Photo courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Flickr Facebook announced Friday that it will allow politicians to run advertisements on its platform, categorized as “branded content.” The announcement follows news from Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign that Meme 2020, run by Jerry Media chief executive Mick Purzycki, has been hired to […]
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Bloomberg reverses his stance on stop-and-frisk
Photo courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wikipedia Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially reversed his support on the infamous “stop-and-frisk” policing strategy. His support of this strategy initially wreaked havoc on the African American and Latino communities in the city for a decade. The stop-and-frisk tactic gave police […]
America’s stance on Israeli settlements sparks controversy
Photo courtesy of United States Department of State, Wikipedia Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Nov. 18 that the United States will no longer consider the Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be “inconsistent with international law.” This announcement reverses the stance of the Obama administration which was […]
School forces student to remove MAGA clothing
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Freshman student Ciretta Mackenzie at Epping High School in Epping, New Hampshire, was forced to remove her MAGA attire because it goes against the school’s dress code. She said she felt ashamed and embarrassed that the principal asked her to remove her attire. She […]
Trump bans transgender people from serving in military
Photo courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Wikipedia President Trump has reversed one of the Obama’s administration’s policy that allowed transgender military personnel to openly serve while having access to mental health and medical care. The policy, which was implemented on April 12, is in essence, an updated “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]
Laura Ingraham under fire for Nipsey Hussle comments
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia There has been a lot of outrage has been directed toward Fox News host Laura Ingraham this past week over her distasteful remarks about the late Nipsey Hussle. Just one day after his memorial service, Ingraham decided to bring up Nipsey on her show, […]
Maine bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide
Photo courtesy of Ballotpedia Maine has proposed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide for those with a terminal illness. Sponsored by Rep. Patty Hymanson, D-York, the bill was set for a public hearing last Wednesday, April 10, and it would allow people ages 18 and older to request medicine that […]
Plastic bags should be banned across the U.S.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Stockman, Flickr As a nation of 327.2 million people and counting, we should follow New York’s example of discontinuing the use of plastic bags. Nearly two weeks ago, it was determined that New York would become the second state to ban plastic bags, second to California […]
Singapore to fine publishers of fake news
Photo courtesy of Moritz Hager, Wikipedia This past week, Singapore announced a new law that would crack down on fake news reports and punish users for posting fake stories. This was put into place because of Facebook’s continuous habits of publishing fake news on their site and allowing it to […]
Jussie Smollett charges dropped despite inconsistencies
Photo courtesy of Dominick D, Wikipedia For those that watch the news or pop culture networks, you’ve heard by now that “Empire” star Jussie Smollett was allegedly attacked in Chicago at 2 a.m when he was walking to Subway for a meal. Smollett says that two men attacked him in […]