By Yu Le Adham Fisher of Leiceister, England has traveled to 15 cities, including London, New York and Paris in many attempts to break the record time for visiting all of the stations in a city’s public transit system. Fisher,…
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Homegrown education fund helps students in Jamaica hit the books
A nonprofit offers scholarships and aims to bring people together. By Zack Aldrich Every day Daphne Lopez, an 81-year-old registered nurse in Evanston, bridges the divide between her Jamaican and American identities. Lopez, who has lived in Chicago for 44…
Posted in Africa, Global Spotlight, North America Tagged with: Chicago, CROSO, education, Jamaica, scholarships
Faced with Defense of Marriage Act, mixed-nation gay married couples want a half-solution
Immigration sponsorship is not a federal benefit available to LGBT Americans with foreign spouses. But activists say a temporary policy would ‘mean the world.’ By JR Tungol Last April, Illinois residents Sveta and Andi Apodaca, partners for the past 11…
Posted in North America, The Breakdown Tagged with: benefits, federal, gay marriage, gay rights, immigration
