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How does conflict lead to change?
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Climate change and falling prices are driving a “boom” in solar, wind, and other renewable energy use and development.
Thirty years ago, a local mini-market store owner, Soon Ja-Du, accused Latasha Harlins, a 15 year-old Black child, of stealing juice. Du confronted and ultimately shot Harlins, killing her. Looking back at this moment, the writer considers what has and hasn’t changed since 1991.
Administration at a school chose to forego a mask mandate. Students protested, making the point that this seemed like a contradiction, given the school’s enforced dress code policy. They protested both the refusal to enforce a mask mandate and the sexist dress-code policies.
The exponential rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across the U.S. in the last year has fueled demonstrations, protests, and outrage. After a shooter killed seven people (six Asian women among the victims) in a spree of attacks on Atlanta-area Asian spas, many were moved to speak out.
In 1972, Title IX was passed, mandating that schools provide equal opportunity to men and women’s sports teams, including equal treatment and funding. Since then, we have seen a decrease in women coaching women’s college teams, as well as low representation in higher levels of leadership, especially at the Division 1 level.
State lawmakers throughout the US have introduced and advanced restrictive voting provisions and voter suppression bills.
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