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04/22/22

As NJ Begins Legal Cannabis Sales, Advocates and Entrepreneurs Highlight Social Inequities Within Recreational Industry

Adults 21+ are now allowed to purchase up to one ounce of cannabis per visit, yet some people fear the state is falling short on its promise to repair social injustices resulting from the War on Drugs — prioritizing large weed companies instead.

04/12/22

Disney Heir Publicly Comes Out As Trans and Denounces Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills

An heir to The Walt Disney Company, Charlee Corra Disney publicly came out as transgender and spoke against measures targeting LGBTQ+ youth, like Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

04/07/22

Kentucky Governor Andrew Beshear Vetoes GOP-Backed Sports Ban for Transgender Girls

Called Senate Bill 83, the proposed ban emphasizes participation in school sports based on “biological sex.”

02/25/22

Kyiv Fertility Clinic Creates Bomb Shelter for Surrogate Mothers and Babies Amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

A number of Ukrainian surrogate mothers and infants have had to seek shelter after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military forces launched an attack on the independent state.

02/14/22

Eminem Kneels During Super Bowl Performance

The rapper, who is known for his unrestrained lyrics, didn’t shy away from making a powerful statement as he knelt on stage in an apparent show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.

02/10/22

Ohio Council Votes Against Affordable Housing Plan After Dave Chappelle and Other Residents Oppose Project

The comedian threatened to pull his plans for four businesses in Yellow Springs if the affordable housing component of the proposal were to move forward.

02/08/22

Social Media Users React to Awkwafina’s Statement About “Blaccent” Controversy

The comedian issued a statement via Twitter on Saturday after facing backlash for her recent NAACP Image Awards nomination, but her response has again ignited controversy.

02/04/22

One Month After Tennessee Introduces Domestic Violence Training Law for Salon Workers, Barbershop Owners Grapple With Its Real-Time Application

“Men get abused too … But those stories, in my experience, are not barbershop talk — whether they’ve been abused or not,” said Steven Nelson, owner of the Distinguished Gentleman Barbershop in Nashville.

01/28/22

Chris Brown Faces Rape Lawsuit After Allegedly Luring Woman With Alcohol and Career Advice

The singer has been sued by an unidentified plaintiff who claims Brown drugged and raped her on a yacht in Miami, Florida, last month.

01/05/22

Texas Abortion Providers Ask SCOTUS To Mandate Appeals Court To Resurface Case Against S.B. 8

“Texas didn't eliminate abortions. They just outsourced them,” says Zack Gingrich-Gaylord, communications director at Trust Women Clinic.

12/16/21

Officials Say New Safe Injection Sites in New York City Helped Avert 25 Overdoses in First Two Weeks of Operation

San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York City are among a small list of cities that implored Attorney General Merrick Garland to diminish the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act in April to help mitigate the consequences of the nation’s opioid epidemic through the creation of safe injection sites.

12/15/21

The Gravity of Shallow Graves: An Indigenous Archaeologist Uncovers Historic, Generational Pain in Search for Lost Remains

Through her quest to locate the remains of Indigenous children, Dr. Kisha Supernant found clues into the historic suffering of children in Canada’s residential schools — and an unexpected connection with her own family’s pain.