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Yes, Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July to commemorate the signing of ADA in 1990

National

Disability Pride Month commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act

July is Disability Pride Month. It celebrates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination.
SCOTUS

SCOTUS affirmative action ruling allows legacy admissions

The Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in colleges doesn’t mention legacy student status. We VERIFY why that’s the case.
Social Justice

The forgotten history of Anna Hedgeman's contribution to the March on Washington

Civil rights activists Anna Arnold Hedgeman and Dorothy Height played key roles in organizing the March on Washington, but their contributions are often overlooked.
Immigration

Video of migrants at border from months before Title 42 ended

Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) blamed Biden for an ‘invasion’ but the video showed immigrants in Mexico being blocked by American authorities.
Social Justice

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. did call for a national boycott of Alabama in 1965

After the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida, Sen. Ted Cruz said MLK would be “ashamed.” But King organized a similar boycott in 1965.
Social Justice

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. did call for a national boycott of Alabama in 1965

After the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida, Sen. Ted Cruz said MLK would be “ashamed.” But King organized a similar boycott in 1965.
Money

No, California is not sending $1.2M in reparations payments to each of its Black residents

A state task force approved recommendations for providing reparations to California’s Black residents. But the state is not currently sending cash payments.
Immigration

No, Florida has not made it a felony to live with someone who’s undocumented

An early version of a strict new immigration law in Florida prohibited “harboring” people who are in the U.S. illegally. That language was cut.
Sports

The NCAA women’s basketball tournament only became part of March Madness last year

The NCAA used “March Madness” for the men’s tournament exclusively until after the 2021 tournament.
Money

Banks could deny credit cards to women who didn't have male cosigners until 1974

Prior to 1974, banks could require married women to have their spouse’s signature on credit applications and could deny credit cards to single women.
Social Justice

Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in organizing the March on Washington, but she’s often overlooked

“Hedgeman was a woman ahead of her time, a true trailblazer in every sense of the word,” one expert told VERIFY.

1 dead after fatal Phoenix crash

Alleged hit and run in Phoenix injures 1

Windy, fall weekend weather

La luna llena de septiembre es la última superluna del año

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Yes, Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July to commemorate the signing of ADA in 1990

Disability Pride Month commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act

SCOTUS affirmative action ruling allows legacy admissions

The forgotten history of Anna Hedgeman's contribution to the March on Washington

Video of migrants at border from months before Title 42 ended

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. did call for a national boycott of Alabama in 1965

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. did call for a national boycott of Alabama in 1965

No, California is not sending $1.2M in reparations payments to each of its Black residents

No, Florida has not made it a felony to live with someone who’s undocumented

The NCAA women’s basketball tournament only became part of March Madness last year

Banks could deny credit cards to women who didn't have male cosigners until 1974

Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in organizing the March on Washington, but she’s often overlooked

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