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Paula Molina-Acostas concerns for her own safety on her college campus first started to grow over a year ago. Molina-Acosta studies at the University of Maryland, or UMD, in College Park, Maryland. In the fall of 2016, students began seeing the words

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AS IT IS 2013-06-01 Musical Prodigy Emily Bear Shines on Diversity Hello and welcome to As It Is. Im June Simms in Washington. Today, we take a trip to the imaginary planet Krypton to witness the historic birth of Superman and to hear about how he ca

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VOA标准英语2013--Diversity on Display at US Presidential Inauguration

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A group of scientists has unveiled what they say is the most comprehensive study ever of African genes which they say gives new insight into the origins of humans. The genetic study, a compilation of two big studies, confirms theories that modern hu

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The largest effort ever to protect global food supplies against climate change was announced Friday in Rome. One-fifth of the world's plants are threatened with extinction. It's Cary Fowler's mission to fight back. He's the executive director of the

VOA标准英语2011--Diversity Can Enrich Workplace

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: For most of their history, superheroes were white guys. That's changing. Alongside Superman and Captain America, there are more and more superheroes who are women or people of color or both. But this week, a Marvel Comics executive

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Courtney Schutt. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 I

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China cuts its reserve ratio again

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英闻天下——331 China's Unbalanced Sex Ratio and its Ripple Effect

China's sex ratio is quite worrying nowadays. According to census data, China's sex ratio at birth was 108 males to every 100 females in the early 1980s, only slightly above the natural rate of 103 to 107. In 2000 the ratio was 116.9 males to 100 fem

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The streets of Cape Town came to life as the seventh annual Cape Town Carnival paraded its way down the citys main streets. More than 50 talented community groups performed dances and acts that represented their interpretation of the street life them