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Weekend Review: In Memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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The Infodemic Surrounding COVID-19
Trump’s shocking Admission To Woodward: COVID deadlier than flu
In Crucial PA, Fracking Could Decide The 2020 Race
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In Crucial PA, Fracking Could Decide The 2020 Race
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stated last week that he would not ban hydraulic fracking if he wins in November. This is not a new position for Biden, though there have been moments were his position wasn’t exact. Still, the former Vice President’s stance on fracking, an oil and gas process that […]
Republican National Convention Wrap-Up
From Monday, August 24 to Thursday, August 27, several prominent Republicans banded together to urge Americans to re-elect President Donald Trump. With the 2020 Republican National Convention now complete, it’s time to take a look at some of the event’s most significant moments. Night One In one of the night’s more unexpected moments, Ohio congressman […]
Biden Vs. Trump 2020 Fundraising Match Up
With a little over two and a half months left until Biden Vs Trump Election faceoff, the Republican and Democratic candidates continue to amass hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign funds through individual and corporate donations. Together, President Donald Trump’s and former Vice President Joe Biden’s candidate primary committees have received at least $621.6 […]
Joe Biden’s Running Mate Rundown
Joe Biden has said that he will announce his choice for his vice-presidential running mate next week. It is speculated that he will make his announcement the first week of August, before the Democratic National Convention begins on August 17. Back in March, Biden committed to selecting a woman to fill the VP his VP […]
William Barr Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee
William Barr testified in front of a House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, for the first time since taking up the role of Attorney General in 2019. Barr and the Justice Department face criticism from Democrats, who believe that the department is working to aid President Donald Trump politically in its handling of nationwide protests and criminal investigations […]
John Lewis Left A Legacy of Reclamation
In June, John Lewis made his last public appearance. Standing in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington DC, he saw firsthand the bright yellow mural, spanning two city blocks, the words “Black Lives Matter,” leading all the way to the Trump White House. A powerful and moving moment for a man whose activism and leadership led to the most important acts of civil rights legislation since the end of The Civil War. Today, a memorial […]
Weekend Review: The Ongoing Fight Against Brutality
Justice has been somewhat slow for Breonna Taylor and Elijah McClain, but the officers involved in their respective deaths are finally under intensifying scrutiny as the fight against brutality is forcing legislative changes across the country. Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, who was fired for his role in the death of Breonna Taylor in […]
Tuesday Primary Results from New York, North Carolina, and Kentucky
Voters in New York, Kentucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Virginia took to the polls on Tuesday in a series of competitive primary races. Unlike the hectic and primaries that took place earlier in the month in Pennsylvania and Georgia, Tuesday’s contentious races occurred without many hitches. Some long lines with waits up to […]
Corruption Scandals Plague Trump Administration Amid Bolton and Barr Revelations
A week of scandals that might have destroyed any previous Presidency has shaken the Trump administration. Beginning with the release of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s tell-all book and culminating in a failed power play by Attorney General William Barr, a steady picture of corruption, obstruction of justice, and turmoil has spilled out of […]
Weekend Review: Transgender Health Protections Reversed on Anniversary of Pulse Tragedy
On Friday, the Trump administration finalized the removal of measures meant to protect transgender people from health care and insurance discrimination. In regards to medical discrimination based on sex, Former President Barack Obama’s administration had defined “gender identity” as “male, female, neither, or a combination of male and female.” The Trump administration has reversed the […]
The Infodemic Surrounding COVID-19
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) global pandemic, the international community has had to battle the virus itself along with a series of misinformation that has elongated the issues surrounding its spread. The World Health Organization coined the term ‘infodemic‘ to describe the rapid spread of misleading or fabricated news surrounding COVID-19. An ‘infodemic’ takes numerous shapes […]
Trump’s shocking Admission To Woodward: COVID deadlier than flu
In startling admissions caught on tape in February, Pres. Donald Trump acknowledged to journalist Bob Woodward that he was downplaying the severe threats of the coronavirus pandemic. This revelation came shortly after the first reported U.S. case. Trump explicitly told Woodward within a series of 18 recorded interviews that COVID-19 is more lethal than even […]
Scientists React To Patient Being Reinfected With COVID-19
Over the past week, multiple reports have surfaced of a Hong Konger becoming reinfected with COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) after previously recovering from the virus. The news began circulating through a press release, with the full study available in the Clinical Infectious Diseases medical journal. Here is the press release: pic.twitter.com/oLruPSMdPV— Lilian Cheng (@cwylilian) August 24, 2020 “What we are […]
Democratic National Convention Kicks Off With Unity Against Trump
The first night of the Democratic National Convention was held virtually for the first time in its history Monday, August 17. The new format was a striking reminder of how much our lives and politics themselves have changed over the last six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic that is still surging across the country. […]
CDC States COVID-19 Immunity May Last 3 Months For Recovered Patients
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated part of its COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) guidelines regarding proper quarantine precautions. Per the CDC website: At this time, we do not know if someone can be re-infected with COVID-19. Data to date show that a person who has had and recovered from COVID-19 may have […]
Emergency Committee on COVID-19 Says Virus Remains A Public Health Threat
The Emergency Committee on COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) under the International Health Regulations (IHR), held its fourth meeting last week. After a discussion on the evidence regarding COVID-19, the Emergency Committee unanimously agreed that the virus remains an international public health threat. The official terminology for such a concern […]
Trump Announces Plan To Expand ‘Operation Legend’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he planned to expand “Operation Legend,” a federal law enforcement program targeting crime in Kansas City, Mo., to other cities in the country. “In recent weeks, there has been a radical movement to defund, dismantle, and dissolve our police departments,” Trump said on Wednesday. “Extreme politicians have […]
New CDC Guidelines Push For Schools Reopening
The US surpassed the grim milestone of more than 4 million cases of COVID-19 this week. And while the nation is seeing record-breaking numbers and surges throughout the country, in a few short weeks, thousands of children will potentially be returning to full time, in-person education, as schools across the country plan to reopen. On […]
WHO Launches COVID-19 Law Lab To Ensure Human Rights Standards
On Thursday, July 23rd, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, gave the following address as the organization announced the creation of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) Law Lab. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. More than 15 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported to WHO, and almost 620 thousand deaths. […]
WHO Updates COVID-19 Transmission Information After New Evidence Arises, Airborne Transmission Possible
After recent research found within the scientific community showing airborne transmission is likely, an international group of epidemiologists and scientists approached the World Health Organization (WHO) with a request to review their COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) transmission guidelines. The request came as WHO discontinued the treatment arms for hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir testing. “WHO today accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity […]
Social media fueling political activism across Africa
In Africa, where open anti-government demonstrations are shrinking due to increased clampdown from those in authorities, many activists are turning to social media as alternative means to protest against oppressive governments. The recent arrest and imprisonment of Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a renowned Ugandan lecturer and feminist has sparked widespread outrage over the use of social […]
Condoning White Supremacy: How The Media Rushed To Excuse Covington Catholic Incident
Last week by the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital, a standoff between students from Covington Catholic high school and Native Americans threw America into a racial whirlwind. For a moment, it seemed like everyone had chosen a side and was ready to go to war over who was right and who was wrong. Initially, […]
Gun Violence And The Jazmine Barnes Story
Children and Gun Violence: Jazmine Barnes 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes and her three sisters accompanied their mother to the store in their pajamas in the early morning on December 30. The sun hadn’t risen when they headed out for breakfast supplies and someone opened fire on their vehicle near the store. Jazmine’s mother, LaPorsha Washington, was […]
Why Gentrification Needs To Be tackled At its Source In NYC
“Shabby, cottages have been taken over and have become elegant expensive residences… Once this process of ‘gentrification’ starts, it goes on rapidly, until all of the original working-class occupiers are displaced and the whole social character of the district is changed.” This 1964 quote from Ruth Glass, a British sociologist, is the first to coin […]
George H.W. Bush: A Life of Service
George Herbert Walker Bush, America’s 41st President, will be memorialized on Wednesday in the Nation’s Capital after passing away on November 30 at the age of 94. Roads are expected to be closed in the Metropolitan area as the late President is taken to the Washington National Cathedral for a 90-minute funeral. From there, his […]
Amazon’s HQ2 And What It May Mean For New York
This November the city of New York reached a deal with e-commerce behemoth Amazon that will see them build a second headquarters, “HQ2,” in the Long Island City area of Queens. It’s the largest economic development project in the history of the state and was hard won against the likes of New Jersey and others, […]
Winnie Mandela’s Legacy: A Clarion Call For Every African Woman
Last month, the world was awakened by the demise of a foremost South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela – Mandela. Fondly known as the ” Mother of the Nation ” by her supporters, apparently because of her tacit involvement in anti-apartheid South Africa struggles, or perhaps because […]
A close-look into the anarchist epicenter of Greece
Nestled in the boroughs of Greece’s capital city, between mount Lycabettus and the landmark archeological museum, Exarchia stands out. This curious neighborhood attracts many visitors who often, themselves, stand out as they are easy to spot due to their bewildered expressions while they survey the outlandish street art. Art which dwellers have grown used to […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Added Ibrahim Prize Award To Her Accolades
This week, 80-year-old Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf –Liberia’s first elected female head of state and 24th former president, was awarded the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership. Sirleaf is also a previously renowned recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with her Liberian compatriot Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, for their […]
Why Senator Kamala Harris Could Be The First Black Female U.S President
The night of November 8th, 2016 is one that will live in the memories of many across America for decades to come. It was a day that altered the lives and perspectives of almost everyone who participated in the 200-year-old tradition of choosing the leader of the free world, The United States Of America. That […]
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