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Sep 28 2023
News
National Cathedral swaps out Civil War-themed stained glass for civil rights-themed windows
For nearly 65 years, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., had four Civil War-themed stained glass windows featuring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. They were allegedly installed in hopes of ameliorating postwar tensions between North and South. On Saturday, the nation's second-largest cathedral unveiled its civil rights-themed replacement windows, featuring
The BlazeDec 29 2023
News
Civil Rights Leader Uses Own Chair at Movies, Gets Kicked Out
A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons, prompting an apology from the nation's largest movie theater chain. The incident occurred Tuesday in Greenville during a showing of "The Color Purple." The Rev. William Barber II said he needs the chair because he suffers from ankylosing spondylitis,
Newsmax (News)Apr 29 2024
News
April marks the beginning and end of the American Civil War
April is a good time to explore local sites that focus on the American Civil War, which began on April 12, 1861, with the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor and ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox. Although local Civil War sites are not as well known as Manassas, Gettysburg, Shiloh or Vicksburg, they
Daily PressMay 15 2024
News
Judges Split On Texas County’s Racist Redistricted Voting Map Violates Civil Protections For Black/Latino Voters
On Tuesday, a full panel of federal appellate court judges convened to decide whether it could be argued that Texas Republicans in Galveston County violated the Voting Rights Act when they split up a predominantly Black and Hispanic voting district, creating another predominately white district instead—which has become a GOP trend across red-state America. As previously reported, the newly
News OneApr 29 2024
News
Court offering late fee forgiveness for civil infractions
Bloomfield Township’s 48th District Court is suspending late fees and penalties for civil infractions from May 1 through June 14. The late fee forgiveness is exclusively for 48th District Court cases. It has no bearing on original fines, costs and Secretary of State clearance fees which must be paid in full to take advantage of the program, and no payment plans will be set up. Also, bench
Oakland PressMay 22 2024
News
This is the healthiest milk on shelves right now, according to a dietitian
The milk section of the supermarket can be downright confusing and overwhelming. Store shelves are flooded with many “milk” options, including multiple dairy varieties and countless plant-based choices. The average American consumes about 130 pounds of milk product per year and milk substitutes accounted for three billion dollars of revenue in the United States in 2020 — and by 2025 that
NBC Today ShowMay 22 2024
Opinion
John Fetterman Is Right: The House Is a Circus Overstocked with Clowns
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed — although the typical National Review reader is a pretty “tuned in” sort of cat — but the United States House of Representatives is currently a gigantic, smoke-belching, sulfurously flaming tire fire that gives Springfield a run for its money. A couple of months ago New York representative and former school principal Jamaal Bowman yanked a fire alarm with the
Jeffrey BleharMay 14 2024
News
No question Pa. man participated in a civil disorder on Jan. 6, federal prosecutor says
There is no question a Centre County resident participated in a civil disorder on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, a federal prosecutor says.
That was the conclusion of Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn E. Bolas when she responded Monday to defense motions filed on behalf of Terry Allen, 65, of Spring Mills.
Allen seeks dismissal of a civil disorder charge, one of the
The Patriot-NewsNov 26 2023
News
3 Palestinian students injured in Vermont shootings, civil rights group says
Three Palestinian students were injured after a shooting in Burlington, Vermont on Saturday evening, according to an Arab-American civil rights group. Burlington Police say they responded to reports of shootings at around 6:30 p.m., according to WPTZ. Authorities say they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds when they arrived and found a third victim a short distance away. No shooter
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