Category : Lifestyle

Criminalization of pregnancy has already been happening to the poor and women of color

npr.org - The symbol of the post-Roe era might not be coat hangers. It may instead be prison bars.Tweeted by @Trip2healthyme https://twitter.com/Trip2healthyme/status/1554871955391533056

Biden ‘Open’ to Funding Study About Slavery Reparations

voanews.com - But White House does not say whether the president would sign a bill funding the study were it to passTweeted by @JBrisenio411 https://twitter.com/JBrisenio411/status/1554606684617728003

America’s original sin must be addressed, not ignored

religionnews.com - (RNS) — The tragedy of slavery can never be erased or undone, but it must be addressed and atoned for on a national level.Tweeted by @REBELLION1800 https://twitter.com/REBELLION1800/status/1554927364148174848

Senate Votes to Help Vets Poisoned by Military “Burn Pits.” Why No Help for Sick Iraqis & Afghans?

democracynow.org - The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to expand healthcare and disability benefits to some 3.5 million former U.S. service members poisoned by toxic substances from waste burning pits on…Tweeted by @pbrown4348 https://...

Brink says U.S. will continue expert support in investigating Russian war crimes

ukrinform.net - Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink have discussed cooperation on accountability for war crimes, support for anti-corruption efforts, and justice r…Tweeted by @Sabra12517682 https://...

President Akufo-Addo says slavery reparations for Africa long overdue

newsghana.com.gh - (Photo/Twitter) President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says reparations for Africans and people of African descent who suffered the heinous Trans-Atlantic Slavery Trade was long overdue.He said though no amount of money could restor...

Emancipation Day – A Reminder That Caribbean Still Needs Justice, Repair

hrw.org - On August 1, anglophone Caribbean nations commemorate Emancipation Day, marking the 1834 abolition of slavery in the British Empire and the 1838 abolition of apprenticeship, a system that forced form…Tweeted by @ThomsideOwen https://twitter...

How voters can abolish slavery forever in Tennessee this November | Opinion

tennessean.com - Aug. 8 is Emancipation Day in Tennessee, but to this day, for all those who have been convicted of a crime regardless of race, slavery is still legal.

New Yorkers want more cops, not less on city streets, Mayor Eric Adams says

nypost.com - Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that communities want more cops on the ground to help curb gun violence and stop the spread of illegal guns.Tweeted by @ChelseaCrimeNYC https://twitter.com/ChelseaCrimeNYC/status/1554794853304832000

Commentary: Prosecute Trump? Proceed with caution.

expressnews.com - Attorneys suffer from confirmation bias and this affects how they are proceeding with...Tweeted by @Wheatty https://twitter.com/Wheatty/status/1554888052207665152

Information war: Mayor and NYPD wage battle of statistics with criminal justice advocates over bail reform and recidivism

amny.com - Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials traded verbal jabs with advocates Wednesday over bail reform.Tweeted by @brooklynPD https://twitter.com/brooklynPD/status/1554954457737314305

How the practice of "racecraft" produces the illusion of race

bigthink.com - "Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American" explores the spurious ways people conceptualize racism and race.Tweeted by @FreeBlckThought https://twitter.com/FreeBlckThought/status/1554684376683667456

Stacey Abrams to blame for $100 million price tag of lost All-Star Game, Rand Paul says

washingtontimes.com - Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has urged people not to boycott Georgia, but Sen. Rand Paul says she and other Democrats are squarely to blame for Major League Baseball's deci…Tweeted by @LisaRaymondAZ ht...

Stacey Abrams' organization tells Hollywood to "stay and fight" in Georgia

newsweek.com - The specter of a Hollywood boycott is once again looming in the state. Will Smith's upcoming film "Emancipation" was the first to pull its production this week.Tweeted by @BobApril https://twitter.com/BobApril/status/155494681664226918...

Why the West is morally bound to offer reparations for slavery

theconversation.com - The turn towards authoritarianism, xenophobia and racism in Western democracies makes it unlikely that former Western slave-trading nations will agree to reparations in the near future.Tweeted by @eastsportsman https://twitter.c...