Yesterday Virginia became the first southern state to ban “gay and trans panic” as a defense for murder or manslaughter. The LGBTQ+ panic defense scheme is a “legal” strategy that asks a jury to find that a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity is to blame for the defendant’s vicious reaction, including murder. This defense […]
Although it was first announced that Virginia would legalize marijuana beginning January 1. 2024, it has been acknowledged that this would be a drawn-out process, furthering racial discrepancies by associating legalization with when commercial businesses are set to open. Democratic executives in the Virginia House of Delegates are now pushing for marijuana legalization on July […]
Two well-known western brands, Nike and H&M, are confronting a boycott in China after multiple statements came out about forced labor within Xinjinag. China’s Xinjiang region is a leading global supplier of cotton. In January the United States declared that it would curtail all imports of cotton deriving from the Xianjiang region because of forced […]
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, Governor Ralph Northam has recently approved the Virginia Humane Cosmetics Act into law, outlawing all cosmetic derivatives of animal testing. Molly Armus, Virginia State Director of the Humane Society elaborates, “There are thousands of ingredients already available for companies to create great products without any new testing, animal or otherwise.”
It’s a miracle the Tokyo Olympic Games are still happening, after initially being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then eventually being reinstated to begin summer of 2021. Now, new news has arisen by way of Japanese news station Kyodo News stating “The Japanese government has concluded that welcoming fans from abroad is not […]
It’s no secret that former 44th President of the United States Barack Obama had a deep affinity for the game of basketball, so much so that he frequently would still participate in pick-up games while serving as President. During his time as President as a gift, Nike fashioned him his very own Hyperdunk PEs, and […]
Apple has recently announced its 100 million dollars racial equity and justice initiative project to confront systematic racism and injustices faced specifically by minorities and people of color. The initiative will provide a learning center for historically black colleges and universities as well as an Apple Developer Academy that endorses coding and tech instruction for […]
A public safety crew flying over southeastern Utah found an “unusual” monolith in a remote area of the state. The metal structure, standing 10 feet tall is embedded in the ground, and no one seems to know how it got there. The Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) said there was “no obvious indication” of […]
Despite the results of the 2020 election which shows Joe Biden as the President Elect of the United States through both the electoral collage and the popular vote, the trump administration has refused to concede the election. They are spewing a claim without evidence that there is wide spread voter fraud afoot in the election, […]
Stacey Abrams is a politician, lawyer, and votings right activist who served as the house of representatives minority leader from 2011-2017. In 2018 Stacey Abrams ran for governor in her home state of Georgia against Secretary of State Brian Kemp, narrowly losing the election by less than 55,000 votes. As the Secretary of State Brian […]