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Joe Biden March 6, 2023

Biden urged to 'choose more worthy allies' after marching with Sharpton in Selma

President Biden marched alongside the Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in calling for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, marking the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday."

West Virginia March 1, 2023

West Virginia's 'religious freedom' bill heads to governor's desk after quick pass through legislature

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is expected to sign the "Equal Protection for Religion Act" into law just days after the bill passed through the legislature at lightning speed.

History August 22, 2022

What year was slavery abolished in the US?

In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery was abolished in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865.

EDUCATION August 17, 2022

California mom's civil rights lawsuit alleges 'social justice teacher' forced students to pick cotton

A California mom sued the Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging that a 'Cotton Picking Project' violated her daughter's civil rights.

Joe Biden July 11, 2022

Biden says America is 'awash in weapons of war,' calls for ban on assault weapons

While celebrating the first major gun legislation to get through Congress in decades, Biden also called for a ban on assault weapons to be reinstated.

EDUCATION July 8, 2022

Utah parents heated after discovering DOJ 'mining' racial data, names of their children: 'absolute overreach'

Utah's Davis School District is sending personalized racial data on its students to the Department of Justice due to a settlement agreement following a DOJ investigation.

Digital Originals June 27, 2022

Cynthia Nixon, NYC Pride March attendees react to Supreme Court's abortion ruling

Attendees at New York City's Pride March said they were "devastated" and "physically ill" after hearing the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

EDUCATION June 27, 2022

School districts pricing out parents on record requests by charging tens of thousands in 'exorbitant fees'

Public school parents in Michigan, Oregon, and Rhode Island and learned that parents believe they are being priced out of records they are lawfully entitled to.

Joe Biden June 23, 2022

Biden proposes new rules to solidify 'gender identity' protections in schools under Title IX

President Biden's administration proposed new regulations on the 50th anniversary of Title IX to include on the basis of "gender identity."

OPINION June 23, 2022

Fifty years after Title IX, we must protect women's sports

In 1972, President Nixon signed Title IX into law. Democrats are turning its original intent on its head and are effectively destroying women’s sports.

EDUCATION June 7, 2022

Wisconsin school district drops sexual harassment probe into 3 students accused of using the wrong pronouns

Kiel school district in Wisconsin announced they will drop a Title IX inquiry into three middle school students accused of misgendering another student.