Harvard released a report last week about the school’s legacy of slavery and racism, as well as a pledge to spend $100 million to fund programs to address past wrongs. Harvard President Larry Bacow originally began this initiative in 2019 — and on April 26, he announced the findings, as well as some sweeping recommendations. …
Author: Charlotte Pence Bond
Planned Parenthood In California Anticipating Spike In Out-Of-State Patients Seeking Abortions
Abortion clinics in California are getting ready for a potentially massive influx of people coming to the state to get abortions if Roe v. Wade is struck down. “It is a little intimidating to know those numbers and influx will happen, but it’s certainly not anything we’re not ready for,” Lauren Babb, the vice president of …
AP Investigation Finds Around 600 Died In Mariupol Theater Bombing, Likely More
An Associated Press investigation has revealed that around 600 people, and potentially many more, were killed in the attack on a Mariupol theater in Ukraine when the Russian military bombed the building that was being utilized as a primary bomb shelter in the country. “When people came in, they thought they were safe,” Elena Bila, …
Director For Jackson Women’s Health Organization Says She Is Planning To Open Clinic In New Mexico If Roe Is Overturned
Shannon Brewer is the director of Mississippi’s one abortion clinic, and she is planning to potentially start a clinic in New Mexico if the Supreme Court delivers a ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Brewer is the director of Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which is the facility involved in the monumental case, Dobbs vs. Jackson …
The United States Is Radical On Abortion When Compared To Other Countries
The United States is a major outlier when it comes to how most of the world handles abortion law. A leaked draft majority opinion from the Supreme Court made headlines across the country on Monday night as Politico released the document, titled “Opinion of the Court.” Written by Justice Samuel Alito, and reportedly joined by …
Secretary Mayorkas Defends Disinformation Governance Board From ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Accusations
Over the weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the decision to launch a new disinformation board, which led to swift and wide ranging criticism. Mayorkas was already under fire for his decisions pertaining to the border, but he made headlines again this weekend when he talked about the new controversial Disinformation Governance Board, which …
BLM Leader Removed From Mayoral Debate
A leader of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles was forcibly taken away from a mayoral debate on Sunday night by campus law enforcement at Cal State Los Angeles. That leader is Melina Abdullah, who is also a professor at Cal State L.A. Abdullah told The Los Angeles Times she was taken out of the room by police …
Airbnb To Allow All Employees To Work Remotely: ‘Live And Work Anywhere’
The popular travel destination site Airbnb announced Thursday that it would allow employees to work remotely and is rolling out a plan to allow its workers to “live and work anywhere.” Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky sent an email to workers around the world explaining the shift. “We started this process by asking a …
California Water District Announces ‘Emergency Water Conservation Program’ For First Time Ever
The drought in California continues to impact the state and has forced a water supplier to create “emergency” conservation efforts for the first time, impacting around 6 million individuals. On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) board announced a Water Shortage Emergency, putting forward an emergency program “requiring member agencies in State …
Prosecutors Wouldn’t Approve A Murder Charge After Confession, So The Police Commander Stepped In: Report
A police commander in Chicago went around prosecutors to approve murder charges in order to keep a man behind bars. The man in question allegedly admitted to murdering a person with a hammer, per law enforcement sources and legal records, as CWB Chicago reported. The state’s attorney’s felony review division “was going with possible self-defense …