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February 27, 2017

Who Is Luther Strange? — Alabama’s Mysterious Unelected Senator

Did you know that we have a Senator sitting in the Senate who was hand-picked by a Governor — and who who has never actually been elected? That’s the unexpected case with Luther Strange — a Republican Senator who now represents Alabama, though he was never voted by Alabamans. More than that: some people think …

February 24, 2017

Commemorating Muhammad Ali — An African American Muslim Who Refused to Be Silenced

On January 17th, 2017 Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) introduced a Federal bill that, if it passes, will order coins to be minted in commemoration of an African American Muslim who played a significant role in our country’s cultural history — Muhammad Ali. Ali – who was an American professional boxer and an activist known for …

February 21, 2017

Should the Government Pass Laws that Prohibit Cyberbullying?

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February 17, 2017

Autistic Children and Alzheimer’s Patients Who Wander — Do Need Help. But Does it Require the State to Install a Tracking Device in People Against their Will?

In 2008, after wandering from his home. Kevin Curtis Wills, nine years old,  jumped into Iowa’s Raccoon River and drowned. Six years later, after having left school, 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo drowned in the East River of New York City. Both of these boys were autistic. In honor of these children …

February 17, 2017

Six Million Americans Celebrate Kwanzaa — But Did You Miss it?

Did you celebrate Kwanzaa this year? According to the NPR, citing the National Retail Association, two per cent of Americans did so — six million of your friends and neighbors. But did you miss it altogether? A new bill proposed by a Pennsylvania Democrat might make sure that  residents of her state, …

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