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Christian Science Monitor 

Unearthing history: African American cemeteries remain at risk

Black cemeteries across the U.S. were often created on land associated with plantations or with questionable ownership. Today, activists and lawmakers are working to create a database to identify those cemeteries and fund education and preservation programs.

Christian Science Monitor 

A message to Moscow from Armenians

A surprise victory for the Civil Contract party of Nikol Pashinyan reveals that Armenians see their best security in democratic values and clean governance.

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Can a non-binding UN resolution sway the Myanmar military?

On Friday, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution condemning the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar. The resolution undermines the military’s claimed legitimacy and marks an international stand against human rights abuses being perpetrated in the country.

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Transgender women elected to Mexican Congress call for progress

For the first time, two transgender women will fight for LGBTQ and transgender rights as part of Mexico’s Congress. Members of the LGBTQ community have some legal protection in Mexico, but discrimination and hate crimes are still prevalent in the country.

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SCOTUS backs student-athletes in NCAA compensation dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the NCAA, determining that the current limits for student-athletes on education-related compensation violate existing anti-trust laws. The Court did not reject limits on salaries, however.

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Amid ethnic conflict, Ethiopians vote. Free and fair elections?

As conflict rages in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who has been accused of overseeing famine and ethnic violence, now faces the country’s first multi-party election since 2005.