An Oakland, California woman has been charged after defrauding a Covid relief program of $4.5 million, according to the Justice Department. Christina Burden of Oakland was originally charged on one count of bank fraud in June when she applied for and received a check of $684,375 for a shell company[Read More…]

Studies by the Congressional Budget Office suggest that raising the minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty but put an estimated 1.4 million people out of work. Democrats in Congress have tried raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 for years and with a 50-50 in the senate,[Read More…]

Parents who requested to exclude their children from participating in the Black History Month curriculum at a northern Utah charter school withdrew their petitions after criticism, according to USA Today.  Maria Montessori Academy had planned to make Black History month participation optional, requested by the parents at the school. “Reluctantly,[Read More…]

On Saturday, Black Lives Matter activists and antifa members marched in DC for the “Queer and Trans Black History Month March and Rally.” Protesters marched in Washington, D.C. throughout Saturday afternoon and evening.  Organized on Twitter by the Total Liberation Collective and the Palm Collective, the event began at 2:00[Read More…]