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10 Years Later, How The Murder Of Dr. George Tiller Still Impacts The Reproductive Rights Battle

By Caitlin R. Cruz On May 31, 2009 a male walked into a church and shot Dr. George Tiller, an outspoken physician who specialized in third-trimester abortion care at his clinic in Wichita, Kansas. It wasn’t the initial time Dr. Tiller had been shot; a similar attempt on his life had been made in 1993 as a woman shot Tiller numerous times as he was leaving the clinic. (He survived g..

11 People Killed, At Least 6 Wounded In Virginia Beach Mass Shooting

By Lauren Rearick At least 11 people were killed and six more were wounded in a shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday, May 31, WAVY-TV reported. According to The Virginian-Pilot, the perpetrator, who police confirmed was a city employee, was killed soon after firing at police. Shortly immediately after 4 p.M. On Friday, police responded to reports of a shooting i..

Hollywood Needs To Change How It Depicts Mental Health

By Lauren Rearick In recent years, television series and movies earned praise for creating storylines centered on mental health issues, nevertheless not every depiction of this supply was necessarily accurate. The results of a recent study from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention concluded that, o..

A Teacher Made Students "Bid" On Black Classmates In A Racist Slave Auction

By Lauren Rearick On two separate occasions, fifth grade students at The Chapel School in Bronxville, New York, were made to participate in a racist reenactment of a slave auction wherein black students were made to be slaves by their teacher and white students were instructed to “bid” on them, an investigation from New York Attorney General Letitia James concluded in a press rel..

Missouri Officials Are Trying To Shut Down The State's Last Licensed Clinic

Missouri’s last remaining licensed abortion clinic might no longer be permitted to perform abortions as of Friday, May 31 — and all as the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reportedly “refusing” to renew their license, although abortion is still legal in all 50 states. According to CBS News, the DHSS’s refusal to renew the license would severely allowan..

Greta Thunberg Says World Leaders "Have Gotten Away With Stealing Our Future"

By Lauren Rearick Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, directly addressed politicians and company leaders attending the Austrian World Summit on Thursday, May 28. There, she stood up to people over twice her age and told them they have “failed” at supplying the public with adequate data on the climate crisis. Greta, who first gained recognition for holding..

For Some Inmates, Rehabilitation Includes A College Degree

By Lauren Rearick On Wednesday, May 22, 10 inmates at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, a state prison for gentlemen, became the opening graduates of the Washington University Prison Education Project. Introduced earlier this year, the project supplied inmates of the Missouri-based Correctional Center with the chance to study college-level courses, the St. Louis Post-Dispatc..

25 More Employees Say They Were Sexually Harassed While Working At McDonald's

By Lauren Rearick A 19-year-old is among 25 McDonald’s personnel who have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, citing instances they mention occurred at restaurants and the chain’s corporate headquarters, USA Today reports. In an interview with The New York Times, 19-year-old Brittany Hoyos elaborate the misconduct she had endured in 2016 as a 16-year-old employee..

Maine Just Banned Public Schools From Appropriating Native Mascots

By Lauren Rearick As a growing number of public schools continue to reconsider use of Native American mascots, Maine has taken legislative action. On Thursday, May 23, the state became the opening to ban public educational institutions from appropriating Native American imagery. The law, signed by Governor Janet Mills, no longer permits public schools to have or adopt “a name, sym..

A New Trump Administration Rule Could Put Thousands More Trans People In Danger

By Lauren Rearick President Donald Trump’s proposed change in homeless shelter admittance policies could affect the one in five transgender people who have experienced homelessness in their lifetimes, and cause them to potentially lose access to shelters or risk violence indoor one. On Wednesday, May 22, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) unveiled a proposal tha..

In His Vulnerable New Memoir, Common Examines Cycles of Violence and Trauma

By Michell C. Clark For the greater segment of his decades-long career, Typical has prioritized love. The South Side Chicago native debuted with his album, Can I Borrow A Dollar?, in 1992, and has since built a discography that speaks to how he seeks to apply love for himself, his romantic partners, his culture, and the world. He has used an extended romantic metaphor to deliver poi..

Pennsylvania High School Receives Backlash Following Racist Active Shooter Drill "Training Video"

By Lauren Rearick People on social media are calling out a Pittsburgh-area high school right after a mobile shooter drill turned racist. On January 21, 2019, Penn-Trafford High School, located in Harrison City, PA, contained a mobile shooter drill with 350 participants, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. In the last week, images from the drill have gone viral on social media, as s..

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