On July 12, 2023, Senators Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced their Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA) to the Senate in an attempt to provide a regulatory framework to allow legal clarity to digital asset entrepreneurs and investors. Other nations are racing to provide clear sets of rules to attract these borderless new…Continue Reading Congress Retools its Attempt to Regulate the Crypto Regulatory Turf War

Redistricting in Alabama: America’s Debate on How to Represent its Constituents Black residents in Alabama and across the United States have continually faced discrimination when trying to vote. Despite Black men and women receiving the right to vote in 1870 because of the 15th Amendment and 1965 because of the passage of the Voting Right…Continue Reading SCOTUS Required Alabama to Redraw its Congressional Districts. This Past Week, They Voted on Its Final Version. Unpack Alabama’s Voting Rights History to Understand the Implications of Redistricting.

Following a report that retired communication cables may be polluting waterways, soil, and air with toxic lead, lawmakers and environmental organizations have demanded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and telecom giants assess the risk of lead-sheathed cables and remove those that pose a risk to the communities they once served.  A statement issued by AT&T…Continue Reading Telecom Giants Respond to Lead Pollution Investigation

America has watched the unfolding of education laws in Florida in the past year, and Governor Ron DeSantis has continued to modify how history is taught in the state, from the conflict with the College Board over AP African-American Studies courses to the Individual Freedom Act (also known as the Stop Wrongs To Our Kids…Continue Reading Florida Board of Education Releases New Rules For the State’s African-American History Public School Curriculum

“Space, the final frontier.” These famous words echo in the back of every Star Trek fan’s mind. A lot of us imagined fancy rocket ships soaring through space, exploring mystery planets, and meeting exotic alien life forms as a child. Some of us even grew up on space-based sci-fi media such as Star Wars and…Continue Reading Commercial Space: The Next Gold Rush?

             The disposability of the Black body, especially the Black female body, has been a national, or one could argue global, issue that has persisted in the United States for decades. According to the National Census, nearly 40% of missing persons are persons of color. Yet, African Americans make up…Continue Reading Black and Missing: The Ongoing National Crisis

While firefighters in Canada continue to battle unusually intense and early wildfires, firefighters in Phoenix, Arizona, the hottest city in the United States, are fighting a different battle. The current heat wave, starting in early July and still ongoing,  just broke a record set in 1974 with 19 straight days where the temperature exceeded 110…Continue Reading Life Under the Heat Dome: Phoenix Comes to Grasp with Climate Change

Hundreds of thousands of UPS workers are threatening to go on a nationwide strike once their union’s 5-year employment contract with UPS expires at the end of the month unless their demands for fair compensation and better labor conditions are met. On July 5th, UPS workers, who are represented by the Teamsters Union, and UPS…Continue Reading Hundreds of Thousands of UPS Teamsters Threaten a Nation-Wide Labor Strike

Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese, has been attracting more young fans in China and overseas. The Qing dynasty had enforced a ban on Hanfu, making it disappear for centuries. The cultural identity of the Han people was almost erased. Fortunately, some people are striving to preserve and restore their heritage. The Hanfu…Continue Reading Preservation: The Identity that is Passed On