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Military wife is first Asian American, transgender woman to win Miss Maryland
Bailey Anne Kennedy, a military wife, is the first married woman and first Asian American woman to become Miss Maryland. She’s also the first transgender woman to win the title, in the 10 years since transgender women were first allowed in the Miss USA pageant. And to top it all off, this year’s competition was Kennedy’s first pageant.
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DC Program Helps Students of East African Heritage Pick and Apply for College
A program in D.C. helps immigrant high school students of East African heritage find the right college for them and fill out the best application, and it has helped more than 100 students get into some of the top schools in the country, including Harvard, Yale and MIT.