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Artists who object to Trump using their songs from Celine Dion and Isaac Hayes' estate: How it works
Read full article: Artists who object to Trump using their songs from Celine Dion and Isaac Hayes' estate: How it worksPop powerhouses, American classics, British artists and estates of deceased legends — many musicians have objected to former president Donald Trump using their songs at campaign events.
Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting
Read full article: Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shootingDonald Trump was celebrated Tuesday at the Republican National Convention by former rivals who just months ago leveled harsh critiques about him.
Don McLean, Lee Greenwood exit NRA concert after Texas shooting, NBC News reports
Read full article: Don McLean, Lee Greenwood exit NRA concert after Texas shooting, NBC News reportsDon McLean, Lee Greenwood and two other country crooners said Thursday they would not perform at a National Rifle Association concert this weekend, citing the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
NRA opens gun convention in Houston after school massacre
Read full article: NRA opens gun convention in Houston after school massacreOne by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.
AMERICAN DIARY: July 4 hurts, until I remember my WWII uncle
Read full article: AMERICAN DIARY: July 4 hurts, until I remember my WWII uncleBut remembering his Uncle Ciprian Contreras' heroics as a U.S. Marine at Iwo Jima in 1945, makes him look at America's Independence Day differently. Im angry that my elders had to go to segregated, dilapidated Mexican American schools and most died barely literate. Im angry my father still avoids the sun, so he doesnt get too dark like he was warned as a kid. Im angry I went to juvenile detention when I was 16 and was repeatedly asked by police what my gang affiliation was. Weve learned about Ralph Lazo, a Mexican American teenager who volunteered to go to a Japanese American Internment camp in solidarity with an injustice he saw.