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On this day, July 13, in 1965, Thurgood Marshall was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson to be the Solicitor General.

After receiving a law degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1933, Marshall joined the legal counsel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He won 29 cases for the organization, including a landmark victory in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education case, the result of which formally ended segregation in all United States public schools.

He was also the first Black person to be named Solicitor General, and in 1967, Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court.

He retired from the bench in 1991, and passed away at the age of 84 on January 24, 1993.

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Larsa Pippen says she is traumatized by Michael Jordan's recent disapproval of her relationship with his son, Marcus Jordan. Well, they were speaking on Monday's episode of her and Marcus' Separation Anxiety podcast, and Larsa said that she was embarrassed and traumatized after the NBA legend, who is 60, publicly stated that he doesn't approve of her romance with Marcus, who's 32.

Earlier this month, a TMZ photographer had asked Michael about his son's relationship with the Real Housewives of Miami star. He was leaving dinner in Paris, and at first Michael apparently laughed the question off. But then the paparazzi pressed him further and honey, he got into it and said, no, he does not approve. And some other things too.

During the podcast, Marcus did explain that he found his father's comments amusing. However, Larsa noted she didn't think it was funny at all. He said: "I know my dad and obviously my whole family were very competitive. It's part of our DNA to talk smack. It gets us going and gets us motivated."

He said, "When I saw my dad's comments, I thought he's playing. He's joking, and probably the tequila's talking too."

Well, maybe Michael should check himself since he is 16 years older than his current wife. Double standards are as old as you, Michael. Time to join the 21st century babe.

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Hackers based in China have breached U.S. government email accounts, including two executive branch agencies, one of which was the State Department.

"We did two things immediately. One, we took immediate steps to secure our systems, and two, took immediate steps to notify Microsoft of the event," State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said.

He wouldn't comment on who may have carried out the hack, but said anomalous activity was detected last month. He said steps were taken to secure the State Department system and an investigation is underway.

The hackers also reportedly targeted an agency on Capitol Hill, but it's not clear if they were successful. The hacking effort began in mid-May.

"The incident remains under investigation and we continuously monitor our networks and update our security procedures," Miller said.

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Protesters flooded the Iowa State Capitol during a one-day special session. A new six-week abortion bill was passed by the Iowa State Legislature and Story County state legislator Beth Wessel-Kroeschell says the law oversteps the boundaries.

"It's not our place to decide for someone else whether they should become a parent. Decisions about whether to end a pregnancy or not must be made personally. This legislation will kill women."

Several protesters entered the Senate chamber, disrupted the session shouting, and were removed by Iowa State Patrol troopers. The new law will go into effect immediately after it is signed by Governor Kim Reynolds on Friday.

On the other end of the spectrum, Iowa County Republican Rep. Brad Sherman says it's just a matter of perspective.

"I want to speak up for those unborn babies," Sherman said.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is embroiled in a contentious debate as it considers implementing a ban on menthol cigarettes next month. This proposed ban has elicited strong reactions from various experts including Major Neill Franklin, a highly respected law enforcement veteran with over three decades of experience in the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police Department. 

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Senator Tommy Tuberville is changing his mind after refusing to say that white nationalists were racist. The Alabama Republican received a flood of backlash Monday night for defending his past comments that white nationalists in the military were not racist by definition.

His doubling-down comments were condemned by both Republicans and Democrats, with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell saying white supremacy was simply unacceptable in the military and the country.

On Tuesday afternoon, Tuberville appeared to have a change of heart and told reporters that, in fact, white nationalists are racist.

Meanwhile, a Chicago suburb is paying reparations to Black residents, which could be a test run for the rest of the country. Evanston has already paid 16 citizens from a $10 million package approved in 2019., according to the Evanston Roundtable.

The committee expects to have paid $25,000 by the end of the year to 140 qualifying residents. The head of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University, Justin Hansford, told the newspaper he sees it as an experiment for the rest of the U.S.

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On this day, July 12, in 1967, tension between police and residents in Newark, New Jersey, boiled over in what is now known as the Newark Rebellion.

As in most major metropolitan cities, police officers were primarily of Irish and Italian descent and African-Americans were frequently victims of police brutality, which was rarely prosecuted. In addition, despite housing shortages, there were plans to build a superhighway through a Black community, which would take 150 acres to build a medical school and hospital complex, according to a Rutgers University report. 

The city called it "urban renewal," but to residents it was more like "Negro removal." Five days of violence from July 12 to 16 were sparked by the arrest of John Smith, an African-American cab driver who suffered serious injuries after being arrested for tailgating. According to a summary of events on blackpast.org, 26 people were killed and many more injured.

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Jamie Foxx is back, and boy is he having a big week. He was first spotted on a boat ride in Chicago and is now enjoying a Topgolf outing in the suburbs of Chicago.

You know, he's been there in rehab for several months, since he had that health scare back in April. Everyone says he looks healthy. A source says that he didn't need any physical assistance. He was hanging out with a party of around 10 people. And you know what? They roped off the third floor in this venue and Foxx started showing off his golf swings during his weekend outing.

There were other people on the floor. It wasn't totally private, but private enough. Oh, and by the way, he is still a big tipper. He reportedly tipped a hundred dollars on a $200 bill.

In other news, Avril Lavigne and Tyga are continuing to spend time together after calling off their romance a few weeks ago. Yep, the two were seen attending a 4th of July party at Nobu in Malibu. They were photographed in coordinating head-to-toe white looks as they made their way through the packed crowd. Because you know it's always packed out there in Nobu.

Anyway, Avril appeared in the rapper's latest TikTok. Their appearance comes after they were spotted hanging out together in Las Vegas. That was last weekend. I don't know what you might want to call it. I just call it coupling again.

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In a significant development addressing the challenges faced by families due to high childcare costs, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a series of initiatives aimed at lowering the financial burden and supporting childcare providers.

The proposed rule unveiled by the Department of Health and Human Services includes capping childcare co-payments for working families at 7% of their income, with states encouraged to waive copayments for families below 150% of the federal poverty level.

To ensure stability for childcare providers, the new rule will facilitate on-time payments based on enrollment rather than attendance, offering them much-needed financial support.

Additionally, the administration aims to streamline eligibility and enrollment processes, making it easier for families to access childcare assistance. This includes encouraging states to accept online applications and providing presumptive eligibility for siblings of children already receiving subsidies.

These comprehensive steps seek to make childcare more affordable, accessible, and dependable.

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On this day (July 11) in 1905, W.E.B. Du Bois founded the Niagara Movement to aggressively petition for civil rights for African-Americans. The Niagara Movement was founded in response to the frustration felt by some Black activists over what they viewed to be a policy of appeasement adopted by Tuskegee Institute founder Booker T. Washington.

Joined by journalist William Monroe Trotter, Du Bois gathered a group of more than 50 Black men on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, after which the movement was named. They were forced to cross the border after a white hotel refused them lodging.

The movement developed a Declaration of Principles that served as a manifesto for the rights of Black people. The group disbanded in 1911 because of limited resources and clashes over its agenda, leading Du Bois to later co-found the NAACP.

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