Taste Of The Nation Brings Relief To Local Families.
By Rebecca Cook
IT CERTAINLY ISN T news that in this land of the BMW and
$100 Nikes, many people go hungry. Last year over 21 million people, including eight million children,
sought relief through emergency food assistance programs. Many
of these folks were working (at minimum wage jobs), or already
receiving food stamps, which somehow never seemed to stretch far
enough. Tucson s Community Food Bank works diligently to fill the needs
of local families, but a rising demand for services coupled with
a dwindling shelf stock are worrisome, especially now that our
more charitable holiday seasons are behind us.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Parents, teachers and even children are excited to return to the normal life of interaction fun and learning by way of school. Registration for two preschools took place today at Mcwillie Elementary and Van Winkle Elementary. The children who visited started to learn on the spot. As parents came to visit the [.]
Horribly and tragically, high-profile police killings are in the headlines again, prompting new rounds of protests. Calls to defund the police are coming from the streets, from Vice President Kamala Harris s niece, Meena Harris, and even from members of Congress, like progressive Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Various forms of police and detective procedurals are the top-ranked series on TV and streaming services. How does that align with what is happening out in the real world to Black and brown, LGBTQ and disabled people the primary targets of nearly all police violence?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
One series that is choosing to face the issues head-on is NBC s