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  Some Protests Against Police Brutality Take a More Confrontational Approach https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/us/black-lives-matter-protests-tactics.html The protests are moving into white residential neighborhoods, where activists demand that people choose a side. This article immediately made me think about the Supreme Court blog, and how the U.S has failed to protect black americans historically. It is uncanny to think about individuals being unprotected from basic rights. I feel saddened learning about the first amendment and its history involving african americans. The idea that certain factors of the law were deemed unconstitutional before black individuals rights were equal seems so incomprehensible.   It is scary to read this article and think about the race war that is so close. African American individuals with bull horns in white neighborhoods may seem outrageously confrontational, but people must sympathize with a race that has been literally stripped of rights and conti

  The rise of power for the Supreme Court is different than most presume. I had always thought they were in full control the minute they were created, working as omnipotent leaders. However, this week taught me the tribulations of their rise, and the slow start. In history, there were many limiting regulations for the Supreme Court, up until Chief Justice John Marshall got the ball rolling, returning dignity and respect to the Courts decisions. Marshall, being regarded as a very significant icon, established the supreme courts power to review and act upon hat is deemed “unconstitutional.”I regretfully, learned a lot about the Supreme Court, knowledge I really should have understood before hand! I had not realized the U.S senate must approve the presidents choices for supreme court justices. Not had I known there were originally 6 that Washington signed in the late 1700’s.  

  Vice is my favorite source for culture and lifetstyle content, however, recently I have been keeping up with their news and I find their stories to be very unique and well written. Especially for a lifestyle brand, their news source is very impressive. I highly recommend their series Hate Thy Neighbor, where a comedian ventures into very controversial topics and film real experiences investigating current topics such as politics, culture and more.   The New York Times has always been in my household, so I had always grown up watching my family read it, then transitioning to learning how to read it. I always enjoyed the lifestyle section when I was little, but as I got older realized the power of the headlines and the control they have over the media due to its popularity. It was also very interesting to watch the decline of print and their transition to online.  Upon receiving  my first iphone, I noticed  the news app. In an effort to keep up with it, I made it one of my primary apps