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N.C. State’s Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to some Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball. They were not the first women to do it in NCAA Tournament play, but with record viewership and attendance they certainly got noticed. “Representation really matters,” said Konate, whose team lost in the first round of the tournament to Gonzaga. “Just having people, young Muslim women wearing the hijab, we’re not there yet. Just seeing us play, I think it makes me really happy because I used to have people that I was looking...

Muslims around the world will bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that typically include family visits, gatherings, and new clothes. This year, Eid will come just after the Israel-Hamas war crosses the somber milestone of having stretched on for half a year. During Ramadan, as Muslims around the world savored the traditions of their diverse communities, advocacy, prayers, and charity for Palestinians in Gaza were high on the minds of many. What is Eid al-Fitr? It’s an Islamic holiday marking...

Bob Uecker received a hearty ovation from fans chanting “Ueck” when the legendary broadcaster appeared on the American Family Field video board early in the Milwaukee Brewers’ home opener on April 2. Brewers fans do not know how many more times they will get to continue cheering the presence of “Mr. Baseball.” Uecker was back at the ballpark handling play-by-play on the radio broadcast of Milwaukee’s game with the Minnesota Twins as team officials remained circumspect about the 90-year-old’s workload for the rest of the year. This will be Uecker’s 54th season broadcasting Brewers baseball, though he has limited...

Governor Tony Evers on April 4 signed into law a bipartisan bill that amended Act 31 and now requires Wisconsin schools to teach Asian American and Hmong American histories. The Governor signed Wisconsin Act 266 at an elementary school in Wausau, which is home to about 4,700 Hmong. That is 12% of the city’s residents, making Wausau the highest per-capita Hmong population in the state and country, according to the Hmong American Center. “The Hmong and Asian American communities are a critical part of our state’s history, culture, economy, and our future,” Governor Evers said in a statement. “It’s...

As Donald Trump campaigns on promises of mass deportations and pardons for those convicted in the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, his ideas are being met with little pushback and some enthusiasm by a new era of Republicans in Congress. It is a shift from the first time around when the presumptive Republican presidential nominee encountered early skepticism and, once in a while, the uproar of condemnation. Rather than being dismissed as campaign bluster or Trump speaking his mind to rouse his most devoted voters, his words are being adopted as party platforms, potentially able to move...