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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...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 7 hours agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
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...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 3 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Pot inmates call out Biden for saying he’d free them ahead of another 4/20 in prison
New York Post· 6 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 via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFort Worth’s Opal Lee, 97, is the “grandmother of Juneteenth” and has been instrumental in having...
Trump’s claims of presidential immunity to be probed at U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday
North Dakota Monitor via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoSupreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s pursuit of...
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, ...
Gov. Tony Evers increases Wisconsin's commitment to plant 100 million trees by 2030
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWAUNAKEE — On the shore of Lake Mendota at the state park named for the holiday's founder, Gov. Tony...
FBI on alert of possible threats to Jewish community ahead Passover
Fox local via AOL· 7 days agoAt the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill, being on alert has...former Cherry Hill Police Chief. He was hired to run JFed Security in 2021. Operating from a 2nd floor ...