SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Expands Trump Firing Power. Surviving TBIs #TheBreakdown

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, upholding a lower court ruling. The justices blocked an executive order that would have denied automatic U.S. citizenship to children born in the U.S., citing that the issue was already settled under the 14th Amendment and reaffirming an 1898 decision.

The US Supreme Court rejects President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. The justices upheld a lower court ruling today blocking Trump's executive order for federal agencies to deny automatic US citizenship to children born in the US. The court said the issue had already been settled under the 14th amendment and Chief Justice John Roberts reaffirmed its 1898 decision. In the case of the United States first Wong Kim Arc, writing, 'We see no reason to depart from that view.'

The U.S. Supreme Court expanded Donald Trump's firing powers, backing his termination of a Democratic Federal Trade Commission member. This decision, driven by the court's conservative majority, invalidated 10-year protections for FTC members enacted by Congress in 1935, potentially reordering government functions.

The US Supreme Court has expanded Donald Trump's firing powers. The justices backed Trump of terminating a Democratic Federal Trade Commission member of a once independent federal agency which could reorder the way the government functions. The decision powered by the court's conservative majority invalidated 10-year protections for FTC members enacted by Congress back in 1935.

Black Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries at higher rates than other groups but face significant disparities in long-term recovery. They are less likely to receive comprehensive follow-up rehabilitation, leading to lower employment rates, poor community integration, and more mental health challenges. These disparities are linked to issues of access and socioeconomic factors, rather than biology.

A study done by the National Institute of Health stated that black Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries at higher rates than other groups, but significant disparities in long-term recovery. Black people are less likely to receive comprehensive follow-up rehabilitation, which leads to lower rates of employment, poor community integration, and more challenges with mental health outcomes. ... It doesn't have to do with biology per se. It has to do with our access to the resources.

Grammy-winning songwriter Carvin Haggins emphasizes that Black Music Month, while important, should be a year-round recognition. He describes Black music as the 'sound of freedom,' representing freedom in creativity, thought, and expression, and serving as a voice for the unheard. He highlights how Negro spirituals acted as coded messages and 'north stars,' influencing gospel, blues, country, rock and roll, R&B, and rap, demonstrating music's role as a 'bookmarker to our lives' and a continuous narrative of the Black experience.

Black Music Month means pretty much everything to me because I'm I'm a creator of Black Music. ... I think when when I hear the sound of freedom, I think about um freedom in creativity, freedom and activity and activity, um freedom of thought, freedom of mind, freedom of expression, freedom of voice. ... You listen to those songs and it and it helped you through every situation. ... Negro spirituals go to spiritual and spiritual goes the blues. And then blues goes the country and then rock and roll. and then R&B and here we are, you know, rap and here we are.

Brother Jamal Shabbaz created 'Knowledge Itself,' a Black History board game and app designed to provide a comprehensive and entertaining education on African-American and universal Black history. The game aims to bridge generational divides by including both pivotal historical figures (e.g., Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer) and contemporary Black celebrities, while also incorporating elements to improve reading skills and financial literacy with 'black dollars.'

The whole point of my board game uh knowledge itself is to laugh and learn so you get a thorough education and be entertained simultaneously. ... it takes a not just African-American and black American history, but I have some components and elements of universal black or African history as well. ... You can bridge that um uh that generational divide. You know, you might have some young folks that are in middle school, high school that are playing. Then you might have some of the elders who may be, you know, in their 50s, 60s, and 70s who can all gain and benefit, learn something and be able to relate to something in the game.