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Biden did sign an anti-lynching bill

On March 29, President Joe Biden announced on Twitter that he would be signing "the long overdue Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act" into law that afternoon, making lynching a federal hate crime. His verified Twitter account livestreamed both the signing and remarks that followed from Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of civil rights pioneer Ida B.

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Judge blocks Air Force discipline over vaccine objections TOLEDO, Ohio – A federal judge has blocked the military from disciplining a dozen U.S. Air Force officers who are asking for religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.

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John Massey Scholarship established at SOSU; Leader program established with $7.4M gift

The Massey Family has long been synonymous with giving back to the community, with higher education being just one of the many beneficiaries of such generosity. John Massey, a 1960 graduate and Distinguished Alumnus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, served as a regent of the Oklahoma State System for Higher Education for a record 27 years.

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