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TSA forces Muslim woman to show menstrual pad in private airport screening
A Muslim woman, Zainab Merchant, was harassed and forced to show her bloodied pad by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials during a recent airport screening. Merchant says the officials refused to provide her their identifications to avoid any legal complaints.
PA Supreme Court publishes bombshell report on clergy abuse, 300 priests named over 30 years
This past Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court published the most thorough investigation into Catholic clergy abuse the nation has seen. The 1,400 legal report names about 300 priests as child sexual abusers with more than 1,000 victims over a period of 30 years
Ilhan Omar wins historic win in Minnesota’s Democratic Primary
Somali American politician Ilhan Omar gained national attention in 2016 when she became the first Somali American elected to Minnesota’s state legislature. In November, Omar may mark another historic win by becoming the first Somali American and one of the first Muslim women to be elected into U.S. Congress.
Florida white man kills Black dad over parking space, won’t be arrested because of “Stand Your Ground”
Last Thursday afternoon, a dispute over a handicapped parking space turned fatal in Pinellas County, Florida. Local authorities announced they will not arrest the man who killed another man as the incident falls under Florida’s self-defense law, known as “Stand Your Ground.”
Trump’s new order ending family separations will just detain undocumented families indefinitely
After the Trump administration separated more than 2,000 children from their parents under the “zero tolerance” policy, the president succumbed to pressure and signed an executive order to stop the separations at the border. Instead, families will be detained together indefinitely.
Jeff Sessions says domestic violence is not grounds for asylum in the U.S.
On Monday morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that immigrants will not be able to seek asylum on the grounds of domestic or gang violence. The decision met fierce and quick condemnations for its insensitivity.
Shondaland on Law and Order (and Trump’s America) in ‘For The People’
by Nathaniel Phillips This essay contains spoilers for Shonda Rhimes’ For The People. A whistleblower is hunted by the US government for stealing highly sensitive information about the deportation of undocumented immigrants—medical records that should’ve been confidential and beyond the purview of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Her lawyer flips the script on the government […]
Betsy DeVos says schools can call ICE on undocumented students, activists push back
This past Tuesday, a House Committee on Workforce Education meeting sparked an uproar when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said schools have the choice to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on undocumented students.
Israel kills dozens of Palestinians protesting US Embassy move to Jerusalem
On May 14th, Israel killed more than 55 Palestinians and wounded an estimated 2,700 as the United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem. The protest took place as part of the Great March of Return, a weeks-long Palestinian campaign located on the Gaza strip ahead of the 70th Nakba anniversary, which marks the events of […]
3 Black Airbnb guests swarmed after white woman calls police when seeing them check out
On April 30th, 2018, a white woman reported a residential burglary to the police after she saw Donisha Prendergast, the filmmaker granddaughter of musician Bob Marley, and her artist friends Kelly Fyffe-Marshall and Komi-Oluwa Olafimihan check out of their Airbnb rental and load their suitcases into their vehicle an artist. All three artists are Black.
Bill that would mandate 10 years for injuring police introduced to Congress
According to Buzzfeed News a new bill entitled the Protect and Serve Act has been introduced to Congress that would mandate harsher penalties to people for injuring or attempting to injure police officers. The bill’s backers, which also include at least one Democratic congressman so far, say that the federal government needs to do something […]
Bill Cosby found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated sexual assault in Constand retrial
According to reports from CNN, Bill Cosby has finally been found guilty in a case stemming from allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia home in 2004. An 80-year-old Cosby faced three counts that carry up to a ten year sentence for each guilty verdict. It is likely that Cosby will […]