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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs athlete bill into law over concerns from transgender community
Transgender students in Tennessee will be required to compete in school sports according to their sex at birth after Gov. Bill Lee signed a controversial bill into law Friday.
From $15 million to $0: As racial tensions simmered, Trump administration sought to defund DOJ ‘peacemaker’ unit
As racial tensions spilled into America’s streets, the Trump administration repeatedly sought to eliminate a long-standing Justice Department unit that for decades has mediated racial, ethnic and gender clashes that are once again surging across the country.
Grandmother harassed by then-LSU player Derrius Guice claims Ed Orgeron lied to investigators
Every fall for the past five years, 74-year-old Gloria Scott has made the trip from her home five miles south to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, where she works part-time security at football games.
A new ‘Jim Crow era’: Biden, civil rights leaders slam Georgia election reform
WASHINGTON – Voting rights groups vowed Friday to fight against a new election law in Georgia they said would erect a wall of barriers for voters of color not seen since the Jim Crow era. They also blasted the arrest of a Georgia state representative, a Black woman, who attempted to watch the signing of the state’s new election law.
A new ‘Jim Crow era’: Biden, civil rights leaders slam Georgia election reform
WASHINGTON – Voting rights groups vowed Friday to fight against a new election law in Georgia they said would erect a wall of barriers for voters of color not seen since the Jim Crow era. They also blasted the arrest of a Georgia state representative, a Black woman, who attempted to watch the signing of the state’s new election law.
Explainer: What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do?
US News: ATLANTA: The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump’s repeated, base.
Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters (706,000 cubic feet) of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the gigantic container ship that has been stuck there since Tuesday, according to the canal authorities.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/25/middleeast/suez-canal-ship-sand-intl-hnk/index.html
Son of victim in Atlanta spa shooting questions suspect’s sex addiction claim
For Randy Park, some of his favorite memories with his mom were of the simpler things: eating sushi with her before she’d go to work each night or giving her a to-go meal when she was too tired to do anything.
College students celebrating spring break despite continuation of COVID-19 pandemic
College students are continuing to flock to beaches to celebrate spring break despite the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maryland ready to get rid of state song, a Confederate call to arms
March 30, 2021
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Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maryland-ready-get-rid-state-song-confederate-call-arms-n1262425