A Californian city has announced it is officially terminating its partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as protests continue in Los Angeles over immigration raids. Why It Matters Immigrant rights advocates and protesters squared off against federal authorities over the weekend in response to the White House’s immigration enforcement Read More…
Candace Fails screamed for someone in the Texas hospital to help her pregnant daughter. “Do something,” she pleaded, on the morning of Oct. 29, 2023. Nevaeh Crain was crying in pain, too weak to walk, blood staining her thighs. Feverish and vomiting the day of her baby shower, the 18-year-old had gone to two different Read More…
Prescription drug Naltrexone Is Considered the highly potent ‘Ozempic for Alcohol’ Use Prescription medication naltrexone is used to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. The drug works by reducing cravings and the “buzz” associated with the use of alcohol. Naltrexone can help people cut back on how much alcohol they drink but is Read More…
A large new study shows that heavy drinking habits among adults in the U.S. have persisted beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers say drinking levels stabilized before the pandemic, spiked during initial lockdowns, and persisted through at least 2022, if not longer. Alcohol use is linked to over 200 diseases, injuries, and other health conditions, such Read More…
So the story is told, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims and Native Americans gathered for a communal meal after a successful fall harvest. But we know the story didn’t go down quite like that. After the first Thanksgiving in 1621, Europeans proceeded to push Native Americans out of their own territories, slaughtered them en masse and Read More…
The teacher frustration that was at record levels last year still burns. From burnout to frustration with inadequate pay, educators aren’t feeling any better today. (Adobe Stock via Defender Network) It’s no secret. Teachers are tired, overworked, overlooked, and underpaid. Although many of the conversations about hiring and retaining teachers, especially, Black teachers, were being Read More…
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