Shooting survivors issue call for action at Florida Capitol
An estimated 3,000 students, parents, teachers, and advocates rallied in Tallahassee, Florida to demand gun control reform. PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMONDREAMS.ORG TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – …
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What did Sessions’ ‘Anglo-American heritage’ comment last week mean?
Jeff Session faces backlash over “Anglo-American Heritage of Law” comment PHOTO COURTESY OF CLICKLANCASHIRE.COM By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
A look at the veracity of claims by political figures
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s Twitter cannon roared over the weekend as the latest turn in …
Judge grants $300M loan for Puerto Rico power company
Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority PHOTO COURTESY OF BOND BUYER By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal judge on Monday approved a …
Week in Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOPPION.COM NEW EXHIBIT EXAMINES NATIVE AMERICAN IMAGERY IN US CULTURE FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Bold. Visionary. A spectacular success. The words in …
Marchers protest racism in Italy after Africans are shot
A Nazi sympathizer shot six Africans in Italy, which sparked protests. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME – Marchers protested racism …
Week In Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM AFTER CHILD IS HANDCUFFED, MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS MAKE CHANGE MIAMI (AP) – School district officials in Florida have adopted a new policy …
Black Lives Matter flag flies at Vermont student center
Black Lives Matter Flag flies at student center at the University of Vermont. PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER By LISA RATHKE MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A …
Israelis protest pending plan to deport African migrants
Hundreds of African asylum seekers hold placards showing migrants who were killed after being deported, during protest in front of the Knesset -Israel’s Parliament. PHOTO …
Tarana Burke, #MeToo founder, working on a book
Tarana Burke from #MeToo PHOTO COURTESY OF DIVERSITYINC By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK – Tarana Burke, founder of the (hash)MeToo movement, is …