people, more men, saying this. Please. 

See Gov. Jack Markell’s awesome speech here: https://youtu.be/x1T_tR1NBDg

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In historic move, the largest U.S. branch of Judaism backs transgender rights http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-reform-jews-transgender-20151105-story.html

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NORTH CAROLINA: Greensboro City Council Approves Resolution Denouncing State’s Hate Law Welcome to 2016, let people be who they are. http://www.joemygod.com/2016/04/06/north-carolina-greensboro-city-council-approves-resolution-denouncing-states-hate-law-video/

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Cruz Bronx school visit canceled after students plan walkout. Malaika Mataba and Shula Selby, pictures above, are two of the students that helped draft the letter:

“Hello Ms. Duggins,

A group of students will be leaving during 4th period, as act of civil disobedience in regards to the arrival of Ted Cruz to BLCPA. We have all considered the consequences of our actions and are willing to accept them. We respect you and all the staff at BLCPA as well as the expected guests. But we want you to understand that as passionate students, we have ideas and principles that should be heard and respected. This walk out isn't a reflection of our discontent with BLCPA but our opportunity to stand up for our community and future. This walk out is taking place because we as students all share a common idea.

The presence of Ted Cruz and the ideas he stands for are offensive. His views are against ours and are actively working to harm us, our community, and the people we love. He is misogynistic, homophobic, and racist. He has used vulgar language, gestures, and profanity directed at a scholar and staff members, along with harassing and posing threats to staff and scholars according to the Disciplinary Referral slip. This is not to be taken kiddingly or as a joke. We are students who feel the need and right to not be passive to such disrespect.”

Read the whole story here: http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/cruz-bronx-school-visit-canceled-students-plan-walkout-article-1.2590946

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Female chief in Malawi breaks up 850 child marriages and sends girls back to school

http://www.inhabitots.com/female-chief-in-malawi-breaks-up-850-child-marriages-and-sends-girls-back-to-school/

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The awesome idea of using feral cats to help with the overpopulation of rats in Chicago.

"The cats will kill off a great deal of the initial population of the rats," says Paul Nickerson, who manages the Cats at Work program for the Tree House Humane Society. "But through spreading their pheromones, they will keep other rats from filling their vacuum."

"The cats will kill off a great deal of the initial population of the rats," says Paul Nickerson, who manages the Cats at Work program for the Tree House Humane Society. "But through spreading their pheromones, they will keep other rats from filling their vacuum."

“That means a lot more feral cats that might otherwise be euthanized will be cared for while doing something that they love: hunting rats.”

From NPR http://www.npr.org/2016/04/04/473002208/facing-a-growing-rat-problem-a-neighborhood-sets-off-the-cat-patrol?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160404

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Kabul's Female Graffiti Master | TCP Meets Shamsia Hassani Doing her best to make Afghanistan beautiful. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/show/video-kabuls-female-graffiti-master?utm_source=tcpfbus

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Sophie Scholl was a young German student, executed (beheaded by guillotine) by the Nazis for distributing anti-Nazi pamphlets, alongside her Brother and one of their College Professors. 

Their resistance group was known as the White Rose, and another 6 members were rounded up and also executed over the next few months. Prison officials, in later describing the scene, emphasized the courage with which she walked to her execution. Her last words were: "How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to offer themselves up individually for a righteous cause? Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go."

Special thanks for Melissa Rae for sharing it us. And Ian Young’s words and knowledge as well

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nazi-germany/the-white-rose-movement/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose