WaPo: “Months into the new superintendent’s tenure, Daniel, now 60, and other 1985 graduates launched a political action committee called the Spirit of VMI. The group has been pushing back forcefully against Wins, 59, and his diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which are intended to attract more minorities and women to campus and make them feel…
“A Survivor of the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre Reflects: ‘You Wish You Could Say It Didn’t Happen'”
NBC Connecticut: “College is supposed to be a “safe haven,” Carolyn Snell says: no one expects a tragedy — a massacre — to happen there. But on Feb. 8, 1968, that sense of safety was shattered when police fired into a crowd of students who were peacefully protesting on the campus of South Carolina State College in…
“Jennifer McClellan Elected to Congress in Virginia”
Political Wire: “Jennifer McClellan has made history as the first Black woman elected to represent Virginia in Congress, NBC News reports.”
“‘He’s an inspiration’: tributes pour in after Jimmy Carter enters hospice care”
The Guardian: “Tributes continue to be made to the former US president Jimmy Carter, after the announcement that the 98-year-old has entered hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, instead of receiving “additional” medical treatment…. The former peanut farmer, Georgia governor and 39th president from 1977 to 1981 has been in ill health for several years, suffering…
“Arkansas meat processor plants busted for child labor violations amid national push to ease child labor rules”
AR Times: “Two meat packing plants in Arkansas are caught up in a high-profile nationwide sting to suss out child labor law violations. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that they discovered 102 children ages 13-17 working overnight shifts in plants in Arkansas and across the country. Those young workers were tasked with cleaning…
“Hundreds protest bill that would ban public drag performances in Tennessee”
NewsChannel5: “Hundreds gathered in front of the Tennessee State Capitol to protest what they call anti-LGBTQ bills. Currently, multiple bills are being debated in the House and Senate that would no longer allow cabaret shows — and drag shows — on public property or for those under 18. “The people leading in the state legislature…
“The Georgia Trump Grand Jury Report Strongly Suggests Indictments Are Coming”
Slate: “On Thursday, Georgia Judge C.I. McBurney released five pages of the report from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. The released pages give little if anything away. But to a former federal prosecutor, the tea leaves are there to read, and they say…
“South Carolina Will Hold First Presidential Primary of DNC’s Revamped Calendar”
Democracy Now!: “The Democratic National Committee approved a radical overhaul of the primary calendar, making South Carolina the first primary contest of the 2024 presidential election, replacing the Iowa caucus. Primaries in Nevada, New Hampshire, Georgia and Michigan will then follow. The new voting schedule is intended to give more weight to voters of color….
“Nikki Haley Announces Bid for President”
Political Wire: “Nikki Haley, who served as U.N. ambassador and governor of South Carolina, announced Tuesday that she is running for president, becoming the first major rival to officially challenge Donald Trump for the GOP nomination in 2024, the Washington Post reports. Said Haley, in a video: “It’s time for a new generation of leadership.””
“Georgia Judge Will Release Parts of Report on Trump Election Inquiry”
NY Times: “A Georgia judge said on Monday that he would disclose parts of a grand jury report later this week that details an investigation into election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies, though he would keep the jury’s specific recommendations secret for now. In making his ruling, the judge, Robert C.I….