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School surveillance tools expand school-to-prison pipeline, experts warn

21 hours ago | washingtoninformer.com | Quintessa Williams

In the classic sci-fi movie “Minority Report,” Tom Cruise plays a cop whose “Precrime” unit uses surveillance and behavior patterns to arrest murderers before they kill. Set in the future, the movie raised tough questions about privacy, due process, and how predicting criminal behavior can destroy innocent lives. But what once seemed like an action fantasy is now creeping into American classrooms.
Maryland Senators Call for Accountability in Trump Administration

1 day ago | washingtoninformer.com | Richard Elliott

**FILE** Maryland Democratic Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (shown here) and Chris Van Hollen have been working to hold Trump administration officials accountable. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer) Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Press to Hold Trump Administration Officials Accountable, Decry Trump Crypto ScamMaryland Democratic Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen have been working to hold Trump administration officials accountable.
Fairmont Heights High School Becomes Film Studio

1 day ago | washingtoninformer.com | Richard Elliott

A propane explosion caused a fire during Laurel’s Main Street Festival Parade. One individual was hospitalized and the parade was canceled, but the festival continued with one street blocked off.
House Republicans delay vote on D.C. budget bill despite bipartisan support

1 day ago | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks in front of the U.S. Capitol on March 10 with D.C. Council members and other political leaders, standing up against a continuing resolution that keeps the federal government open at the expense of the District government.
Diddy's fate in hands of diverse New York jury

1 day ago | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown

**FILE** Sean "Diddy" Combs (Shamsuddin Muhammad via Wikimedia Commons) As the explosive federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continues in Manhattan, the fate of one of hip-hop’s most iconic figures now lies in the hands of a diverse jury of 12 New Yorkers, ranging in age from 30 to 74.
Star Wide Receiver Terry McLaurin Launches Jobs Training Program

2 days ago | washingtoninformer.com | Richard Elliott

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is continuing his commitment to the DMV beyond the football field through a nonprofit aiming to provide career training for youth in Loudoun County, Virginia. At a time when post-secondary education is incredibly expensive and thousands of federal workers have been furloughed, the first cohort of the Terry McLaurin Full Circle Jobs Program plans to assist 200 local youth gain job readiness skills. “First off, I want to thank God.
MORIAL: Defying Trump's Crusade to Rewrite American History

2 days ago | washingtoninformer.com | Marc H. Morial

**FILE** Donald Trump (Courtesy of the White House) “He can try to rewrite history, but we have the receipts. And as the Smithsonian’s exhibits magnificently illustrate, African Americans have survived — and overcome — much worse than the frothings of a puffed-up president who fancies himself a king.” — Eugene RobinsonThe history of enslavement, segregation, and discrimination in the United States traditionally is seen as a Southern story.
Bird populations decline alarmingly due to human actions

2 days ago | washingtoninformer.com | Ben Jealous

Photo by Rajukhan Pathan on Pexels.com Where I grew up in California, on quiet mornings you could hear the birds before anything else — finches, warblers, sparrows. They made the dawn feel like something alive. Those songs filled the sky with beauty and made the world feel whole. Now, those voices are going silent. A new study published last week in Science brought stunning news.
Ward 8 Special Election Hopefuls Give It All at Candidate Forum

2 days ago | washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins

Ward 8 residents who attended the first forum of the special election season asked several questions about economic development, education, public safety, public health and other topics of relevance. However, it was an inquiry from forum moderator and Ward 8 resident Stephanie Foo that sparked cheers and hand claps from audience members moved by her demands that the next Ward 8 council member not only support constituents mired in criminality.
Black women's job loss soars in April, highest among groups

2 days ago | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown

Photo by Edmond Dantès on Pexels.com Black women experienced the steepest job loss of any demographic group in April, shedding 106,000 jobs, according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The April report shows a significant setback for Black women in the labor market, even as the U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.