Image by Element5 Digital on Unsplash By Lucia Mejia Cardenas, age 13 The New York City Council passed a bill on Dec. 9 granting noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Starting in 2023, green card holders, Dreamers and lawful permanent residents will be...
By Jessie Mitnick, age 13 Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam spent 20 years in prison for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. Aziz was released from prison in 1985 and Islam in 1987. The case was recently revisited, and the two were subsequently exonerated of the...
Photo by Maegan Luckiesh on Unsplash By June Fink, age 10 So far this year, more than 841 manatees have already died in Florida, according to the Associated Press. That’s 11 more than the previous record high in 2013, which was for the whole year. The manatee...
Madrid aerial photo. Photo by Gotta Be Worth It on Pexels By June Fink, age 10 Mariano Fuentes, Madrid’s councilor of environment and urban development, announced plans to build an urban forest surrounding the city to combat the city’s heat and improve air quality....
Coral Reef in Vietnam. Photo by @quinguyen on Unsplash By Zahra Latheef, age 11 On August 4, Thailand ordered all non-ocean-friendly sunscreens be banned from marine parks. Regular sunscreens contain ingredients like oxybenzone, octinoxate, 4-methylbenzylidene camphor...
By IndyKids Staff The Dreamers’ future is once again under threat this month after Andrew Hanen, a Texas federal judge, ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unconstitutional. DACA, an initiative created in 2012 by then-President Obama,...
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