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Jun 29 2023
News
'Distortion of American reality': Dan Rather condemns Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
Former news anchor Dan Rather slammed the Supreme Court's decision against affirmative action in university admissions on Thursday in a blistering with Elliot Kirschner. "We may wish we lived in a society where the color of one’s skin and one’s ethnic and cultural background didn’t matter, where we were solely judged by what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously called the 'content of our
Raw StoryJun 10 2023
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Justices not doing enough to keep Republicans from surpressing votes
Racism and discrimination aren’t exclusive to the South or to the Republican Party, but Republicans in the former Confederate States of America do have a knack for bold attempts to limit the constitutional rights of underrepresented communities. A recent example is the Alabama GOP’s efforts to gerrymander districts for the purpose of diluting and diminishing Black votes. While federal law does
Las Vegas SunJun 20 2023
News
Rwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition
Kayishema, a former police officer in Rwanda, is one of the last four fugitives being sought by the United Nations’ International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for genocide and crimes against humanity related to the 100 days of horror that unfolded in the East African nation in 1994. More than 800,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda’s genocide when militias made up mainly of
Washington PostJun 15 2023
News
All-Muslim City Council Bans LGBT ‘Pride’ Flag From City Property
The city council of the only U.S. locale with an all-Muslim governing body and mayor voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban the display of LGBTQ Pride flags on all city properties. The resolution was introduced by Mayor Pro Tem and Councilman Mohammed Hassan of Hamtramck, Michigan, a city of about 28,000 next to Detroit. The resolution states that “the government of the City of Hamtramck does
The Daily WireJul 20 2023
News
RFK Jr. defends himself at House hearing as Dems rebuke him for COVID and race comment
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday appeared before a House subcommittee to testify at a hearing on censorship -- but it was his past comments that drew sharp rebuke from Democrats as Kennedy sought to defend himself.
Testifying in front of the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on alleged government "weaponization," Kennedy denied that he
ABC News (Online)Aug 09 2023
News
FBI Director Suspected Of ‘Inconsistencies’ In Anti-Catholic Memo Testimony
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified last month that only “a single field office” from the bureau investigated traditional Catholics as potential domestic terrorists, but the top official may have lied under oath after House GOP lawmakers discovered multiple field offices nationwide were involved in producing the anti-Catholic memo.
On July 12, Wray told the House Judiciary Committee
The Daily WireJun 19 2023
News
Katy’s first Juneteenth festival celebrates Black history, dating to when town was named Cane Island
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Before Katy was a major stop on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, it was a city called Cane Island, and it was largely settled by formerly enslaved people. The Katy African American Heritage Society and city of Katy on Monday hosted the city’s first-ever Juneteenth parade and festival in Woodsland Park. Juneteenth holds special
Houston ChronicleNov 14 2023
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: Should the Supreme Court Have Term Limits?
Should we institute term limits on Supreme Court justices or maintain lifetime appointments?
Explore all perspectives, stances, and arguments for and against Supreme Court term limits with AllStances by AllSides.
Impose Supreme Court Term Limits
Term limits will ensure the confirmation process is depoliticized and the court sees a consistent turnover of
AllSides StaffMay 23 2023
Opinion
This Pride Stuff Isn't Healthy
I've never understood ethnic, race, gender or sex pride. Even as a kid.
For my bar mitzvah, someone gave me a book titled "Great Jews in Sports" or something like it.
Aside from the usual jokes -- it was not a long book; the print and the photos were very large -- what I remember best was that I had little interest in the book. I loved sports. And I strongly identified as a Jew
Dennis PragerMar 23 2023
News
Boston Radio Producer Suspended Over Comments About Mina Kimes, ESPN Responds
Chris Curtis, an executive producer for Boston sports radio station WEEI, has been suspended until next week after directing what many are calling an ethnic slur at the expense of ESPN’s Mina Kimes. During Tuesday’s edition of ‘The Greg Hill Show,’ a discussion about the city potentially banning miniature alcohol bottles broke out. Curtis was asked what his favorite mini alcohol bottles were,
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