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Jul 04 2021
Opinion
The Declaration of Independence’s debt to Black America
In his famous Independence Day oration of 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, “What to the American slave is your Fourth of July?” If we turn that around and ask, “What to the Fourth of July were African Americans?,” we can only answer: “A lot.”
African Americans played a crucial, if often overlooked, role in their White owners’ and neighbors’ decision to declare independence from Britain
Washington Post
Jun 17 2020
Opinion
Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voices
I believe Facebook can strengthen democracy by maintaining as open a platform as possible, accompanied by ambitious efforts to lift voter participation.
The 2020 election is going to be unlike any other. It was already going to be a heated campaign, and that was before the pandemic — and before the killing of George Floyd and so many others forced us yet again to confront the painful
USA TODAY
Mar 26 2021
Fact Check
Fact Check-Ellis Island Medal of Honor was given to Trump in 1986, but not for racial justice
Posts on social media claim that former U.S. President Donald Trump was awarded a medal of honor by the Ellis Island Honors Society in 1986 “for contributing to the conditions of inner city [sic] Black youths, standing alongside Muhammad Ali and Rosa Parks.” This claim is partly false: though Trump, along with Ali and Parks, was a recipient of one of the inaugural Ellis Island Medals of Honor
Reuters
Dec 22 2021
News
Harvard professor found guilty of lying about Chinese government ties
A Harvard University professor was convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday of lying to the US about his involvement with China's government, the Justice Department announced.
Dr. Charles Lieber, 62, the former chair of Harvard's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was found guilty of two counts of making false statements to federal authorities, two counts of making and subscribing
CNN Digital
Dec 13 2020
Analysis
A sanctuary of social and spiritual justice: Commentary on Ebenezer Church
Society commonly describes a church as a place – a location of worship. The Christian Bible describes it as something more. “Church” or its translation in the Greek, ecclesia, denotes a group of believers.
Whichever definition one prefers, in the case of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, its place in history is secure.
It’s in this place where we find the Rev. Raphael Warnock,
Christian Science Monitor
Oct 10 2016
News
AP FACT CHECK: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their debate claims
Donald Trump mischaracterized the record on Hillary Clinton’s defense of her husband and her own treatment of women when he brought up Bill Clinton’s sexual history and other episodes of the past. Clinton didn’t give a square account of the fallout from her email practices.
Washington Times
Jul 13 2021
News
Biden administration taps EPA scientist Allison Crimmins to lead key climate report
The Biden administration has chosen longtime Environmental Protection Agency scientist Allison Crimmins to lead the next National Climate Assessment, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy told CNN on Tuesday.
Crimmins is a climate scientist who has worked at the EPA for the last decade, focusing on air quality issues. Crimmins appointment was first reported by The
CNN Digital
Jun 03 2021
News
‘Constitutional carry’ comes to Texas. The trend in five charts.
When Texas changes its gun laws, the United States takes notice. But “permitless carry” already has been adopted in 19 other states. What are the effects so far?
Soon, most adult Texans will be able to openly carry a handgun in public. No background check or training necessary.
It will be a major expansion in gun rights, one that Texas is uncharacteristically late in arriving at
Christian Science Monitor
Sep 19 2019
News
Amazon Strikers Say Bezos’ Climate Pledge Is ‘Not Enough’
A day before 1,550 Amazon workers are set to strike over the company’s carbon footprint, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a new climate pledge with the goal of reaching the Paris climate accord goals 10 years early.
Friday’s strike will mark the first time white collar Amazon workers have walked out in the company’s history. Amazon employees are demanding that the company eliminate its
Vice
Nov 17 2021
Opinion
The Decline of Congress
Congress has a public approval rating of 22%, which makes us wonder what the 22% are watching. It can’t be C-SPAN. If they paid attention to this week’s spectacle involving Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, the 22% are likely to join the other 78%.
Mr. Gosar, a Republican, illustrates the decline of Congress in profile. He tweeted an anime video of the Congressman attacking a character with the
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)