US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis
Source: CNN Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis that demands urgent action, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared in a major new advisory that pushes for more research and stronger laws designed to reduce harm. It’s the first time a publication from the country’s leading voice for public health has focused on […]
Kim Kardashian to join Kamala Harris at White House to talk criminal justice
Source: CNN Kim Kardashian will join Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable to discuss pardons issued by President Joe Biden earlier this month, a White House official said Thursday. Kardashian previously met with former President Donald Trump at the White House as part of her advocacy for criminal […]
Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones says he’ll continue to call for gun reform
Source: CNN After being sworn back into the Tennessee House of Representatives, a lawmaker who was expelled just days ago over a gun control demonstration on the chamber floor said he’ll continue to call for gun reform. “The first thing I do when I walk into this building as a representative is to continue that call […]
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Giving Tuesday gives people an opportunity to give back to their communities through small business, non-profit, and organizational support. Please support KWH Law Center this Giving Tuesday as we continue our fight for social justice and civil rights across the South and Southwest. Please join our fight and donate today.
Voting Rights are Everybody’s Rights
Source: National Action Network WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the civil rights leaders behind the March On for Voting Rights announced 146 partners joining the August 28th nationwide demonstrations to demand federal voting rights legislation. Stand Up America, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the League of Women Voters, Brady, and When We All Vote are among the dozens […]
How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US Capitol
Source: Al Jazeera Despite rumblings of danger, the Capitol Police force did not request advance help to secure the legislative complex. The bloody chaos inside the US Capitol on Wednesday came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what law enforcement officials called a […]