So this is how Roe ends. Not with a bang, but a leaked draft opinion late Monday night. We knew this day was coming. It was clear from the time Trump was inaugurated as president and started stacking the courts with right-wing hacks. Yet, I can’t help but be surprised. Maybe surprised is the wrong word. Disappointed? Yes. […]Read More
On April 12, Governor Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma signed Senate Bill 612, a bill that makes performing abortions illegal throughout the state. The new anti-abortion law implements a near-total ban on abortion, with the only exception being medical emergencies. The anti-abortion law even makes abortion illegal in the case of rape and incest. The […]Read More
A bus carrying migrants arrived in the nation’s capital Wednesday morning. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) sent the bus in what many people are referring to as a publicity stunt in opposition to the recension of Title 42. Title 42 is an immigration policy enacted by the Trump Administration that prevented asylum to immigrants migrating […]Read More
Millions of Americans experienced mixed emotions as the long-awaited and hard-fought anti-lynching bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden. The anti-lynching bill is named the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act after the 14-year-old boy who was tortured and lynched in 1955 after being wrongfully accused of sexually harassing a white woman in Mississippi. Emmett […]Read More
There is a sweeping movement against abortion in various states across the nation, and West Virginia is one of those states. The fight to overturn Roe v. Wade has been a steadfast effort since the Supreme Court upheld the right to abortion in 1973. The first March for Life rally against abortion occurred on the […]Read More
In response to the new Texas abortion restriction law (SB 8), many states in the US will be hosting protests and rallies to protect reproductive rights on October 2. On September 1, SB 8 went into effect in the state of Texas—virtually banning abortions in the state of Texas. What makes this bill different, and […]Read More
In May, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed one of the most restrictive abortion law in the United States, resulting in a near-total ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy or as soon as the cardiac activity is detected. This is well before many women are aware they are pregnant, essentially banning nearly 80% […]Read More
Black Lives Matter (commonly known as BLM) is a movement that protests against the racial injustice and police brutality suffered by Black and brown Americans in the United States. The movement came into the spotlight after the brutal killing of George Floyd by a police officer. Many other such incidents have occurred in the past. […]Read More
Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate Confirmation hearings began on Monday, October 12. While we all can easily be sidelined with the feelings of anger that Republicans are pushing this lifetime appointment through the Senate less than a month before the election (and will probably push her through even if President Trump loses the election), we should […]Read More
We’ve seen so much in the past few weeks that only last month feels like a lifetime ago. In the black community, dealing with the systems of oppression and racism in this country is a daily task, much like brushing your teeth and yet the scars run deep. It most certainly runs deeper than a […]Read More
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