by Deanna Shoss | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
As the nation’s Supreme Court concluded its current session, the country found itself withstanding many sweeping and landmark decisions. One that is extremely important but often overlooked in the headlines is Grant’s Pass v Johnson. In this case, the Supreme Court...
by Deanna Shoss | Jul 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Much progress has been made in securing the rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community since the Stonewall riots in 1969. That was when New York City Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village in New York City. Six days of protests and violent...
by Deanna Shoss | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Exploring Identity: From Culture to Race to Geography to Politics For Mercedes Martin, cultural identity is complex. And relative. She was born in Cuba and came to the US as a refugee when she was eight years old, arriving in the US in the middle of the 1960’s Civil...
by Deanna Shoss | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
“During LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we recognize the resilience and determination of the many individuals who are fighting to live freely and authentically,” President Joseph R. Biden said in a proclamation released from the White House on June 1, announcing June Pride...
by Deanna Shoss | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Was Barack Obama really America’s first Black president? There have been questions swirling for decades that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s mother was half-Black. Across the pond, people were celebrating that Meghan Markle’s son would be the first baby of...
by Deanna Shoss | Feb 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
House Bill HR 40, calling for reparations, has been introduced to every sitting Congress since 1989—where it has subsequently died in committee. It was only last summer that the 2019 edition of the bill, introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, finally made it...
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