Ex-Felons in Florida Are Allowed to Vote But a Technicality Will Stop Them From Doing So
On Thursday, The Supreme Court issued a court order that will prevent ex-felons who have court fees from voting in the primary election and likely the presidential election in November. BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color), demographics that tend to vote Democrat, make up the overwhelming majority of felons in the Florida prison systems. […]
Supreme Court Upheld Policy Limiting Employers and Universities From Providing Birth Control
Cover photo courtesy of Planned Parenthood On Wednesday The Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration’s regulation that allows employers and universities to deny covering birth control based on religious or moral objections. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately denounced this ruling via Twitter, “We’ve said it and we’ll say it again: Religious liberty is no […]
What Do “CHAZ” And “CHOP” Stand For?
Chaz is not the frat boy you’ve avoided all year. In recent weeks, “CHAZ” has been used as the acronym for the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” while CHOP stands for “Capitol Hill Organized Protest,” an area of over six blocks taken over by activists in Seattle. The zone was created as a demonstration demanding justice […]
Louisville and Lexington, the Most Diverse Cities in Kentucky, Will Have One Polling Station Each
The state of Kentucky closed a majority of its primary polling stations, citing the pandemic as the reason it reduced voting locations from 3,700 in a regular year to just 170 on Tuesday. In particular, urban centers with large populations of non-white people will be most adversely affected; Louisville, which is 70 percent Black, will […]
Trump Called Covid-19 “Kung-Flu,” Defended Confederate Monuments in Tulsa Rally
Updated on Sunday, June 21 ‘The Latest News’ is a weekly thread where we update our readers on events that affect our communities. Trump Called Covid-19 “Kung-Flu” and Defended Confederate Monuments in Tulsa Rally In his controversial Tulsa rally on Saturday, President Donald Trump referred to Covid-19 as the “Kung-Flu” publicly for the first time […]
D.C. Mayor Renames Street Leading Up to White House ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser officially renamed a part of 16th Street leading up the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza.” The move came just hours after she had the city paint “Black Lives Matter” in big yellow letters on that street. The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now […]
