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06/30/2022

Finally, some good news.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.

06/30/2022

Another SCOTUS blow with serious repercussions for the planet...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change , the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

06/29/2022

Another American woman just stood up to protect democracy from Trump

A quintet of courageous American women are defending American democracy in its darkest hour, and effectively delivering a warning about the rage and tyranny that may await if Donald Trump gets back into the White House after 2024.

06/24/2022

Daily Kos: Contribute to abortion funds providing financial and practical support to people seeking abortion care in hostile states:

Leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion shows justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade

06/24/2022

ULTRAVIOLET: The Republican-packed Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortions. We're coming together for each other, for people who need abortion care to say we, the majority, will not accept this outrageous decision. Will you rally with us?
https://weareuv.us/rally

I can't rally, but I'll rush a donation to defend abortion rights! https://weareuv.us/saveroe1

Join a We Won't Go Back event near you.

06/24/2022

Because a dangerous, criminal, treasonous, seditious POTUS was able to seat 3 super conservative Supreme Court extremists...needless to say, the midterm becomes even more critically important. Vote!!!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v.

06/19/2022

Despite Juneteenth's storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans until recent years. With Juneteenth now a national holiday, it's worth reflecting on its history.

06/18/2022

Happening this morning in DC!

We speak with Bishop William Barber and Reverend Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign, about plans for Saturday’s Moral March on Washington...

06/18/2022

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North Carolina after they launched the first of the “freedom rides” to challenge Jim Crow laws had their convictions posthumously vacated Friday, more than se...

06/02/2022

Look what's new!! Rosetta is having a baby in July and Rosetta's Kitchen reopened today in a brand new, beautiful location at 68 N. Lexington. Same delicious, vegan food!! Congratulations, Rosetta!!
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06/02/2022

The North Carolina Senate on Thursday gave initial approval to a bill to legalize medical ma*****na. Just one day after clearing a key Senate committee that is chaired by the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Bill Rabon (R), the legislation passed the full chamber on second reading in a 35-10 vote. The NC Comp...

05/25/2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Margaret Atwood has imagined apocalyptic disaster, Dystopian government and an author faking her own death. But until recently she had spared herself the nightmare of trying to burn one of her own books.