Minnesota’s Summer Showdown is where youth hockey shines in the state, and it draws anyone trying to immerse themselves deeply in the game.
A U-18 hockey team has assembled players from all over the country with one thing in common, thanks to a pair of hockey moms from California who just wanted their sons to have this experience.
Every one of the U-18 Panthers, from across the country, is Black.
Washington Commanders defensive coordinator, Jack Del Rio upset many when he asked on Twitter why protests following the killing of George Floyd were not investigated as the attack on the Capitol was.
In response, NAACP President Derrick Johnson released the following statement calling for Del Rio to resign or be terminated:
"It is time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be terminated. His comments could not have been more offensive and ignorant. The January 6th insurrection —an attempted coup—was far from a 'dust-up'. Each day we learn more and more on just how close our democracy came to autocracy. Downplaying the insurrection by comparing it to nationwide protests, which were in response to a public lynching, is twisted. You can’t coach a majority Black team while turning your back on the Black community. It's time for you to pack up and step off the field."
Read the full text of chair Bennie Thompson's opening remarks in first Jan. 6 hearing delivered on Jun 9, 2022.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced June 9 that the president has nominated Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany.
Langley, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first African American Marine promoted to four stars.
Langley is currently serving as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic; and commander, Marine Corps Forces North, Norfolk, Virginia.
A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Langley graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington and commissioned in 1985. He commanded at every level from platoon to regiment, including Battery K, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines in support of Operations WILDFIRE in Western United States; battalion and regimental commands in 12th Marines forward deployed in Okinawa, Japan; and both the 201st Regional Corps Advisory Command-Central and Regional Support Command – Southwest in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
As a general officer, his command assignments include deputy commanding general, II Marine Expeditionary Force and commanding general, 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade; commander, Marine Forces Europe and Africa; and deputy commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and Deputy commander, Marine Forces Command and Marine Forces Northern Command.
Langley’s staff and joint assignments include serving as a division officer for Marine Corps Institute, Marine Barracks 8th and I; deputy G-1, 1st Marine Division deployed in support of Operation RESTORE HOPE in Somalia; naval surface fire support requirements officer in the Expeditionary Warfare Division (N75) and joint integration officer in the Surface Warfare Division (N76), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; policy action officer in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, J-5; Iraq desk officer in the Joint Staff Response Cell, J-3 Operations Directorate; deputy executive assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; assessments branch head, Programs and Resources, Headquarters, Marine Corps; assistant division commander of 3d Marine Division; deputy director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff; assistant deputy commandant for Programs and Resources, Headquarters, Marine Corps; and director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, J-5, U.S. Central Command.
Langley’s formal military education includes U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School and College of Naval Command and Staff. He holds multiple advanced degrees including Masters in National Security Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.
Langley assumed the duties of commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and commander, Marine Forces Command and Marine Forces Northern Command on Nov. 3, 2021.
Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for the Protecting Our Kids Act today. The bill, H.R. 7910, would authorize several actions to increase gun safety, lower gun violence, and protect children. It raises the purchase age of certain semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 years old. It limits the flow of legal guns into illegal markets and shuts down gun trafficking to get illegal guns off the streets. It closes the ghost gun loophole by changing the definition of firearm to include gun kits and other equipment used to make ghost guns. It strengthens gun storage requirements to protect children from accidental shootings. It outlaws high-capacity magazines and bump stocks for civilian use.
In addition, it includes a provision for a federal buyback program for high-capacity magazines that could be the first step towards a national gun buyback program introduced in Rep. Payne, Jr.’s bill, the Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act.
“I am proud to help pass this bill because Americans are sick and tired of the constant mass shootings happening in our country,” said Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. “They want action and this bill addresses issues that allow criminals and domestic terrorists to use guns to murder innocent Americans. As a father of triplets and anti-gun violence advocate, the mass shootings affect me personally. No parent should have to worry about whether they will see their child again when they send them to school. We must stop this insanity and obsession America has with guns and gun violence. We must take this threat seriously and do everything we can to protect Americans from gun violence.”
