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The Latest
Gender identity stays in Iowa code, context about Tyre Nichols killing, settlement for Seattle protesters, and record-setting NFL head coach diversity
Gender identity stays in the Iowa Civil Rights Code. New video reveals more about the January 2023 killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Seattle protesters receive a settlement. And there’s record-setting diversity among NFL head coaches.
Transgender legal protections in Iowa, Holocaust education in schools, the dominance of white male heroes, a super LGBTQ Gen Z, and Ohio’s ban on transgender care for youth
Controversy over transgender legal protections in Iowa, a focus on Holocaust education, Ohio’s youth gender transition ban, the dominance of white male heroes, and a super-LGBTQ Gen Z. It’s what’s in today’s State, National and Worlds Briefs from The Real Mainstream.
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Climate change and Hispanic Americans, prescription drugs from Canada, Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law, smartphones as envirometers, Perry school shooter and Discord
Find the best links to learn more about Hispanic Americans and climate change, Uganda’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ laws, smartphones as envirometers, and more.
Idaho abortion law stays for now, immigration update, and the question of teaching religion in public schools
Today’s news briefs and links: the latest immigration update, a Hindu consultant’s case for religious education in schools, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to let Idaho’s strict abortion law stand for now.
Supreme Court to take up Trump case; health care discrepancies, Elijah McClain sentencing
Follow these links to learn the latest on whether Donald Trump can be on the presidential ballot, a new sentence in the death of Elijah McClain, and discrepancies between LGBTQ+ and heterosexual cancer survivors, and between People of Color and white patients.
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January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?