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Harriet Glickman, who in 1968 convinced cartoonist Charles Schulz to create a black Peanuts character, sits with Marleik Walker, the boy voicing Franklin in The Peanuts Movie.

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How Franklin, The Black 'Peanuts' Character, Was Born

Until a teacher convinced Charles Schulz to create Franklin, all of Charlie Brown's friends were white.

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Victor Barillas (left) and his friend Joey Ponce de Leon. Ponce de Leon opposed the HIV prevention pill until learning it had saved Barillas.

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Stigma Keeps Many Gay Latinos Off HIV Prevention Pill

Data suggest gay Latinos are less likely to take the drug despite high risk for HIV. Advocates point to one big reason.

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A still image from Guillermo del Toro's new movie, Crimson Peak. Twenty-two percent of audiences on any given weekend are Latino. But when it comes to horror films, that proportion jumps to as much as half the box office.

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Why Latinos Heart Horror Films

Latino audiences can make or break horror films in the box office, but right now their presence behind the camera might be even more significant.

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A screenshot from a video made by a Spring Valley High School student on Monday, Oct. 26, shows Senior Deputy Ben Fields trying to forcibly remove a student from her chair after she refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia, S.C.

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Violence Against Students In Class? Teachers Say It Doesn't Add Up

Teachers have been discussing how the South Carolina incident was handled. The general consensus? Badly.

Asma Khan of Chicago at the booth for her business, Soap Ethics.

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Startups Cater To Muslim Millennials With Dating Apps And Vegan Halal Soap

by Monique Parsons

Across the U.S., the Muslim population is booming, which spells opportunity for a new generation of Muslim entrepreneurs.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Las Vegas. A Hispanic coalition is condemning NBC's Saturday Night Live for inviting Trump to host the show.

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Would 'SNL' Have Donald Trump As Host If It Had Latino Cast Members?

NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans says a more diverse cast might have made the show think twice about a hosting gig for the presidential candidate after his comments about Mexican immigrants.