https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah Weekly additions of government-related current events. en-us 2021-02-10 17:37:41 UTC 2021-05-05 17:45:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2696.png nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207812412 Our country needs to focus on racial injustice within our communities. Making brown-skinned band-aids or constantly posting petitions doesn't change the fact that black people are still being oppressed in 2021.]]> 2021-02-16 17:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207812412 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207821085 No matter how good I do in life, I can never forget my history and where I came from.]]> 2021-02-16 17:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207821085 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207835388 COVID-19 vaccinations are coming along very well. All Americans could be vaccinated before the end of the year.]]> 2021-02-16 17:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207835388 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207846853 Trump is being sued by the leading house democrat. The reasoning is, the Capitol riots broke a post-civil war law that was made to stop violence from the KKK.]]> 2021-02-16 17:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207846853 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207857879 President Biden makes it clear on what his current goals and priorities are as president.]]> 2021-02-16 17:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207857879 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207883324 The snow storm on 2/15/21 was one of the coldest in history as the whole United States was affected by this Arctic blast. In Texas, at least 12 people are reported dead.]]> 2021-02-16 17:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207883324 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207953139 The government is attempting to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2025.]]> 2021-02-16 17:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1207953139 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1208205869 2021-02-16 18:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1208205869 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1212148404 The Supreme Court wants to "fix" the fact that America's religion is under "siege" but if it is a nationwide decision, Congress has to have an input.]]> 2021-02-17 17:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1212148404 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1254215532 The way police officers enter homes without warrants greatly changes how people view the 4th Amendment.]]> 2021-03-01 16:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1254215532 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1254245843 This man committed a crime as a juvenile but is having a sentence that a lot of adults don't receive. ]]> 2021-03-01 17:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1254245843 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1261265740 I understand there are laws revolved around this but, there should be a law that all racism in any way, shape, or form can be punishable with jail time or parole. The government give racist individuals slack when it comes to their punishments, if they even receive one.]]> 2021-03-03 00:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1261265740 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1321544099 2021-03-17 16:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1321544099 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1321552887 2021-03-17 16:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1321552887 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1417358755 - Dred Scott was a black, enslaved man
- The case was a decade long
- Dred could not read or write so his lawsuit required a lot of help from abolitionists
- This case gave African Americans the right to be United States citizens]]> 2021-04-14 16:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1417358755 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1417386305 - Focuses on california's COVID-19 restrictions
- Are California's restrictions accurate?
- At home religious gatherings are restricted but restaurants are allowed to operate at 50% capacity. ]]> 2021-04-14 16:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1417386305 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1443344986 This event changed the way people views racism and policing in our country. It made people realize that our officers are never held accountable for things they do and racism and is real problem.]]> 2021-04-21 16:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1443344986 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1443370421 COVID changed the way our entire world views life. We do EVERYTHING so differently and things will never be the same, even when this tragedy ends.]]> 2021-04-21 16:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1443370421 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1443392980 Yes we should. D.C has such a historical impact on our country. Almost everything government related takes place in D.C and it does deserve to be a state. Change is good, it is okay to add states onto the 50 that we already have. Adding it will change the way the government works in various ways but, it's nothing the government can't accomodate.]]> 2021-04-21 16:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1443392980 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1469883247 Covid cases have gone down 17% meaning that things are starting to get better. This is positive because we have been in this pandemic for over a year and it's good to see that it's finally starting to get better.]]> 2021-04-28 16:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1469883247 nyahemphill https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1495022649 Covid-19 shots are officially ready to give to American citizens.]]> 2021-05-05 17:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nyahemphill/svadm0bf5zma51ah/wish/1495022649