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Many US adults are skipping parenting or having fewer kids – and it’s forcing schools to close

As the US birthrate has declined dramatically, schools are becoming emptier and districts are getting less public funding

The Guardian - US

‘There’s no such thing as someone else’s children’ – Omar El Akkad bears witness to the destruction of Gaza and the West’s quiet assent

Omar El Akkad does not want you to look away. An award-winning journalist and novelist, El Akkad was born in Egypt, lived as a teenager in Qatar and Canada, and migrated as an adult to the US, where he now lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest.

The Conversation

Tennis icon Venus Williams to be honoured with new 'Inspiring Women' Barbie doll

Williams’ doll, set to be released on 15 August, is part of Mattel Creations’ Inspiring Women Collection and will celebrate her tennis legacy as well as her fight for equal pay.

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‘Defend yourself’: the Memphis gun club educating Black women and children on firearm safety

A Tennessee chapter of the National African American Gun Association (Naaga) is teaching their community self-defense as more Black adults in US become firearm owners

The Guardian - US

What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?

Lying about Black people is nothing new in political campaigning.

The Conversation

Racist disinformation is nothing new

Donald Trump's racial insults belong to a lengthy history of false, fantastical and contradictory claims

Salon

Inequality in life – and death: Newspaper obituaries have long discriminated against women

Gender discrimination doesn’t always end after a woman dies. Newspapers have long treated women differently in the number, wording and presentation of obituaries.

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Hate cannot be reasoned with. So why is Black radio hosting ‘conversations’ with Candace Owens?

The darling of the far right recently appeared on The Breakfast Club and Joe Budden’s podcast – exploiting Black America’s willingness to forgive

The Guardian - US

Anjanette Young, handcuffed naked, recalls decision to allow footage of botched CPD raid on her home to be released

Anjanette Young received the Ida’s Legacy award for displaying ‘selfless courage’ in sharing her pain in public.

Chicago Sun-Times

White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Joe Biden pokes fun at his age, calls for release of detained journalists

The dinner celebrated the First Amendment and Biden said, ‘I believe in the First Amendment — not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.’

Chicago Sun-Times

‘We have to be part of the solution’: building the Black Wall Streets of tomorrow

How activists and visionaries across the nation are designing the new hubs of Black commerce

The Guardian - US

How Frances Willard shaped feminism by leading the 19th-century temperance movement

As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged public conversations on the health benefits of abstinence.

The Conversation

A brief history of the Black church's diversity, and its vital role in American political history

With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism and increasing income inequality, some scholars and activists are soul-searching about the Black church’s role in today’s United States.

The Conversation

Mayoral election fight spills into City Council meeting

Alderpersons rejected the mayor’s nomination of retiring Ald. James Cappleman to chair the Education Committee on a 29-18 vote. Lightfoot’s choice would have passed up mayoral challenger Sophia King (4th), who has been serving as acting chair.

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Dolton voters’ key concerns, America’s pandemic baby bump and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Reason

A New Study Suggests That Black Southerners' Access to Firearms Reduced Lynchings

The analysis reinforces the historical case for armed self-defense in response to racist violence.

The Conversation

Supreme Court’s selective reading of US history ignored 19th-century women’s support for ‘voluntary motherhood’

The history of abortion in the U.S. guided some of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. Alito argued that abortion has never been a “deeply rooted” constitutional right in the United States.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Sophia King joins race to unseat Lightfoot

King is chair of the Chicago City Council’s Progressive Caucus. Her husband, Alan, an attorney and house music DJ, is a close friend and basketball-playing buddy of former President Barack Obama.

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Afternoon Edition: June 17, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Juneteenth in Chicago: Celebrating history, continuing a struggle for freedoms

“All of those things our ancestors paid for, for other people to benefit from, we deserve,” says the DuSable Museum of African American History’s Kim Dulaney.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘1619’ stage musical creator: ‘Black history is American history’

“1619: The Journey of a People, the Musical,” launched in 2019, now looks to expand nationally following a run in Chicago to celebrate Juneteenth.

Salon

Black lives and Black death

Marc Lamont Hill on how George Floyd's martyrdom changed America, and why cops and prisons can't deliver justice

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The hottest NYC musical focuses on an unlikely hero from South Jersey

Early in "Suffs," the much-anticipated musical about the women’s suffragist movement now playing in Manhattan’s Public Theater, firebrand Alice Paul bursts upon the scene, overflowing with plans.

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