Month / December 2020
DHS updates website to indicate DACA program has been restored
(CNN)The Department of Homeland Security will begin to accept new applications for the Obama-era program shielding undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation to comply with a recent court order, the department announced Monday. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to […]
The President-elect has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin. If confirmed, he would be the first Black man to lead the Department of Defense.
Then-US Vice President Joe Biden (L) meets with General Lloyd Austin, the commander of United States Forces – Iraq (USF-I), and US ambassador in Iraq James Jeffrey (unseen) at the US embassy upon the former’s arrival at Baghdad on a surprise visit on November 29, […]
COVID-19 Exposed the Health Dangers of Air Pollution. Trump’s EPA Still Refuses to Budge on Soot Regulation
Public health experts and environmental justice advocates have been calling for years for the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten its standards on soot, a deadly air pollutant that has been associated with higher COVID-19 death rates. Kentucky council denies Breonna Taylor mother’s request for special […]
Kentucky council denies Breonna Taylor mother’s request for special prosecutor
A state prosecutor advisory council says it lacks legal authority to grant such a request Back in October, Breonna Taylor‘s mother, Tamika Palmer, requested to have a new prosecutor assigned to oversee the case of her daughter’s death by police in Louisville, Kentucky. That request was denied […]
LeBron James named 2020 Sportsperson of the Year
James and four other athletes were featured in this activist-centered issue of Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated’s 2020 Sportsperson of the Year goes to five men and women who were champions in every sense of the word. AOC Launches Virtual Tutoring Program To Assist NY […]
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