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Beautiful News feature: We will never give up the fight for racial equality

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1) This bakery is changing the way refugees earn their bread and butter
2) We will never give up the fight for racial equality
3) These performers are playing their most memorable role off-stage
First up: https://www.beautifulnews.com/bakery-changing-way-refugees-earn-theirbread-and-butter
Patil Aghazarian disappears from the kitchen behind a poof of white dust. While the
flour settles, she carves out the loaves and places them into the oven. As each edible
pillow transforms, so does Aghazarian’s life. When she fled war-torn Syria for Australia
with her family, she was optimistic and ready to start afresh. But the language barrier
and her lack of job experience presented an obstacle to starting a career and earning
an income. The moment she stepped inside a bakery in Sydney, however, her world
began to take shape.
Next: https://www.beautifulnews.com/we-will-never-give-fight-racial-equality-0
How long will people of colour face oppression? While heinous systems such as
colonialism and segregation have been abolished, people still face injustices across the
world. But the fight for equality will never be relinquished. Omar Badsha, Albie Sachs
and Yugen Blakrok are three leaders championing freedom. They’re not only rewriting
the course of history, but creating a movement for the future.
Third story: https://www.beautifulnews.com/these-performers-are-playing-their-mostmemorable-role-stage
As performing artists, Mandisi and Liso Sindo are masters at playing the part. Yet when
the couple is out of the spotlight, their true roles are even more impressive. In the heart
of Khayelitsha, the duo train youth in theatre, music, and dance, empowering them to
make their mark in the arts. But with the advent of COVID-19, their students were no
longer hungry to learn, just hungry. South Africa had enforced a stringent lockdown,
preventing many people from earning an income and leaving families without food.
Stepping off the stage and up to the plate, Mandisi and Liso are filling their community
with the nourishment and support to carry on.
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https://www.beautifulnews.com/bakery-changing-way-refugees-earn-their-bread-andbutter
https://www.beautifulnews.com/we-will-never-give-fight-racial-equality-0
https://www.beautifulnews.com/these-performers-are-playing-their-most-memorablerole-stage

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