House Democrat Goes On ‘Thirst Strike,’ Protests For Federally Mandated Water Breaks

A Democrat congressman started a  “thirst strike” in protest of a Texas law that critics claim will override local mandates such as water breaks for people working in the heat. 

Biden Erects Emmett Till And Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument 

On what would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation to erect and designate a national monument honoring the historical Black teen from Chicago who was murdered in 1955 after being falsely accused of whistling at a White woman.