More than five dozen ‘ICE Out for Good,’ Renee Good vigils coming in Illinois, Iowa
More than five dozen events to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and...
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Category: 2026
Analysis: Seven Overdue Policies Made More Urgent by the Killing of Renee Nicole Good
The killing of Renee Nicole Good is the fourth ICE shooting of a civilian in the past five months. Key ICE policy changes include censuring government officials who lie, better ICE agent training, body cameras on all ICE agents, medical first responders in the field with ICE agents, and adjusting protest tactics.
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January 7 in History: Harlem Globetrotters play their first game, first known cases of AIDS in women, Charlie Hebdo Attack kills 12, more
It’s the day former slaves began to form Liberia, the day that researchers announced the first cases of AIDS in women, the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo Attack that killed 12, and a day devoted to the end of conversion therapy. It’s This Day in History for January 7.
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January 5 in history: Kappa Alpha Psi forms, “Canada’s Stonewall” happens, Truman declares “Fair Deal” in America, more
One of America’s greatest traitors has his greatest victory. Thousands of Jews are rescued from Ethiopia. Pluto loses planet status thanks to Eris. Intelligence leaders confirm election interference by Russia. It’s This Day in History for January 5.
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January 4 in history: Alexander is first Jewish governor, Mink is first Female of Color in Congress, Pelosi is first female House speaker, more
This is the day the Gay Men’s Health Crisis formed, and also the day the Congressional Black Caucus became reality. Plus, America receives its first Jewish governor, first Person of Color in Congress, first female House Speaker and more. It’s This Day in History for January 4.
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Registration deadlines, social events coming up for LGBTQ+ sports leagues in Illinois, Iowa
LGBTQ+ sports leagues and roller derby teams throughout Illinois and Iowa have at least 11 events coming up in the next month. Plus, deadlines start today and continue through the month for volleyball, dodgeball, basketball, pickleball and more by leagues including the Pride Sports League of Central Iowa, Out Sports Quad Cities, and the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association.
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January 2 in History: Austria bans torture, Selma voting marches begin, WHO names ‘gaming disorder,’ those 11,180 votes, more
Austria says “no” to torture, the Red Scare flares with the Palmer Raids, and the Selma Voting Marches begin. Plus, Donald Trump makes the call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that gets him in trouble for trying to overturn the 2020 election. It’s This Day in History for January 2.
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January 1 in History: Final Emancipation Proclamation, lesbian ‘Well of Loneliness’ banned, Ellis Island opens, first AIDS outpatient clinic, more
Gladiators are out, and slavery is supposed to be too — twice. Immigration begins with the opening of Ellis Island. Radclyffe Hall’s lesbian novel “The Well of Loneliness” is banned. Oprah Winfrey starts her own network. What a packed day in history for January 1. Check out this installment of This Day in History.
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