Will we reject the peddlers of Racism And Disinformation and hate and lies thats fueling and targeting innocent communities and innocent people, or will we hand the keys over to a group of people who would not wait a second to turn any community in America Into Another springfield, ohio, as long as it, in their minds, at least, advances their political agenda . So, heres the Back Story on all of this. A racist and bizarre Conspiracy Theory about haitian immigrants eating peoples dogs and cats who live in that City Spread in large part by neonazis, as Nbc News reports today, went from the darkest corners of the internet to the mouths of elected republicans like ted Cruz And Leapt to the national Debate Stage thanks to the unhinged rantings of the expresident. Today two Elementary Schools had to be evacuated and a Middle School was shut down as a result of Bomb Threats. The mayor of the town telling the Washington Post that the threats, quote, used hateful language towards immigrants and
selves that helped pave the way to the supreme court s ruling seven years ago making same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states. it was that landmark case that fell on the right side of history. putting america on record as a country extending freedom even further, to love who you love, but the question has quickly become, for how long? after the supreme court overturned roe last week. justice clarence thomas writing in his concurring opinion that the visit and overrule passed landmark decision, including versus hutches, which has led to legalizing same sex marriage. this year alone red states have passed or introduced more than 320 anti-lgbtq bills across the country. florida, going as far as limiting the discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity in the classroom. for the so-called, don t say gay bill. at this moment, the only the supreme court did with roe s congress and in just a minute we re going to talk with richie torres about what congress can do, not ju
entertainment industry and beyond. we have a powerhouse of folks here to help hash it all out with a new hour of american voices, live from pride begins now. we begin this hour honoring how far we have come in the 50 years since the stonewall riots here in this neighborhood. those riots opened the country s eyes to the demonization of gay people. it was at stonewall in 1969 that far goers refused to orders to leave their only safe haven in the city. the refusal led to them being beaten for a number of nights by police. spit upon by anti gay protesters. it was their bravery and belief and never sidelining their true selves that helped pave the way to the supreme court s ruling seven years ago. making same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states. it was that landmark case that fell on the right side of history. putting america on record as a country extending freedom even further, to love we love. but the question has quickly become for how long after the supreme court overtu
May was a busy month for Arab diplomats. Twelve years after the Arab League suspended Syria s membership, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was officially welcomed back into the fold. As the protracted war in Yemen shows signs of winding down, Iran and Saudi Arabia appear headed toward reconciliation. Meanwhile, Egypt brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad, and Saudi Arabia has emerged as a key player in the efforts to end the civil war in Sudan.