Editors’ Note: This month, in celebration of those who have paved the way and continue to pave the way for civil rights and equality, we are featuring a Q&A with Black leaders, educators, artists and more.
Glorie O’Connell is a Rockford artist known for her paintings, prints and handmade jewelry. She is a student at Kishwaukee College in Dekalb County. Last summer, she worked closely with Misfit Market to help organize a Black Lives Matter art fundraiser to support three local organizations. More than $1,200 was raised.
What does Black History Month mean to you?
Glorie O’Connell: I have always been excited about Black History Month. I ve always liked learning about it. For me, it s important and it means a lot. It s not taught very much in schools and there are a lot of things that are deeper than how they re taught or what they’re explained as.
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The former president’s lawyers were bad but that was all too typical.
February 13, 2021
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If future generations of law professors want to teach a class in what never to do, the belligerent and self-indulgent performance of Michael van der Veen, one of Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers, could provide a lot of the video content. Deep into his defense of the former president today, van der Veen broke into a highly personal complaint. More than 140 law professors including President Ronald Reagan’s solicitor general and a co-founder of the conservative Federalist Society had signed a letter condemning the Trump team’s arguments as “frivolous.” This letter badly hurt van der Veen’s feelings. The letter, he said, represented, a “direct threat to my law license, my career, and my family’s financial well-being.”
Morgan Wallen during a Super Bowl party and has vowed to donate to the
NAACP in light of recent events.
Last week, the country singer was caught on video using a racial slur and backlash commenced Wallen was immediately suspended from his label and dropped from radio play. This was all leading up to Diplo’s Super Bowl gig and the DJ/producer’s decision to play “Heartless” during his performance came under scrutiny.
Although Diplo’s team did not provide an immediate statement, the producer has since spoken out on his official Twitter page:
Heartless is a old song of mine thats been in my live set for years. Im sorry, I didn’t mean to make anyone mad or offended by playing a song featuring Morgan. It was by no means a Political statement or a message.