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This is one of the essays that was awarded the top prize in the annual Canon Collins Troubling Power Essay Competition, which invites participants to write on social justice issues relevant to Souther ...

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Polynesian wayfinding has long been a patriarchal tradition. Lehua Kamalu is breaking the mold—and helping to lead a revival ...

King Mohammed VI of Morocco led the tributes on Monday after the country's under-20 side beat Argentina 2-0 to lift the World ...

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