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A pre-planned rally against anti-Asian hate crimes held by the Asian American Pacific Islanders Organizing Coalition Against Hate and Bias in Newcastle
Daily News Lesson May 19 2021

Congress passes anti-Asian hate crimes act with bipartisan support
Understand a new bill that helps officials better track and respond to hate crimes
disrupted
Daily News Lesson May 18 2021

Join PBS' 'Disrupted' tonight: How COVID changed the way we've learned and taught
Hear from teens about how the last year affected their lives
Israeli-Palestinian violence flares up
Daily News Lesson May 14 2021

Core issues behind the escalating conflict in Israel-Palestine
Hear from two experts on what has led to violence in Israel and Palestine in recent weeks
COVID-19 vaccination at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto
Daily News Lesson May 12 2021

FDA greenlights Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15
Discuss the approvals behind vaccinating children for COVID-19 and the decision-making behind vaccine mandates
FILE PHOTO: DHS Secretary Mayorkas speaks at the White House in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 05 2021

US plans to reunite more than 1,000 families separated at the border
Hear from the secretary of Homeland Security about why reuniting separated families is a Biden administration priority
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Mumbai
Daily News Lesson May 04 2021

Discuss India’s deepening COVID-19 crisis
Understand why India is experiencing its worst COVID crisis even as other countries begin to recover
FILE PHOTO: Morning rises over the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 03 2021

Student free speech makes it to the Supreme Court
Discuss whether public schools should be able to punish students for speech outside of the school
Protesters rally outside the Turkish Consulate in commemoration of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Los Angeles
Daily News Lesson April 29 2021

Significance of Biden's recognition of the Armenian genocide
Learn about the Armenian genocide and how it affects international relationships today
FILE PHOTO: A person holds census information at an event where U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City
Daily News Lesson April 27 2021

How the 2020 census affects balance of power in Congress
Discuss the ways the census affects political outcomes, and look into the results of the census on the official site
News conference after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis Minnesota
Daily News Lesson April 20 2021

George Floyd’s family vows to ‘keep fighting’ for just policing after Chauvin verdict
Watch George Floyd's family react to Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict and discuss what the verdict means for policing going forward
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