Jul 27 A monument to Philadelphia’s Black student protesters will go up as another monument comes down By Benjamin Herold, The Hechinger Report Local high school students convinced Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum Commission to commemorate Philadelphia’s 1967 Black student walkouts. Soon afterward, city officials removed a statue honoring the former police commissioner who ordered the young protesters beaten. Continue reading
Jul 27 House approves bill to create Latino museum on National Mall By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House has passed a bill to establish a Smithsonian museum for American Latinos that would showcase Latino history, art and culture. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:38 News Wrap: Final stage of COVID-19 vaccine trial begins In our news wrap Monday, final-stage trials got underway in the biggest COVID-19 study so far. The first of 30,000 volunteers received initial dosages of a vaccine candidate developed by the National Institutes of Health and drugmaker Moderna in record… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 10:04 Seattle mayor calls Trump’s response to protests ‘un-American’ Protesters and police again clashed in a number of U.S. cities over the weekend, including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. President Trump has defended sending federal law enforcement to the cities, but many local officials say their presence is only exacerbating… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 5:38 30 years after ADA’s passage, what it means to these Americans with disabilities By Lena I. Jackson This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a groundbreaking law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. The legislation has been invaluable for what it changed, but significant obstacles remain for Americans with physical or mental… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 8:05 2 disability rights activists on the power of the ADA — and where it falls short On the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking Americans with Disabilities Act, we consider how this legislation changed the lives of people with mental or physical impairments -- and where it falls short. Civil rights activist Judy Heumann, previously a special… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 2:31 Artists with disabilities celebrate 30 years of the ADA During this anniversary week for the Americans with Disabilities Act, we take a moment to highlight the talents and contributions of artists, performers and writers with disabilities. Their work was featured in a special ceremony marking the moment, called “ADA… Continue watching
Jul 27 WATCH: Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America as he testified for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Rep. John Lewis lies in state at the U.S. Capitol — Tuesday, July 28 By Bill Barrow, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Lewis was born to sharecroppers during Jim Crow segregation and was beaten by Alabama state troopers during the civil rights movement. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the nation's first Black president in 2011. Continue reading
Jul 27 Mayors want limits on federal agents, but more may go to Portland By Andrew Selsky, Aron Ranen, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayors of six U.S. cities appealed Monday to Congress to make illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized federal agents to cities that don’t want them, even as the Trump administration is considering sending… Continue reading