The House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Equality Act. It protects Americans who identify with LGBTQ+, something the community has been fighting for decades now. It’s a historic milestone, combating the injustices this country still enables. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is in the process of modification, welcoming the Equality Act. It […]
Say what you will about the historically calamitous presidency of Donald Trump, but we all must admit that he was able to accomplish something that none of his forty-four predecessors could: he proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that anybody can be the President of the United States. Trump, the first person to become
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The Netherlands is a small, ethnically diverse European country with a lengthy colonial history. At least 25 percent of the nation\’s 17.5 million citizens identify as having roots outside of Europe, including Indonesia, Suriname, and the islands of the Dutch Antilles. After the Second World War, North African and Turkish guest workers began moving to
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There were several common themes throughout the Ward 5 ANC meetings this month. The DC Voice Zoomed and WebEx\’d through Ward 5 ANC meetings 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5E over the past 2 weeks. This is a short recap of some of the issues facing our Ward 5 residents. Councilman McDuffie Ward 5 Councilman McDuffie
When President Biden and Vice President Harris were still campaigning for the offices they now hold, they often referred to the 2020 election as a “battle for the soul of the nation.” Their view, I suppose, was that the election was more or less a battle between the forces of good and evil, of equality
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2020 was a tumultuous year for the United States, and not only because of the coronavirus pandemic. Discussions regarding race and police brutality came to a head as reports of dozens of African American citizens killed during confrontations with police made national headlines. These incidents—which come on the heels of decades of important progress within the
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It was 7 pm in the Netherlands when rioters opposed to the certification of the 2020 U.S. election results breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. With few places to go due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown throughout the nation, shocked Dutch citizens watched as the violence unfolded in Washington. Mark Rutte, the Dutch
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Judas and The Black Messiah, directed by Shaka King, is a dramatization of the final year of Chairman Hampton\’s life before his assassination. The Chicago State Attorney attempted to paint a false narrative about the assassination, claiming police were defending themselves against the gunfire of the Panthers. The media also slandered the characters of Hampton
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Judas and The Black Messiah, directed by Shaka King, is a dramatization of the final year of Chairman Hampton\’s life before his assassination. The Chicago State Attorney attempted to paint a false narrative about the assassination, claiming police were defending themselves against the gunfire of the Panthers. The media also slandered the characters of Hampton
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Judas and The Black Messiah, directed by Shaka King, is a dramatization of the final year of Chairman Hampton\’s life before his assassination. The Chicago State Attorney attempted to paint a false narrative about the assassination, claiming police were defending themselves against the gunfire of the Panthers. The media also slandered the characters of Hampton
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