What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. Pew Research Center - John Gramlich February 3, 2023 More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2020 than in any other year on record, according to recently published statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That included a record number of gun murders, as well as a [...]
SAN ANTONIO -- Before the San Antonio Spurs closed out their 2023 season with a 138-117 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, head coach Gregg Popovich met with reporters and spoke his mind about gun violence in the United States. “I just wondered because we have a governor and lieutenant governor and an attorney general that made it easier [...]
On his first day in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. That Order emphasized the enormous human costs of systemic racism and persistent poverty, and provided a powerful and unprecedented mandate for all federal agencies to launch a whole-of-government approach to equity. Over the past two years, agencies have [...]
In 1987, the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress to designate March as Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month celebrates contributions women have made to the United States and it also recognizes specific achievements women have made throughout American history in a variety of fields. In early women’s suffrage movements, white women’s suffrage was prioritized over voting rights for all women. [...]
