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'Elevating Earth Day into a national holiday is not radical — it's practical'
The Week· 3 days ago'Earth Day should be a federal holiday. Earth Day should be a national holiday, says Ariella...
For 4/20, advocates call on Biden and Harris to go further on marijuana policy
theGrio via AOL· 5 days ago“Folks are wanting to see the Biden administration, at the very least in its rhetoric, keep up the...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 13 hours agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 4 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFive years later, on June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden formally signed it into law. "I have to say...
Pot inmates call out Biden for saying he’d free them ahead of another 4/20 in prison
New York Post· 7 days agoFormer President Donald Trump released some of the most harshly sentenced federal pot inmates on his...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoFort Worth’s Opal Lee, 97, is the “grandmother of Juneteenth” and has been instrumental in having...
Making Ends Meet
KGTV San Diego· 2 hours agoFind help on topics from rent to food to new belt-tightening techniques.
New Jersey man charged with federal hate crime in Rutgers Islamic center vandalism
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCAIR tracked 8,061 complaints in 2023, shattering the previous high of just over 6,700 in 2021. Complaints include immigration and asylum cases, employment discrimination, ...
Thousands of employees at federal contractors lack whistleblower protections despite 2013 law
The Patriot-News· 5 hours agoSpotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and...